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Vocab - Set 9 Flashcards

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1
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covert

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hidden, screened, sheltered

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extraneous

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immaterial, irrelevant

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fervor

Barron’s 333

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depth of feeling

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numinous

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having seemingly supernatural qualities or powers

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overt

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easily seen; not secret or hidden

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scathing

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Expressing a very strong negative opinion about somebody/something; very critical

Synonyms: acrid, caustic, and mordant. While all these words mean “stingingly incisive,” scathing implies indignant attacks delivered with fierce severity. a scathing satire.

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acquiesce

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consent, agree

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animus

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deep-seated ill will

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apologist

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supporter, defender of something

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astringent

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acidic, bitter

or

contracting (skin)

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inborn

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built-in, innate

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polymath

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knows a lot about many different things

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subservient

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very willing to obey

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versatile

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great variety, able to do many things

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wayward

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defiant, disobedient, rebel

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apropos

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relevant

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forsake

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abandon

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judicious

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done with good judgment

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propriety

Barron’s 333

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socially acceptable behavior, mannered, appropriate

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strife

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dissent, division, lack of harmony

or

battle, fight

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veracity

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truthful, accurate

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virulent

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cause someone pain, hurt

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antedate

A

go back in time, come before time

WW1 antedates WW2

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fester

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decay

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premeditate

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contemplate

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ruminate

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think deeply about

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skittish

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easily excited/frightened, likely to change frequently

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synoptic

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forming a general summary or synopsis

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cataclysmic

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catastrophic, destructive

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pliant

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bendable, flexible

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vexation

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bothering, harassment, annoyance

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abet

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assist in wrongdoing

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acquisitive

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selfish desire for material possessions

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blithe

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jolly, gleeful

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dissident

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unconventional, unorthodox

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manacle

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deterrent, hurdle

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noxious

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unhealthy, damaging

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prolix

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verbose

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acolyte

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disciple, follower

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discomfit

A

prevent from achieving a goal

or

uncomfortable in a situation

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distill

Barron’s 333

A

purify

or

distil something (from/into something) (formal) to get the essential meaning or ideas from thoughts, information, experiences, etc. The notes I made on my travels were distilled into a book.

42
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fallible

A

capable of mistakes

43
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florid

A

overdecorated - both things or speeches (full of fanciness)

44
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inveigle

A

cajole, sweet talk, lure

45
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jettison

A

disposal, removal

46
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recrudescent

A

renewal

47
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temporal

A

connected with the real physical, material world and not to spiritual matters

or

connected with time

48
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abreast

A

familiar

49
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duplicitous

A

cheating and deception

50
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expedient

A

planning something for own convenience or advantage

51
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harbinger

A

indicator

52
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largesse

A

something given to someone without expectation of a return

or

generous

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libertine

A

lowered moral character or standards

54
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modish

A

widespread favor or approval

or

latest fashion

55
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providential

A

occurring at a favourable time; opportune

or

involving divine foresight or providence.

56
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schism

A

conflict, disharmony

57
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supplicate

A

appeal, plead

58
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terse

A

brief and to the point

59
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abject

A

1) terrible, without hope (abject poverty)
2) ass licker behavior

60
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aver

HF
Barron’s 333

A

state forcefully, clearly, strongly

to assert or declare positively

61
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fortitude

A

courage and patience shown by somebody who is suffering great pain or facing great difficulties

62
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imminent

A

about to happen

63
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mutiny

A

rebellion, revolt, uprising

64
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render

A

1) Offer services (rendered abc service)
2) give up
3) to cause or become (he was rendered helpless)
4) administer something
5) Depict/portray (art)

65
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repertoire

A

range or list of (musical, art, dance,etc) works

66
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resolute

A

determined

67
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supple

A

flexible

68
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stinting

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supply a very ungenerous or inadequate amount of (something).
“stowage room hasn’t been stinted”
restrict (someone) in the amount of something, especially money, given or permitted.
“to avoid having to stint yourself, budget in advance”
be very economical or mean about spending or providing something.
“he doesn’t stint on wining and dining”

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heterodox

A

non-orthodox, unconventional, dissenting

70
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fervent

A

expressing great depth of feeling

or

high temperature

71
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temper

HF

A

Climate/ mood

verb - strengthen

or

lighten

72
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propensity

Barron’s 333

A

proneness to doing something

73
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vivacious

A

animated, peppy

74
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allusive

A

suggesting rather than explicitly mentioning something/ indirect reference

75
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lull

A

Noun - short period of calm during activity

Verb - calm someone down, or relax someone

76
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ire

A

intense emotional state of displeasure

77
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convalescent

A

recovering from an illness

78
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recourse

A

seek help or protection

79
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exorcise

A

get rid of - something useless/unwanted

80
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contravene

A

violate, break (rules)

81
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plaintive

A

lamenting, grief-stricken, heartrending, melancholy, mournful, sad, sorrowful, wistful, beefing,

82
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surmount

A

be on top of

83
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berate

HF

A

criticize (someone) severely or angrily

84
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quiescent

Barron’s 333

A

Slow to move or act, sluggish

85
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despotic

A

tyrannous, autocratic

86
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condone

Barron’s 333

A

to accept or agree with something that most people think is wrong

87
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pomposity

A

being pompous

88
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relent

A

succumb, surrender

to act in a less severe way towards someone and allow something that you had refused to allow before:
Her parents eventually relented and let her go to the party.
The security guard relented and let them through.

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poise

A

counterbalance something

or

verb- brace something, float

90
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captious

A

hypercritical, judgmental

91
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axiomatic

A

apparent, doesn’t need proof, prima facie, self-evident

92
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tacit

Barron’s 333

A

understood but not put into words - implied, implicit

93
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treatise

A

written work that discusses a subject thoroughly

94
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corporeal

A

1.
that which can be touched and not just felt; physical and not spiritual

corporal presence corporal presence

2.
of or for the body

95
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figurative

A

metaphorical

96
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idiosyncratic

A

distinctive

97
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doctrinaire

A

noun: dogmatic, strongly opinionated person

adj: seeking to impose a doctrine in all circumstances without regard to practical considerations.
“a doctrinaire economic policy”

98
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equanimity

Barron’s 333

A

state of composedness, calm, evenness of mind

or

balance(d)

99
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bombastic

Barron’s 333

A

impressive-sounding but meaningless words/phrases

100
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lambaste

A

criticize (someone) severely, chastise

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