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Vocab test 1-12 Flashcards

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1
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Camaraderie

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n/rapport and goodwill

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moratorium

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/n/suspense of activity

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zealous

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adj/ fervent; fanatical

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ubiquitous

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adj/ occurring or seeming to occur everywhere

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contemptuous

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adj/ haughty scornful

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rife

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adj/ abundant; prevalent

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carte blanche

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n/ boundless authority; unlimited power to act

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nonchalant

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adj/ unconcerned; in different

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expurgate

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v/ to remove vulgar or objective material

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vacillate

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v/ to waver sway indecisively ***

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usurp

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v/ to take over; to seize power

ant: abdicate; relinquish

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axiom

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n/ a universal truth; an established rule

ant: absurdity

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13
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catharsis

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n/ a release of emotional tension

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risible

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adj/ relating to laughter; laughable

ant: grave solemn

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crepuscular

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adj/ pertaining to twilight

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estrange

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v/ to alienate

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innocuous

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adj/ harmless

ant: injurious

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incongruous

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adj/ incompatible; unsuitable for the situation

ant: compatible ; fitting

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disconcert

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v/ to frustrate; to confuse

ant: enlighten; comfort encourage

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anomaly

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n/ a deviation from the norm; an odd or peculiar occurrence

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sanctimonious

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adj/ showing false piety or righteousness

ant: humble modest

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imbroglio

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n/ difficult and embarrassing situation

ant: peace and serenity

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sectarian

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adj/ narrowly confined to a particular group

ant: tolerant

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contrive

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v/ to plan cleverly; to devise

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livid

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adj/ extremely angry

ant: contend pleased

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lurid

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adj/ shocking explicit

ant: dull boring mediocre

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cogent

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adj/ convincing; reasonable

ant: ineffective; weak

28
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entreat

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v/ to earnestly request or petition

ant: demand

29
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ameliorate

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v/ to make better improve

ant: weaken; damage; corrupt

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pander

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v/ to explicit weakness of others; to cater to the vices of others

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lionize

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v/ to assign great social importance; to treat as a celebrity
ant: ignore; overlook

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allay

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v/ to relieve; to alleviate

ant: excite; intensify agitated

33
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corroborative

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v/ to strengthen by adding evidence

ant: contradiction

34
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culpable

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adj/ deserving blame or condemnation, guilty

ant: innocent; blameless

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penultimate

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adj/ next to last

36
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blithe

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adj/ carefree and lighthearted

37
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untenable

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impossible to defend to justify

38
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veneer

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a thin attractive layer that conceals something common or coarse

39
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tacit

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indicated but not clearly expressed; implied silently

ant: explicit; frank

40
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largesse

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generosity

ant: stinginess

41
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wont

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adj/ likely

42
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etymology

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n/ the history of a word; the study of words, origins

43
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requisite

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adj/ required; necessary

ant: incidental nonessential

44
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disingenuous

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adj/ insincere; calculating

ant: honest; sincere candid

45
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assiduous

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adj/ diligent persistent

ant: lazy negligent

46
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propensity

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n/ a tendency

ant: aversion

47
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compunction

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n/ an uneasiness caused by guilt; a qualm

48
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revel

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v/ to enjoy; to take pleasure in

ant: grieve lament

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pro

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before, forward, forth

50
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lex

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speak, speech, word

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script

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to write

52
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dys

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bad, difficult, abnormal

53
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ion

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the act, process, or result of

54
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ob

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towards; against; away

55
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mort

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death

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con

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with, together

57
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bene

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good, well

58
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ject

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throw; lie

59
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de

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from; away from; down from reverse, negate

60
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spect

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to see; look; watch

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