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Vocab - Set 4 Flashcards

1
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extenuating

A

excuse to lessen the seriousness of an offence

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2
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facetious

Barron’s 333

A

clever, intelligent humor

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3
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fawn

A

ass-lick, flatter someone to seek their approval (pick me energy)

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4
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ferret

A

persistently search for something

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5
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finagle

A

plan something carefully, manipulate

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6
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fledgling

A

beginner

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7
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fleece (verb)

A

trick someone, deceive, fraud

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8
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flounder

A

struggle to answer or do something (finding it difficult), be clumsy

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9
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flush

A

filled, full of something

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10
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foible

A

a defect/ oddity in someone’s character (minor one)

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11
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foolhardy

A

risky, adventurous but devil-may-care attitude

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12
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forthright

A

blunt

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13
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genial

A

amiable, good-natured and likable

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14
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genteel

A

decent, proper

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15
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glean

A

to gather info (sometimes with difficulty or from various sources)

or

to gather harvest/produce

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16
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glib

A

Use of clever words, insincere remarks

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17
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goad

Barron’s 333

A

instigation towards something

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18
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grovel

A

move back due to fearful submission

OR

to move slowly with the body close to the ground

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19
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hamstrung

A

effect efficiency of something in negative way

OR

be powerless, helpless

“we were hamstrung (handicapped) by a total lack of knowledge during the quiz competition”

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20
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heyday

A

a state or time of great activity, thriving, or achievement

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21
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humdrum

A

dull, boring, uninteresting

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22
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illicit

A

illegal

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23
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impede

Barron’s 333

A

hamper/obstruct something

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24
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impending

A

will soon take place

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25
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implicate

A

imply

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26
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imponderable

A

impossible to measure or judge exactly

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27
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incense
(verb)

A

noun - pleasant smell OR excessive praise
verb - aggravate, make angry

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28
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incessant

A

non-stop, perpetual, relentless (behaviour)

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29
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inclement

A

Unpleasant, cold weather

OR

Harsh, unmerciful person

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30
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incumbent

A

binding or mandatory

OR

current office holder

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31
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indignant

A

If you are indignant, you are shocked and angry, because you think that something is unjust or unfair. He is indignant at suggestions that they were secret agents. He was indignant that his rival was offered the job.

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32
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industrious

A

hard working, laborious

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33
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ingenuity

A

creativity

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34
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insipid

A

lacking in flavor OR lacking in character

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35
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intermittent

A

irregular intervals

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36
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inundate

Barron’s 333

A

to flood, submerge (also: flood with emotions)

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37
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irascible

Barron’s 333

A

easily irritated

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38
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irresolute

Barron’s 333

A

indecisive, wavering

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39
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jocular

A

funny and clever

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40
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junta

A

aggresive takeover by a group

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41
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leery

A

Being cautious, wary, doubtful of something

42
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macabre

A

extremely disturbing

43
Q

malady

A

contagious disease

44
Q

malodorous

A

unpleasant smell

45
Q

martial

A

relating to war/military/army service

46
Q

maxim

A

a statement of truth/ foundation/ adage/ principle/ law/ rule for behaviour

47
Q

melee

A

rough fight, brawl

48
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misanthrope

Barron’s 333

A

a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society

49
Q

moot

50
Q

morose

Barron’s 333

A

gloomy, miserable

51
Q

obdurate

A

merciless, emotion less (often for cruel acts)

OR

adamant about something

52
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obstinate

53
Q

pastoral

A

agrarian, agricultural, nonurban, semirural

or

ministerial/pastor relevance to something

54
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peevish

A

easily irritated or annoyed

55
Q

perquisite

A

in addition to something -bonus, gratuity

56
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pertinent

57
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perturb

58
Q

piquant

A

strong flavor

or

poignant (impactful)

59
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pithy

60
Q

pittance

A

a very small sum of money

61
Q

placid

A

cool headed, nonchalance

62
Q

plodding

A

1 : to work laboriously and monotonously : DRUDGE

2
a : to walk heavily or slowly : TRUDGE
b : to proceed slowly or tediously
“the movie’s plot just plods along”

63
Q

powwow

A

a meeting in which something important is discussed

64
Q

precarious

Barron’s 333

A

dangerous, uncertain, insecure, dicey

65
Q

preempt

A

prevent something

OR

acquire something in advance

66
Q

presumption/ presumptious

A

assuming something to be true or false without all the proof

67
Q

presumptuous

Barron’s 333

A

bold in doing something, immodest (brazen way)

68
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pristine

Barron’s 333

A

brand new or clean

Or

In the same condition as it was originally (pristine amazon river)

69
Q

profuse/profusion

70
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pugnacious

A

eagerness to fight

71
Q

qualm

A

A feeling of doubt or worry

72
Q

quandary

73
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quip

A

an odd or peculiar habit

74
Q

raffish

A

crude person - vulgar behaviour

75
Q

raft

A

(generic raft meaning)

and

a large collection or number

76
Q

rakish

A

corrupt, misbehavior

77
Q

rankle

A

fume with anger

78
Q

redress

A

remedy/amend something

79
Q

relegate

Barron’s 333

A

assign a lower rank/position

OR

banish from country

80
Q

remiss

A

neglectful, lax, slacking (for eg., in duties, responsibilities)

81
Q

renege

A

break promise/agreement or revoke

OR

reject to go back to something

82
Q

reprobate

Barron’s 333

A

corrupt, unprincipled

83
Q

resignation

A

doing something unpleasant which cannot be improved

OR

give up

84
Q

savvy

A

expertise/know-how

or

shrewd (in a way that helps in making good judgments and shows practical knowledge about something)

85
Q

scintillating

A

sparkling

OR

something exciting, clever

86
Q

screed

A

long, tedious speech

or

level material (for eg., cemented layer for wall)

87
Q

serendipity

A

blessing, godsend, fortunate occurrence of something

88
Q

slapdash

A

carelessly and hastily put together

89
Q

smattering

A

small number of something

OR

blabbering

90
Q

snub

A

cold shoulder. brush-off

91
Q

sordid

A

unpleasant (something not honest or moral; or literally dirty and unpleasant)

92
Q

spendthrift

A

spending money freely/foolishly

93
Q

spurn

A

Refuse, decline, repudiate

94
Q

squander

A

disband something

OR

use up money foolishly

95
Q

staid

A

serious person/serious state of mind of something

96
Q

steadfast

A

unwavering (loyalty)

97
Q

stolid

Barron’s 333

A

emotionless

98
Q

stymie

A

hamper process of something

99
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surly

A

sulky, ill-tempered

100
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dovetail

A

be in agreement with every point

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