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Vocabulary Flashcards

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Indubitably

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unquestionable

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Didactic

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used to teach or moralize

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3
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incendiary

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designed to cause fires, metaphorically

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acrimonious

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bitter or angry

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5
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platitude

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a statement, especially one with moral content, that has been used too often to be considered interesting or thoughtful

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empirical

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based on observation/experience rather than theory or logic

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bellicose

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demonstrating aggression or willingness to fight

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circumlocution

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use of many words when fewer would due

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repudiate

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deny the truth or validity of

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10
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inexorable

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impossible to stop or prevent

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vitriolic

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filled with bitter resentment or malice

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ubiquitous

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present or found everywhere

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usurp

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to take a position of power illegally or by force

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14
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inculcate

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to instill idea or attitude by persistent instruction

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capricious

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given to sudden changes in mood/behavior

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16
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facile

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appearing comprehensive but ignoring the complexities; superficial

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17
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sardonic

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grimly mocking

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18
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insipid

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bland

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19
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pithy

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concise and forcefully expressive

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20
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monolithic

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large and intractably indivisible and uniform

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21
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obfuscate

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muddled

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22
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obsequious

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attentive to a servile degree

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Ad Hoc Argument

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hypothesis is added to save claim from being false; making stuff up

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colloquial

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(language) informal, not literary, familiar

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obdurate

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stubbornly refusing to change one’s position

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ebullient

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cheerful and full of energy

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zealous

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ardently active, diligent and devoted

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conciliatory

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intended or likely to placate or pacify

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banal

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lacking in originality; boring

30
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germane

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relevant to subject of study; pertinent

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posit

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assume as a fact; put forward as basis of argument

32
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laudatory

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expressing praise or commendation

33
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querulous

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complaining in petulant or whiny manner

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gregarious

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sociable; fond of company

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epistolary

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literary works in the form of letters

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jocund

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cheerful or lighthearted

37
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pedantic

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ostentatious in learning, overly concerned with minute details

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confound

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cause surprise or confusion, by acting against expectations

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vociferous

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clamorous, crying out noisily

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histrionic

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overly dramatic or theatrical in character or style

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implacable

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unable to be placated; unforgiving; unstoppable

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cantankerous

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disagreeable and hard to deal with

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pugnacious

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inclined to fighting easily

44
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prevaricate

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to lie or misrepresent something

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impinge

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to infringe upon

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equanimity

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mental or emotional stability under pressure

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despondent

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feeling profound hopelessness or doom

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pungent

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having a strong smell

49
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wan

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unnaturally or sickly pale

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affront

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a personally offensive act or word

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reticent

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reserved in speech and manner

52
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ineffable

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too extreme to be expressed in words

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fastidious

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excessively particular, critical, or demanding

54
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rankle

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to cause irritation

55
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furtive

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behaving in a secretive manner

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languid

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slow and relaxed

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caustic

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severely critical or sarcastic

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raucous

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rowdy; disorderly

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affable

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easy to talk to; warm and friendly

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prolific

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producing a lot of something; highly productive

61
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bedlam

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a state of wild uproar and confusion

62
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accost

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to confront boldly

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listless

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showing no interest in anything

64
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abscond

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depart in a secret or sudden manner

65
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lucid

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expressed clearly

66
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prerogative

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an exclusive right or privilege

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