Vocab S2 2 & 3 & 4 2024-2025

Question 1

accentuate

Answer 1

to stress, highlight

Question 2

acerbic

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biting, bitter in tone or taste

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acquiesce

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to agree without protesting

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brazen

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excessively bold, brash

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calamity

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an event with disastrous consequences

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calibrate

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to set, standardize

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callous

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harsh, cold, unfeeling

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daunting

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intimidating, causing one to lose courage

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dearth

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a lack, scarcity

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debacle

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a disastrous failure, disruption

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ebullient

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extremely lively, enthusiastic

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eclectic

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consisting of a diverse variety of elements

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edict

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an order, decree

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façade

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the wall of a building/a deceptive appearance or attitude

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facile

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easy, requiring little effort/superficial, achieved with minimal thought or care, insincere

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garish

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gaudy, in bad taste

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garrulous

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talkative, wordy

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hackneyed

Answer 13

unoriginal, trite

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iconoclast

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one who attacks common beliefs or institutions

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jubilant

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extremely joyful, happy

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judicious

Answer 15

having or exercising sound judgment

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laceration

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a cut, tear

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largess

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the generous giving of lavish gifts

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maelstrom

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a destructive whirlpool which rapidly sucks in objects

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malediction

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a curse

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nascent

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in the process of being born or coming into existence

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nebulous

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vaguely defined, cloudy

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negligent

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habitually careless, neglectful

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oblique

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diverging from a straight line or course, not straightforward

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obsequious

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excessively compliant or submissive

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pallete

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a range of colors or qualities

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palliate

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to reduce the severity of

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pallid

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lacking color

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quaint

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charmingly old fashioned

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quell

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to control or diffuse a potentially explosive situation

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quixotic

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idealistic, impractical

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rash

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hasty, incautious

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raucous

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loud, boisterous

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raze

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to demolish, level

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sacrosanct

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holy, something that should not be criticized

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accessible

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obtainable, reachable

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adroit

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skillful, dexterous

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bombastic

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excessively confident, pompous

Question 38

boon

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a gift or blessing

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calumny

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an attempt to spoil someone else's reputation by spreading lies

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camaraderie

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brotherhood, jovial unity

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debunk

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to expose the falseness of something

Question 42

deface

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to ruin or injure something's appearance

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efface

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to wipe out, obliterate, rub away

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sagacity

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shrewdness, soundness of perspective

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sanctimonious

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giving a hypocritical appearance of piety/religiousness

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sanguine

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optimistic, cheery

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taciturn

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not inclined to talk

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tantamount

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equivalent in value or significance

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uncanny

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of supernatural character or origin

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unctuous

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smooth or greasy in texture, appearance, manner

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vacillate

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to fluctuate, hesitate

Question 52

validate

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to confirm, support, corroborate

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wallow

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to roll oneself indolently; to become or remain helpless

Question 54

wily

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crafty, sly