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Vocab - Set 3 Flashcards

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1
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tantamount

A

equal to something in value

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temperance

A

avoidance of extreme behavior, moderate behavior

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tenacious

A

insistent, persevering

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timorous

A

easily frightened

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torpor

Barron’s 333

A

lethargy

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tortuous

Barron’s 333

A

Roads with lot of bends, something crooked

Or

Complicated, not clear or simple

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tractable

Barron’s 333

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submissive, obedient

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transient

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brief, short-lived

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travesty

A

mockery, parody

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treacherous

A

unfaithful, traitor

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trite

A

banal, repeated too often

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12
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truncate

A

shorten

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13
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underscore

Set 10

A

accentuate, bring out, emphasize

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unequivocal

A

unambiguous, clear, undisputable

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unscrupulous

A

unethical, unprincipled

Being dishonest/unfair to get what you want

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upbraid

A

scold

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vacillate

Barron’s 333

A

oscillate/ waver between two opinions ambivalent

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vehement

A

aggressive, forceful, violent

Having strong feelings towards someone or something (anger) - vehement attack on the govt

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19
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venality

A

corruption

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20
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veracious

Barron’s 333

A

honest, truthful

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vilify

A

malign, slander

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vociferous

A

loud and aggressive

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volubility

A

Ability to talk fluently, rapidly, mostly garrulously

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winsome

A

charming, attractive, sweet

winsome behaviour, winsome smile

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aboveboard

A

dependable, honest

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abysmal

A

extremely bad

OR

deep

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acme

A

highest point, apex, apogee

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28
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amply

A

bountiful

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29
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amuck

A

frantic

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30
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antedated

A

preceded, predated, preexisted

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31
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antiquated

A

old fashioned

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32
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aphorism

A

proverb, saying

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33
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aphoristic

A

concise, brief

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34
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appreciable

A

detectable

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35
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archaic

A

dated

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36
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ascendancy

A

dominance

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37
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ascribe

A

attribute to

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38
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assail

A

criticize harshly

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39
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assuage

A

mitigate, mollify

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40
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augment

A

to make greater in size, amount, or number

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41
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avarice

A

greed

42
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badger

A

pester

43
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balk

A

obstacle

44
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beatific

A

ecstatic

45
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begrudge

A
  1. envious/resentful
  2. do something even if you don’t want to
46
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behooves

A

take responsibility

OR

it suits someone or is appropriate for them

47
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bellicose

Hint: belligerent

A

aggression and willingness to fight

48
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benign

A

harmless

49
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besiege

A

attack

50
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besmirch

A

damage reputation

51
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boorish

Barron’s 333

A

rude, uncouth behavior

52
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brusquely

A

abruptly, bluntly

53
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buck

A

oppose or resist (something oppressive or inevitable)

54
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buttress

A

pillar, reliance

55
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cadaverous

A

pale

56
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cardinal

A

supreme, main

57
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carping

A

overcritical

58
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cavalier

A

arrogant

59
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cerebral

A

intellectual rather than emotional

60
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chauvinist

A

a person who is aggressively and blindly patriotic

61
Q

checkered

A

marked by numerous and various shifts or changes

62
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clemency

A

mercy, leniency

63
Q

coalesce

A

combine to form single unit

64
Q

cogent

Barron’s 333

A

clear, logical hence it is compelling, persuasive

65
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collusion

A

a secret agreement or cooperation between two parties for an illegal or dishonest purpose

66
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consecrate

A

blessed

67
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consummate

A

Extremely skilled or perfect example of something

68
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contrite

Barron’s 333

A

apologetic, remorseful about wrongdoing

69
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convivial

A

cordial, sociable

70
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convoluted

Barron’s 333

A

extremely complex, difficult to follow

71
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cornucopia

A

abundant source

72
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cosmopolitan

A

sophisticated, worldly, worldly-wise

73
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credence

A

believing in something, confidence, faith

74
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credulity

A

readiness to believe the claims of others without sufficient evidence

75
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dearth

A

deficiency, deficit

76
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debase

A

degrade, demean

77
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decimation

A

destruction, demolition

78
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demean

A

degrade

79
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demure

A

shy

80
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deride

Barron’s 333

A

mock, ridicule

81
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derisive

A

silly, ridiculous, mocking in a bad way

82
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derogative

A

belittling

83
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deter

A

divert, steer away

84
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devolve

A

deteriorate

85
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dilapidated

A

beaten down, terrible condition

86
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disenfranchise

A

disempower

87
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disparate

A

different, dissimilar

88
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dog
(verb)

A

hound, nag someone

89
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eke

A

cut back on resources (because you are poor) or barely be able to survive/make a living/just getting by

90
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elude

A

avoid

91
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elusive

A

hard to find/capture

92
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embroiled

A

entangled in controversy

93
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endemic

Barron’s 333

A

native

94
Q

enumerate

A

mention one by one, list everything

95
Q

err

A

make error

96
Q

errant

A

misbehaving, mischievous, naughty

OR

travelling from one place to another

97
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euphoria

A

state of ecstasy

98
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evasive

A

avoiding

99
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exasperate

A

irritate

100
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exhort

A

nudge, urge

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