Vocab Test Flashcards

1
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Morally unrestrained

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Licentious

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2
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A coin collector

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Numismatist

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3
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A scarcity, lack

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Paucity

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4
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Believing that all events in life are inevitable and determined by fate

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Fatalistic

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5
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To force oneself into a situation uninvited

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Obtrude

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6
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Dreamily thoughtful

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Pensive

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7
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Uninterested, listless

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Lackadaisical

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8
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To turn away feelings or affections

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Alienate

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9
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To combine

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Amalgamate

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10
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In high spirits; exultantly proud and joyful

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Elated

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11
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A witty saying expression a single thought or observation

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Epigram

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12
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An exaggerated portrayal of one’s featured

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Caricature

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13
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Mentally ill; insane

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Demented

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13
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To sharpen

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Hone

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13
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To waste time; to dawdle

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Dally

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14
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Pertaining to or constituting a major crime

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Felonious

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15
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To besiege by encircling

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Beleaguer

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16
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To eat or swallow greedily

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Gorge

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18
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No longer used or useful; very old

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Antiquated

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19
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A narcotic used to cause sleep or bring relief from pain

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Opiate

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21
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A large, elaborate structure; an opposing building

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Edifice

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22
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Equally skillful with either hand

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Ambidextrous

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22
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Delayed

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Belated

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23
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To give life or motion to

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Animate

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24
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To work dough or clay into a uniform mixture

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Knead

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25
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One having a fanatical devotion to a country, gender, or religion, with contempt for other countries, opposite sex, or other beliefs

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Chauvinist

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25
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Promoting equal rights for all people

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Egalitarian

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26
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In a state of violent or destructive rage

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Berserk

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26
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Marked by a conspicuous, showy, or pretentious

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Ostentatious

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27
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To mislead; to fool

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Delude

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28
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To escape notice; to get away from

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Elude

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29
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Inactive; unproductive

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Fallow

30
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Anything that destroys, prevents growth, or causes devaluation

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Blight

31
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A funeral rite or ceremony

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Obsequy

32
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An occupant; inhabitant

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Denizen

33
Q

Obligated loyalty or faithfulness

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Fealty

34
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To attract by offering reward or pleasure

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Entice

35
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To please

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Gratify

36
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A slow person, especially one who falls behind

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Laggard

37
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Maneuver or action used to gain an advantage

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Gambit

44
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Worn out; dulled, as from overindulgence

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Jaded

45
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The main point

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Gist

46
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To recommend; to speak in favor of

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Advocate

47
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To obliterate; to wipe out

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Efface

48
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Personal appeal or attraction; magnetism

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Charisma

49
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A brute; a large monster; a frightful giant

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Ogre

50
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To hypnotize

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Mesmerize

51
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Anything having existence, either physical or mystical

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Entity

52
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To exchange words; to discuss casually

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Bandy

53
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Cowardly and treacherous

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Dastardly

54
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Favoritism shown to family or friends by those in power, especially in business or hiring practices

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Nepotism

55
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To resent another’s success; to envy

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Begrudge

56
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An influential person; a member of an elite group

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Mandarin

57
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Gluey; sticky

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Glutinous

58
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Deep-seated hostility, often mutual

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Enmity

59
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To speak in a dramatic, pompous, or blustering manner

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Declaim

60
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To inspire or influence; to saturate

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Imbue

61
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A pole with a large hook in one end

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Gaff

62
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To drink in large quantities; to gulp

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Quaff

63
Q

A lover of books

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Bibliophile

64
Q

To prepare for an event or an action

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Gird

65
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To make afraid; to discourage

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Daunt

66
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A state of continual change or movement

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Flux

67
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A dirty, wretched living place

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Hovel

68
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Of or like a corpse; pale, guant, thin

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Cadaverous

69
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Of Middle Ages; of or relating to a mysterious, grotesque, and desolate style of fiction

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Gothic

70
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Extreme poverty

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Penury

71
Q

An exit; a means of going out

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Egress

72
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Happiness; bliss

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Felicity

73
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A dictator with absolute power

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Despot

74
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Deci

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Ten

75
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Pro

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In front/ before

76
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Chroma

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Color

77
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Aut

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Self

78
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Ize

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To make

79
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Morph

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A form or shape

80
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Mort

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Death

81
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Micro

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Small