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VOCABULARIES Flashcards

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(n) - the quality of being an open to more than one interpretation; inexactness. VAGUENESS

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AMBIGUITY

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(n) - an inclination to believe that people are motivated purely by self-interest; skepticism. DOUBT

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CYNICISM

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(n) - a genre of crime or film or fiction characterized by cynicism, fatalism, and moral ambiguity.

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NOIR

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(adj) - lacking quality or quantity required, insufficient for a purpose. DEFICIENT

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INADEQUATE

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(n) - a member of a self-appointed group of citizens who undertake laws enforcement in their community without legal authority.

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VIGILANTE

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(n) - a long bridge-like structure, typically a series or arches, carrying road or railroad across a valley or other low ground.

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VIADUCT

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(v) - a quote (a passage, book or author) as evidence for or justification of an argument or statement. QUOTE

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CITE

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(adj) - using only two legs for walking (of an animal)

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BIDEPAL

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(v) - show or represent by drawing, painting or other art form; portray in words; describe. ILLUSTRATE

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DEPICT

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(v) - live in or at specified place. RESIDE

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DWELL

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(adj) - having a solid, almost unyielding surface or structure. HARD

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FIRM

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(n) - the action of fact putting something off later time; postponement. DEFERRAL

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DEFERNMENT

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(v) - make or shape (a metal object) by heating it in a fire or furnace and beating or hammering it. FOUND

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FORGE

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(n) - an enclosed structure in which material can be heated to very high temperature, e.g smelting metals; used to describe a very hot place.

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FURNACE

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(adv) - of, relating to, or according to the rules of syntax or syntactics.

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SYNTACTIC

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(n) - the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.

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SYNTAX

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(n) - a meaningful morphological unit of a language that cannot be further divided.

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MORPHEME

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(n) - a person who acts as a link between people in order to try to bring about an agreement or reconcilation; a mediator. NEGOTIATOR

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INTERMEDIARY

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(n) - capital expenditure.

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CAPEX

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(n) - anger. RAGE

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IRE

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(v) - drive up the price (of a company’s shares) in order to gain a financial advantage.

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RAMP

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(adj) - regarded as being cause by.

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ATTRIBUTABLE

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(n) - japanese word for princess or a lady of a higher.

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HIME

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(adj) - showing a disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others; unselfish.

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ALTRUISTIC

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(n) - a ghost. APPARTITION

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PHANTOM

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(adj) - involving or requiring strenous effort, difficult and tiring. ONEROUS

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ARDUOUS

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(adj) - causing harm or damage. DETRIMENTAL

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DELETERIOUS

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(v) - cease; abstain. FORBEAR

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DESIST

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(adj) - serving as desirable model; representing the best of its kind. FAULTLESS

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EXEMPLARY

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(adj) - entirely lacking or free form. WITHOUT

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DEVOID

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(adj) - prone to casual change; inconstant.

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FICKLE-MINDED

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(v) - ( of a person or other living thing) lose or lack vitality, grow weak or feeble. DETORIATE

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LANGUISH

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(v) - agree to a demand, request or treaty. ACCEPT

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ACCEDE

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(adj) - pressing; demanding.

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EXIGENT

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(adj) - (of a plant, animal or person) producing much fruit or foliage or many offspring. INVENTIVE

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PROLIFIC

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(adj) - obtained, done by or involving deception, especially criminal deception. SWINDLING

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FRAUDULENT

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(v) - cause (someone) to become hostile. ALIENATE

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ANTAGONIZED

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(v) - inspire or permeate. PERVADE

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IMBUE

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(v) - spread through out. FILL

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PERMEATE

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(v) - spread through and be perceived in every part.

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PERVADE

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(adj) - according to, resembling or denoting the system of feudalism, absurbly outdated or old-fashioned.

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FEUDAL

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when we act to promote someone else’s welfare, even at a risk or cost to ourselves.

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ALTRUISM

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(n) - a person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people. MARABOUT

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RECLUSE

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(n) - a person living a solitude as a religious discipline.

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HERMIT

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(adj) - practice of severe self-discipline.

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ASCETIC

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(adj) - severe or strict in manner, attitude or appearance.

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AUSTERE

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(n) - a system of government in which most important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives. CIVIL SERVICE

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BUREAUCRACY

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(adj) - at equal distant.

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EQUIDISTANT

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(adj) - sudden and unexpected. IMMEDIATE

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ABRUPT

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(adj) - sparing in the use of words; abrupt. BRUSQUE

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TERSE

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(adj) - offhand in speech or manner. BLUNT

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BRUSQUE

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(adj) - rough and low pitch. HOARSE

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GRUFF

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(adj) - active, fast and energetic. DECISIVE

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BRISK

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(adj) - reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little. QUIET

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TACITURN

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(n) - the fact or condition of being prevalent; commoness. CURRENCY

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PREVALENCE

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(adj) - widespread in a particular area or at a particular time. USUAL

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PREVALENT

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(n) - restrain or keep in check. REPRESS

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CURB

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(adj) - comparable in certain respects, typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of the things. PARALLEL

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ANALOGOUS

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(n) - relationship by blood. KINSHIP

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KINDRED

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(adj) - difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious. MYSTIFYING

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ENIGMATIC

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(adj) - guilty of or involving betrayal or deception. PREFIDIOUS

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TREACHEROUS

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(n) - reduction in the number or quantity of something. EXHAUSTION

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DEPLETION

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(adj) - situated or placed in front.

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FORE

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(v) - hinder or impede the movement or progress of. BALK

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HAMPER

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(v) - delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them. HANDICUP

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IMPEDE

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(n) - a person’s or animals’ intestines or internal organs, especially when removed or expose. BOWELS

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ENTRAILS

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(n) - a tube or passageway in a building or machine for air, liquid, cable etc. CHANNEL

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DUCT

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(n) - the path followed by a projectile flying or an object moving under the action of given forces. ROUTE

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TRAJECTORY

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(adj) - highly ornate and extravagant in style. FANCY

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BAROQUE

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(n) - a female deer

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DOE

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(n) - a young deer in its first year; light yellowish-brown color (of a deer). BEIGE

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FAWN

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(n) - lack of interest; enthusiasm or concern. INDIFFERENCE

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APATHY

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(n) - a deep-seated feeling of dislike; aversion. HOSTILITY

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ANTIPATHY

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(adj) - (of a child) having developed certain abilities or proclivities at an earlier age than usual. ADVANCED

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PRECOCIOUS

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(n) - disorderly collection of objects placed haphazardly on top of each other. PILE

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HEAP

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(adj) - in a state of complete confusion and disorder. DISORGANIZED

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CHAOTIC

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(adj) - (of a person or action) showing a lack of experience, wisdom or judgement. INNOCENT

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NAIVE

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(adj) - filled with horror or shock. APPALLED

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AGHAST

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a thin grayish armored scale

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BUILDING BLOCKS FOR VOCABULARIES (2 decks)

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