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Vocab - Set 1 Flashcards

1
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aberrant

(barron’s 333)

A

abnormal, anomalous, atypical

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aberration

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insanity, lunacy; but also peculiarity, inconsistency, variation

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abstruse

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difficult to understand

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admonish

(barron’s 333)

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scold, chide, rebuke, reprimand, tick off
OR
advise or warn (someone) of something to be avoided.

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admonitory

A

offering a warning

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6
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aesthete

A

a person who is appreciative of and sensitive to art and beauty

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aesthetic

HF, Barron’s 333

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pleasing to look at, beautiful

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ambivalent

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unsure, indecisive, having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

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ameliorate

barron’s 333

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to make something better, opposite of deteriorate

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amenable

A

agreeable/willing to someone or something

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amorphous

A

shapeless

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anomalous

Barron’s 333

A

abnormal, not normal

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anomaly

A

aberration, not normal/not expected

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14
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antipathy

barron’s 333

A

animosity, hostility towards someone or something

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15
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apathetic

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having or showing a lack of interest or concern - no feelings or passion towards someone or something, nonchalance

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apathy

barron’s 333

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Lack of emotion or motivation; lack of interest or enthusiasm towards something; disinterest (in something).

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17
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apocryphal

A

undocumented, unauthentic, speculative, hypothetical

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18
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appease

barron’s 333

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to pacify/comfort someone, make them calm

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19
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arbitrary

A

based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system

OR

unrestrained and autocratic in the use of authority.
“a country under arbitrary government

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20
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arcane

A

mysterious/hidden

OR

grammatical rules that seem arcane to generations of students who were never taught grammar in the first place

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21
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artful

A

crafty, shrewd, tricky person

OR

creative, imaginative, ingenious, innovative, inventive

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ascetic

barron’s 333

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relating to or having a strict and simple way of living that avoids physical pleasure
monkish life
self-denial towards things

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23
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askance

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distrustfully, doubtfully, doubtingly, dubiously,

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24
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audacious

barron’s 333

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bold, risk-taker OR cheeky, insolent OR foolishly daredevil attitude

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austere

barron’s 333

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severe or strict in manner or attitude

OR

living life of having no comforts or luxuries

OR

having a plain and unadorned appearance

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26
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avaricious

A

excessively greedy

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27
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banal

barron’s 333

A

not unique

OR

something dull

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28
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banality

A

something so overused or obvious that it seems unoriginal, dull, not unique

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29
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belie

HF+Barrons 333

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to give a misleading impression of, misrepresent

OR

prove something to be false

OR

conceal (the security council issued false assurances that belied the true gravity of the situation)

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30
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belligerent

A

hostile and aggressive

or

a nation or person engaged in war or conflict

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blatant

A

obvious/noticeable

OR

engaging in loud and insistent cries especially of protest

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32
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brazen

A

rude boldness, cocky

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33
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bucolic

A

open areas with few buildings or people - rural, semi-urban, country, rustic, agricultural area

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34
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bumbling

A

do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way

OR

to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound
a fly bumbling around the room while we were trying to sleep

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35
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burgeon

Barron’s 333

A

grow and flourish

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36
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calumny

A

character assassination, defamation, vilify

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capricious

Barron’s 333

A

fickle, inconsistent, fluid, temperamental, unsteady

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38
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castigate

A

chastise, to criticize (someone) severely or angrily

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39
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censure

A

to condemn, to express strong disapproval

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40
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chastise

A

to criticize (someone) severely or angrily

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41
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circumscribe

A

to confine, mark limits of, restrict

42
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circumvent

A

avoid doing something, dodge and not comply with something

43
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commensurate

A

proportional, balanced, symmetrical, correlative

44
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concede

A

accept defeat

45
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confound

Barron’s 333

A

baffle, confuse

or

disprove - new discoveries that confound much of what archaeologists thought they knew about the Mayan civilization

46
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conspicuous

A

very noticeable

47
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construe

A

to imply or interpret something

48
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contingent

A

something that might happen

or

a body of persons chosen as representatives of a larger group (delegacy)

49
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contrition

A

guilt for wrongdoing

50
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contrive

A

Persevere through difficulties

Or

concoct/fabricate (scam/scheme)

51
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copious

A

good amount of something

52
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craven

Barron’s 333

A

spineless, coward

53
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culpability

A

blame, fault, guilt for wrongdoing

54
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decorous

A

decent (disciplined), proper, respectable, formal, punctual

55
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deferential

A

show respect

56
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deleterious

57
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delineate

Barron’s 333

A

describe in detail, represent something, outline

58
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demur

A

disapprove, protest, object to something

59
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denigrate

Barron’s 333

A

bad-mouth, belittle, disparage

60
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didactic

A

The way to teach someone something (especially a moral lesson)

OR

Telling people rather than letting them figure it out (way of teaching v didactic)

61
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diffident

A

shy, introverted, modest

62
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dilatory

A

slow in doing something, or intentionally do something to cause delays

63
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dilettante

A

amateur/ unprofessional

OR

hobbyist, connoisseur

64
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disaffected

A

discontented/ not happy with something

65
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dogmatic

Barron’s 333

A

holding very strong opinions of an idea or something, opinionated

66
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duress

A

coercion, force someone or something

67
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edifying

A

uplift someone, help someone/something improve (in a good way)

68
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efficacious

A

effective, efficient, fruitful

69
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egregious

A

outstandingly bad; shocking

70
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elicit

Barron’s 333

A

evoke or draw out (a reaction, answer, or fact) from someone

71
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elucidate

A

clarify, clear (up)

72
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eminent

A

noticeably better in quality/ noticeably superior/distinguished

73
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enervate

Barron’s 333

A

make (someone) feel drained of energy (energy -> physical or mental/intellectual/emotional)

74
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engender

Barron’s 333

A

cause something

OR

to come into existence/originate/start/materialize

75
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entrenched

A

embedded/rooted/something solidified

76
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ephemeral

Barron’s 333

A

short-lived, temporary

77
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equivocal

A

ambiguous, uncertain or questionable in nature

78
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erudite

Barron’s 333

A

knowledgeable, scholarly, well-read

79
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eschew

A

avoid, dodge (often cleverly/through clever tricks)

80
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esoteric

Barron’s 333

A

abstruse, arcane, difficult to understand

or

private/non-public info

81
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espouse

A

take up something

or

take a spouse lol

82
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exacerbate

Barron’s 333

A

aggravate, complicate, worsen

83
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exacting

A

adjective: hard to please, OR rigorous (demanding effort), strict

verb: demand OR imposing OR extorting

84
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exalt

A

praise, glorify

85
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extant

A

existing or in progress right now

86
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fallacious

Barron’s 333

A

marked by mistakes or faults or faulty reasoning

87
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fastidious

A

fussy, demanding about something

88
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flux

A

change, fluctuation

OR

something coming in, inflow

89
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foment

Barron’s 333

A

instigate, incite or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action)

90
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forlorn

A

hopeless, depressed, dejected, sad

91
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fortuitous

A

fortunate, happy, heaven-sent, lucky

92
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frivolous

A

foolish, lacking in seriousness or maturity

93
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furtive

A

shady, sneaky

94
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gainsay

Barron’s 333

A

deny, contradict, oppose

95
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gall

A

noun: insolence, rude, shameless boldness

verb: feel annoyed or resentful

96
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galvanize

A

excite, pump up

97
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gauche

A

awkward, inelegant

98
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germane

A

relevant, apt

99
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glut

A

stuff oneself, something (verb: gluttonous)

100
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gossamer

A

flimsy, thin

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