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Vocab - Set 8 Flashcards

1
Q

unstinting

A

generous

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2
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untenable

A

not capable of being defended

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3
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untoward

A

unexpected and unpleasant

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4
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untrammeled

A

not deprived of freedom of action or expression

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5
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vaunted

A

boasted, bragged

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6
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venial

A

worthy of forgiveness

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7
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verisimilitude

A

something seems real (maybe not)

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8
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vicissitude

A

tragedy and no control over situation

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9
Q

vitriol

A

bitterness

or

abusing language

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10
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vituperate

A

criticize harshly

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11
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zeitgeist

A

spirit or mood of a particular period of history

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12
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congenial

A

enjoyable or pleasant

OR

amicable

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13
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cursory

A

hasty

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14
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deify

A

worship, venerate or glorify

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15
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flout

Barron’s 333

A

ignore disrespectfully

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16
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misanthropic

A

a person who hates or avoids other people

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17
Q

misnomer

A

wrong name

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18
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proclivity

A

penchat, affinity, habitual attraction

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19
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aggrandize

A

assign a high status or value to

or

expand, make large

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20
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caustic

Barron’s 333

A

sarcastic and hurtful

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21
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covet

A

crave, desire, want, wish

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22
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deft

A

skillful, often with hands

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23
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desiccate

Barron’s 333

A

deprives something of zing and makes it dull

or

dehydrate, dry

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24
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abate

Barron’s 333

A

decline, decrease, downsize, dissolve, abort

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25
Q

canonize

A

dote

or

glorify

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26
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chicanery

Barron’s 333

A

trickery

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27
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deference

Barron’s 333

A

submissiveness, obedience

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28
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desultory

Barron’s 333

A

aimless plan or action

or

digressive

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29
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approbation

Barron’s 333

A

approval, recognition

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30
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fervid

A

great feeling, passionate

or

high temp, boiling

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31
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incendiary

A

arsonist

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32
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invigorate

A

energize, spike

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33
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paradigmatic

A

being the prime/ideal example of something

“Monet’s paintings are paradigmatic of impressionism”

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34
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profundity

A

deepness, depth, profoundness

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35
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prudent

A

cautious, shrewd about stuff

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36
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clangor

A

loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound

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37
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fanciful

A

fantastical but also imagination/non-sensical

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38
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zealous

A

enthusiastic

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39
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empirical

Barron’s 333

A

based on observation or experience

40
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pertinacious

A

persevering, persistent, tenacious

41
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proliferate

Barron’s 333

A

grow rapidly

42
Q

subvert

A

cheapen, corrupt, debase, debauch, degrade, demean something

43
Q

venal

A

bribable, corruptible, dirty

44
Q

clamorous

A

loud and insistent cries especially of protest/ noise

45
Q

explicable

A

explainable, solvable

46
Q

hyperbole

Barron’s 333

A

exaggeration, overstatement

47
Q

indolent

Barron’s 333

A

lazy, slothful

48
Q

neophyte

Barron’s 333

A

persuaded to become religious convert

49
Q

prescient

A

foresighted, forethoughtful, prepared for future

50
Q

salubrious

A

healthy for body and mind

51
Q

conjectural

A

hypothetical, speculative

52
Q

decadent

A

decayed, washed-up

or

corrupt

or

overindulgent, self-indulgent

53
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flamboyant

A

brilliant, pronounced, showy

54
Q

indiscriminate

A

without judgment

55
Q

obviate

Barron’s 333

A

prevent something from happening

56
Q

palpable

A

easily perceptible, noticeable

57
Q

utilitarian

A

designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive

58
Q

vapid

A

lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat, dull

59
Q

circumspect

A

close attentiveness, wary

60
Q

comity

A

peaceful coexistence

61
Q

dichotomy

Barron’s 333

A

contrast between two things

62
Q

felicitous

Barron’s 333

A

enjoyable

or

appropriate

63
Q

forbear

A

abstain (from), keep (from), refrain (from)

64
Q

mercenary

A

selfish desire especially for material possessions

or

professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army

65
Q

outstrip

A

outperform/greater, better, or stronger than

66
Q

trifling

A

lacking importance

67
Q

antithesis

A

opposite, reverse

68
Q

exculpate

Barron’s 333

A

exonerate, vindicate

69
Q

feign

A

act, bluff

70
Q

pensive

A

contemplative, thoughtful

71
Q

portend

A

sign or warning - something bad will happen

72
Q

salutary

A

good for the health

73
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slight

HF

A

small, unimportant, disrespect, ignore, lacking bodily strength

74
Q

somnolent

A

needing sleep

75
Q

stoic

A

tolerance to hardships

or

emotionless

76
Q

clandestine

A

sneak, done secretly

77
Q

droll

78
Q

obeisance

A

homage, respect

79
Q

rapacious

A

huge appetite, ravenous, voracious

80
Q

acrimonious

A

deeply resentful

81
Q

beneficent

Barron’s 333

A

altruistic, benevolent

82
Q

canny

A

sharp-witted, shrewd, smart

83
Q

exasperated

A

aggravated, annoyed, bothered

84
Q

fungible

A

exchangeable, interchangeable, substitutable, switchable

85
Q

lucrative

A

profitable

86
Q

onerous

Barron’s 333

A

burdensome, difficult to endure

87
Q

opprobrium

Barron’s 333

A

vilification, public shame

88
Q

peripheral

A

supplementary

89
Q

renounce

90
Q

tenable

A

defendable

91
Q

transgression

Barron’s 333

A

lawbreaking, offense

92
Q

vitiate

A

stain, tarnish something or someone

93
Q

baroque

A

characterized by grotesqueness, extravagance, complexity, or flamboyance
“a truly baroque act of sabotage”

OR

irregularly shaped

94
Q

conciliatory

Barron’s 333

95
Q

countenance

A

someone’s face, expression (given a face)

“He managed to keep his countenance through the ordeal. The photograph showed his somber countenance”

or

calm/composure

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