Vocab Flashcards

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Sycophant

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Someone who uses flattery to try to get what he/she wants from an authority figure.

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2
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Pernicious

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Intending to cause harm.

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3
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Ubiquitous

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Appearing everywhere.

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4
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Non sequitur

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A statement that does not logically follow a conversation’s flow.

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5
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Diatribe

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A forceful of bitter verbal attack.

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6
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Slipshod

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Showing a lack of care or thought.

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7
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Nefarious

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Wicked or criminal.

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8
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Baleful

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Threatening harm.

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9
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Audible

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In a way that can be heard.

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10
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Reluctant

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Unwilling and hesitant.

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11
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Apprehensive

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Anxious of fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen.

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12
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Ascent

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The act of rising or mounting upward.

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13
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Precursor

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A person or thing that comes before another of a similar kind.

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14
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Impregnable

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Unable to be captured or broken into.

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15
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Demure

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Shy or modest.

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16
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Jingoistic

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Overly patriotic.