vocab unit 13

Question 1

extremely difficult to understand

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abstruse

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syn: arcane, recondite, occult

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abstruse

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ant: simple, straightforward

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abstruse

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an open or intentional insult; a slight; to insult to one’s face in defiance, confront

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affront

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syn: offense; offend

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affront

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ant: compliment, praise

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affront

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a false rumor, fabricated story

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canard

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syn: hoax

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canard

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excessively ready to find fault; given to petty criticism; intended to trap, confuse, or show up

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captious

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syn: faultfinding, carping

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captious

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ant: uncritical

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captious

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aware, knowledgeable, informed; having jurisdiction

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cognizant

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syn: acquainted

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cognizant

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ant: unaware, unconscious, oblivious

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cognizant

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regretful for some misdeed or sin; plagued by a sense of guilt; thoroughly penitent

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contrite

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syn: remorseful, rueful

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contrite

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ant: unapologetic, impenitent

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contrite

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the center of attraction, attention, or interest; something that serves to guide or direct

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cynosure

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syn: focus

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cynosure

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well behaved, dignified, socially proper

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decorous

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syn: seemly, becoming, tasteful

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decorous

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ant: unbecoming, improper, tasteless

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decorous

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to think it appropriate or suitable to one’s dignity to do something; to condescend

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deign

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syn: deem

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deign

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thoroughly dried out; divested of spirit or vitality; arid and uninteresting

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dessicated

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syn: dehydrated, shriveled

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desiccated

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ant: sodden, waterlogged, drenched

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desiccated

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the power to produce a desired result

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efficacy

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syn: effectiveness, potency, reliability

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efficacy

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ant: impotence

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efficacy

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to bring into existence, give rise to, produce; to come into existence, assume form

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engender

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syn: generate, cause, form

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engender

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ant: stop, deter

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engender

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light, airy, delicate; highly refined; suggesting what is heavenly (rather than earthbound)

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ethereal

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syn: heavenly, celestial, gossamer

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ethereal

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ant: infernal, hellish, thick, heavy

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ethereal

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the front or face of a building; a surface appearance (as opposed to what my lie behind)

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facade

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syn: exterior, surface, mask

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facade

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ant: interior

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facade

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revolting in an unnatural or morbid way; suggestive of someone who robs graves or otherwise preys on the dead

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ghoulish

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syn: barbarous, monstrous

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ghoulish

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not in keeping, unsuitable, incompatible

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incongruous

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syn: discordant

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incongruous

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ant: compatible, harmonious, consistent

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incongruous

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a crafty, scheming, or underhanded action designed to accomplish some (usually evil) end

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machination

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syn: plot, maneuver

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machiantion

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to hypnotize, entrance; to fascinate, enthrall, bewitch

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mesmerize

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disgrace arising from shameful conduct; contempt, reproach

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opprobrium

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syn: infamy, dishonor, odium

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opprobrium

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ant: acclaim, honor, glory, renown

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opprobrium

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generally regarded as such; reputed; hypothesized, inferred

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putative

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syn: supposed, presumed

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putative

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ant: corroborated, confirmed

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putative