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Vocab - Set 11 Flashcards

1
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prolixity

ets

A

use of too many words to express an idea

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pellucidity

ets

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unambiguous, became clear

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imperiously

ets

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arrogantly

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unsparing

ets

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general - someone who shares stuff freely

BUT ALSO

someone who is compassionless, harsh, callous, desensitized

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belligerent

ets

A

displaying eagerness to fight

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forbidding

ets

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general but also

harsh/threatening

or

causing fear

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peripheral

ets

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something supplementary - not the most important/ complementary element to the main object

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extraneous

ets

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not related to or immaterial to situation/object at hand

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rumination

ets

A

contemplation

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prosaic

ets

A

ordinary things, everyday/commonplace objects/situations

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11
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hackneyed

ets

A

overused

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12
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placid

ets

A

calm, peaceful

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restive

ets

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defiant, rebellious

or

restless, troubled

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skittish

ets

A

fickle, fluctuating

OR

easily excited

or

easily frightened

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15
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unseemly and indecorous

ets

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inappropriate, unfit, improper

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electorate

ets

A

all the people in a country or area who are entitled to vote in an election

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blighted

ets

A

have a severely detrimental effect on something, ruin, wreck

or

infect something, kill, destroy

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18
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pristine

ets

A

in its original condition; unspoilt

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19
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erstwhile

ets

A

former

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20
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inveigling

hint: sycophant, brown nose
ets

A

cajole, coax

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21
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baying

ets

A

howling, loud, roar

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21
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baying

ets

A

howling, loud, roar

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22
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repudiate

ets

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reject, renounce, contradict, oppose

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23
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recapitulate

ets

A

repeat, summarize, reiterate

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24
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polarize

A

divide two sharply contrasting things into two different ideas

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25
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doctrinaire

ets

A

opinionated, biased, dogmatic person

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26
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painstaking

ets

A

tedious and not fun activity

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27
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vanquished

ets

A

conquered

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28
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credence

ets

A

lend credibility to something

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29
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spurious

ets

A

bogus, fake

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30
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construe

ets

A

interpret something/understand something

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31
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distill

ets

A

extract the essential meaning or most important aspects of.
“my travel notes were distilled into a book”

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32
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jettison

ets

A

throw or drop (something) from an aircraft or ship

or

abandon or discard

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33
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untenable

ets

A

unjustifiably, flawed, groundless, illogical, unacceptable

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34
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pernicious

ets

A

harmful

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35
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salubrious

A

pleasant, beneficial

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36
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sparing

ets

A

economically, frugally

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expedient

ets

A

convenient/advantageous and practical although possibly improper or immoral

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38
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injudicious

ets

A

showing very poor judgement

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39
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sparing

ets

A

NOT generous, its FRUGAL, economically

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40
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infallibility

ets

A

the quality of being infallible; the inability to be wrong

41
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discomfitting

ets

A

feel uneasy or embarrassed

42
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plastic

ets

A

malleable, flexible

43
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unformed

ets

A

not full developed

or

without shape

44
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beholding

ets

45
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inept

ets

A

not skilled

46
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impute

ets

A

attribute, assign

47
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evasive

ets

A

not being clear in order to hide the truth

48
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duplicity

ets

A

double

or

being deceitful

49
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tortuous

ets

A

long and complex

or

adjective: curvy, full of twists and turns - for eg: roads

50
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tedious

ets

A

too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous

51
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invulnerable

ets

A

impossible to harm or damage

52
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ceded

ets

53
Q

coalesce

ets

A

come together to form one mass or whole, merge, fuse

54
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inscrutability

ets

A

not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious, an inscrutable smile, inscrutable motives

55
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venality

ets

A

associated with corrupt bribery

56
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objurgate

ets

A

scold or blame

57
Q

exposition

A

comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory

or

exhibition of art/something

58
Q

nettles

A

irritate or annoy

59
Q

vexation

A

the state of being annoyed, frustrated, or worried

60
Q

irresolute

A

hesitancy; uncertainty

61
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solicitous

A

someone concerned, showing interest or concern

62
Q

ebullient

A

cheerful and full of energy

63
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irascible

hint: pugnacious

A

tendency to be easily angered, short-tempered

64
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fitfully

A

not regularly or continuously; intermittently - sporadically

65
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baseness

A

lack of moral principles; bad character, evil

66
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evanescent

A

quickly fading, disappearing

67
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recrudescence

A

recurrence of an undesirable condition

68
Q

hearken

A

listen; hearken back: date back

69
Q

debased

A

reduced in quality or value, degraded

70
Q

normative

A

“Normative,” however, refers to what we perceive as normal, or what we think should be normal, regardless of whether it actually is - normative behaviour

71
Q

paradigm

A
  • best example of something - widely used example of something
72
Q

Abound
gregmat

A

exist in large numbers or contains large numbers

73
Q

Canonize
gregmat

A
  1. to declare a dead person saint
  2. to treat something as the “greatest” or sacred
74
Q

contend

A
  1. argue (for your position in argument)
  2. deal with problems/difficult situation
    “she’s had a lot of problems to contend with)
75
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Emulate

A

Imitate actions (but in good way, to achieve the same success as others, its not simply copying)

76
Q

panache

A

distinguished style

77
Q

dissemble

A

conceal or hide true feelings

78
Q

Perilous

A

dangerous, risky

79
Q

fervor

A

strong feelings for something, enthusiasm

80
Q

gratify

81
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sanctimonious

A

acting as if you are better and more moral than others

82
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barrage

A

continuous questions, comments (can be physical attack with guns also)

83
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tangential

A

diverging from previous thoughts or course in life

84
Q

Rhetoric

A
  1. speech or writing intended to be effective and influence people
  2. clever language that sounds good but is insincere and may not have any real meaning
85
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unalloyed

A
  1. pure (metal)
  2. unconditional, complete (love)
86
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aghast

A

horrified, surprised

87
Q

beguile

A
  1. charm someone in deceptive way
  2. help pass time pleasantly
    “to beguile some of his time he went to the cinema”
88
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crescendo

A

increase in flow, ripple, growth

89
Q

frenetic

A

fast and energetic in wild and uncontrolled way

90
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fringe

91
Q

hapless

A

unlucky, unfortunate

92
Q

obfuscate

A

to make something unclear and more difficult to understand

93
Q

pastiche

A

copying a work of art but it pays homage to it, its not mocking it

94
Q

rhapsody

A

enthu or ecstatic expression of feeling “rhapsodies of praise”

95
Q

serendipitous

A

by chance, accident

96
Q

sinuous

A

turning and twisting while moving, having many curves (path, roads)

97
Q

stanch

A

stop, halt (flow)

98
Q

depravity

A

state of being morally bad

99
Q

indictment

A
  1. showing something how bad it is “children leaving school with no qualifications is an indictment of education system”
  2. accusation of crime
100
Q

turbid

A
  1. murky, opaque, cloudy substance
  2. confused or obscure in meaning or effect “turbid piece of cinema”

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