Vocab Set 2 (B&C) Flashcards
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refuse to proceed or to do something
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balk
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swell or puff out ; increase rapidly
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balloon
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lacking freshness and originality; cliche
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banal
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something that ruins or spoils
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bane
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morally low, mean, dishonorable; of little or no value; crude and unrefined; conterfeit
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base
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howling in a deep way, like a dog or wolf
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baying
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contradict or misrepresent
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belie
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doing good
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beneficent
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harmless; favorable; kindly, gentle or beneficial; not cancerous
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benign
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personal inclination or tendency
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bent
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attack, overwhelm, crowd in or surround
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beseige
12
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group of birds or other animals that stay together; any large group
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bevy
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to fork into two branches or divide into two halves
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bifurcate
14
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cheat or defraud
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bilk
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disease that kills plants rapidly, or any cause of decay or destruction; ruin or cause to wither
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blight
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joyous, merry; excessively carefree so as to ignore more important concerns
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blithe
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fake, fraudulent
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bogus
18
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strengthen or support
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bolster
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far too showy or dramatic than is appropriate; pretentious
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bombastic
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friendliness, open and simple good heartedness
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bonhomie
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rude, ill-mannered, or insensitive person; a peasant or country bumpkin
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boor
22
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shake, wave or flourish as a weapon
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brandish
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suffer or tolerate
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brook
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pertaining to shepherds; suggesting a peaceful and pleasant view of rural life
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bucolic
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something that shields, protects, absorbs shock or cushions
buffer
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government characterized by many bureaus and petty administrators or by excessive, seemingly meaningless requirements
bureaucracy
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grow or flourish rapidly; put forth buds or shoots of a plant
burgeon
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polish, make smooth and lustrous
burnish
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support and encourage; a support or prop especially projecting from and supporting the wall of a building
buttress
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past, former; that which is in the past
bygone
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harsh, discordant, or meaningless mixture or sounds
cacophony
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malicious lie intended to hurt someones reputation; the act of telling such lies
calumny
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rumor, a false or baseless story
canard
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open, sincere, honest
candid
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authorized, recognized; pertaining to the canon, or body or accepted rules, standards or artistic works
canonical
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acting on impulse, erratic
capricious
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chief, most important
cardinal
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mapmaking
cartography
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criticize severely; punish in order to correct
castigate
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causer or change
catalyst
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universal, broad-minded
catholic
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capable or corroding material or burning the skin; very critical or sarcastic
caustic
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strong disapproval or official reprimand; to issue such disapproval
censure
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fanatical patriotism or blind enthusiasm for military glory; undue or biased devotion to any group, cause, etc
chauvinism
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trickery, deception by knowingly false arguments
chicanery
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arranged in or relating to time order
chronological
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strictly limit a role, range or activity, or area; in math, to be constructed around so as to touch as many points as possible
circumscribe
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cautious, prudent; careful to consider the circumstances and consequences
circumspect
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climb awkwardly or with difficulty
clamber
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noisy uproar or protest, a loud continuous noise
clamor
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make final or settle conclusively, to fasten or hold together
clinch
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disgustingly or distastefully sweet
cloying
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cause a liquid to become solid or semisolid
coagulate
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come together, unite; fuse together
coalesce
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final part of a musical composition; an ending, especially one that sums up what has come before
coda
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chest for storing valuables; financial resources, a treasury
coffer
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very convincing, logical
cogent
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conspire; cooperate for illegal or fraudulent purpose
collude
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the same in size, extent, equivalent or proportional
commensurate
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concise but complete summary; a list or collection
compendium
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self-satisfied, smug; overly content and therefore lazy, neglectful or some other bad quality
complacent
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eager to please; cheerfully complying
complaisant
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completing; fitting together well; filling mutual needs
complementary
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obeying, submissive; following the requirements
compliant
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give in, admit, yield; acknowledge reluctantly; grant or give up
concede
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reconciling, appeasing, attempting to make the peace
conciliatory
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approve, agree
concur
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overlook, tolerate, regard as harmless
condone
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consult, compare views; bestow or give
confer
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confuse, frustrate; mix up or make worse
confound
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expert, especially in the fine arts; person of educated, refined tastes
connoisseur
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suggest or imply in addition to the precise, literal meaning
connote
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lessen the suffering or grief of, a control panel, or a small table or cabinet
console
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unite, combine, solidify, make coherent
consolidate
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squeeze, compress; restrict the freedom of
constrict
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interpret or translate
construe
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controversial; prone to causing arguments, especially gratuitous or petty ones
contentious
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place in context, such as by giving the background or circumstances
contextualize
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things that are opposing; either or two opposite things
contraries
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remorseful; feeling sorry for ones offenses
contrite
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rebellious, stubbornly disobediant
contumacious
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riddle; the answer to which involves a play on words, any mystery
conundrum
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move towards one another or towards a point; unite
converge
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knowledgeable about or experienced with
conversant
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in an opposite way; on the other hand
conversely
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call together, as to a meeting
convoke
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twisted; very complicated
convoluted
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plentiful, bountiful
copious
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support, add evidence to
corroborate
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belonging to the entire world, at home globally; free from local or national prejudices or attachments
cosmopolitan
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treat as a pet; pamper
cosset
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close or exclusive group; clique
coterie
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facial expression or face; approve of tolerate
countenance
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against what one would intuitively expect
counterintuitive
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contrasting item, opposite; a complement; the use of contrast or interplay in art
counterpoint
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defeating the purpose; preventing the intended goal
counterproductive
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secret, veiled, undercover
covert
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cunning, skillful in deception or underhanded schemes
crafty
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very cowardly, lacking courage
craven
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believability, trustworthiness
credibility
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gullible; prone to believing or trusting too easily without enough evidence
credulous
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steady increase in force, intensity, or loudness; a climactic moment or peak
crescendo
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reach the highest point or final stage
culminate
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greed, great or excessive desire
cupidity
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bad-tempered, difficult person; grouch
curmudgeon
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thinking the worst or others motivations; bitterly pessimistic
cynical
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