Vocab Words #1 Flashcards by Oliver Creamer | Brainscape

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abysmal

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limitless or profound

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acquiesce

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to give in

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aesthetic

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beauty

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aggrandize

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increase or make greater

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allusion

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historical reference

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anomalous, anomaly

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vague

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arduous

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very difficult

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austere

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severe or strict

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banal

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boring

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benign

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showing kindness

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capitulate

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to surrender

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catharsis

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releasing strong emotion

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caustic

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sarcastic, biting or burning

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circumspect

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thinking about possible risks prior to action

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coalesce

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to come together in one group

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colloquial

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speaking informally

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copious

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very large amount

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craven

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a lack of courage

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dearth

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famine

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diatribe

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bitter criticism

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dogmatic

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arrogance

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eclectic

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including things taken from different sources

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egregious

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very bad or offensive

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didactic

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instruct

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enigma

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something confusing

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esoteric

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only taught to a small group

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elucidate

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to clarify

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exacerbate

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to make something worse

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expedite

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to make something to happen faster

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expunge

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to remove completely

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extol

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to praise highly

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facade

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a false appearance

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feign

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to pretend to be affected

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fortuitous

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lucky

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futile

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having no result

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gamut

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full reign of something

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gratuitous

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thankful

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hubris

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a foolish amount of pride

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harbinger

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foreshadowing

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insidious

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causing harm gradually

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indigent

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lacking or impoverished

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insipid

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lacking flavor or zest

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judicious

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good judgement

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juxtapose

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comparing

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laconic

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using few words

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laud

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to give praise

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lucid

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very clear

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magnanimous

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showing generous nature

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malaise

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vague feeling of illness

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martyr

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someone who dies for a cause

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moot

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not important

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morose

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a person who is unhappy

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negligent

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failing to take care of something

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nominal

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not real, existing in name only

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nuance

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a very small difference

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obliterate

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to destroy completely

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odious

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evil

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odyssey

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long journey full of adventures

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ogle

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to stare at