Vocab Journal Flashcards by James Calloway | Brainscape

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Spurious

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Not Legitimate

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Blithe

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Carefree, Heedless

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Bellicose

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Aggressively hostile

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Extol

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Praise highly

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Capitulate

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Surrender

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Impugn

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Cast doubt upon

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Acrimony

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Sharpness, Harshness of speech

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Paltry

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Insultingly small, Worthless

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Desultory

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Lacking in consistency, Disconnected

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Parsimonious

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Frugal, Stingy

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Truculent

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Aggressively hostile

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Largess

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Generous bestowal of gifts

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Ebullience

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High spirits, Exxhilaration

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Inscrutable

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Not easily understood, Mysterious

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Insipid

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Without interesting qualities, Bland

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Prolocutor

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Chairperson

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Despot

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Autocrat

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Phlegmatic

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Not easily excited, Calm

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Neophyte

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Beginner, Novice

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Inchoate

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Just begun, Incipient

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Irrefragable

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Not to be contested or disputed

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Fecund

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Fertile, Fruitful

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Elocution

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A person’s manner of speaking

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Paean

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A song of praise or joy

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Panegyric

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Oration or writing in praise of something, Eulogy

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Diatribe

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A bitter attack or criticism

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Harangue

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A scolding attack, Diatribe

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Exculpated

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To clear from guilt, vindicate

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Intractable

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Stubborn, Obstinate

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Diffident

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Lacking confidence, Timid

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Hapless

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Unlucky

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Listless

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Having little interest in anything

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Artless

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Free from cunning or craftiness

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Mendacious

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Dishonest, Lying

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Histrionic

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Related to acting, Dramatic

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Assuaging

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Alleviate, Ease, Mitigate

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Ignominious

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Humiliating

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Inimical

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Unfavorable, Harmful

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Mellifluous

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Sweetly or smoothly flowing

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Laconic

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Using few words, Concise

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Euphonic

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Pleasing effect to the ear

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Strident

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Having a harsh sound

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Saporific

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Producing or imparting flavor or taste

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Deleterious

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Injurious to health

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Salubrious

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Healthful

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Lampooned

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A sharp satire, To ridicule

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Apocryphal

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Of doubtful authorship or authenticity

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Obsequious

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Obedience, Excessive eagerness to please

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Reticent

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Reluctant, Restrained

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Scurrilous

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Making or spreading scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation; Obtrusive

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Supercilious

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Haughtily disdainful or contemptuous. Acting like you’re better than someone else

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Prolix

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Long and wordy

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Abstruse

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Hard to understand, Esoteric

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Abrogate

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To abolish by formal means

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Intransigent

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Uncompromising, Inflexible

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Noisome

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Offensive or disgusting, as an odor

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Restive

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Restless, Uneasy

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Prosaic

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Commonplace or dull, Unromantic

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Extirpate

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To remove or destroy, Exterminate

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Recondite

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Deep, difficult to understand, abstruse

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Detritus

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Disintegrated material, Debris

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Punctilious

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Strict or exact in the observance of formalities

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Waggish

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Using merriment or good humor

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Vituperated

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To address with harsh language

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Quotidian

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Ordinary, Commonplace

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Depilation

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Hair removal

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Obviate

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Remove, Avoid, Prevent