Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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Berate

A

Scold or Criticize

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2
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Emulate

A

Match or Surpass

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3
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Expound

A

Explain

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4
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Flippant

A

Not showing a serious attitude

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5
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Gregarious

A

outgoing or social

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6
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Hubris

A

Excessive Pride

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7
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Imperious

A

Assuming power without justification

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8
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Lexicon

A

The vocabulary of a person

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9
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Loquacious

A

Talkative

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10
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Malfeasance

A

Wrongdoing

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11
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Misnomer

A

Wrong or inaccurate name in the designation

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12
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Nomenclature

A

the choosing of names for things

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13
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Obfuscate

A

To confuse

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14
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Ostracize

A

Exclude from a society or group

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15
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Paramount

A

More important than anything else

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16
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Rancor

A

Bitterness or resentfulness

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17
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Refute

A

Prove to be wrong or false

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18
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Repose

A

A state of rest

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19
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Sanctimonious

A

Making a show of being morally superior

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20
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Sedition

A

Conduct or speech inciting people to rebel

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21
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Terse

A

Sparing in use of words

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22
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Trounce

A

Defeat heavily in a contest

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23
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Tutelage

A

Authority over someone or something

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24
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Untoward

A

Unexpected

25
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Vehemently

A

Showing strong feelings

26
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Vilify

A

Write or speak in an abusively disparaging way

27
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Wield

A

Hold and use typically a weapon or tool

28
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Winsome

A

Attractive appearance or character

29
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Xenophobe

A

fear or dislike for people of different countries

30
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Zephyr

A

Soft gentle breeze

31
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Ameliorate

A

To make or grow better

32
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Caveat

A

A warning or caution

33
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Disingenuous

A

Not straightforward or candid

34
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E.g

A

“For Example”

35
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Egalitarian

A

favoring social equality

36
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Ephemeral

A

Short-lived

37
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Equivocate

A

to be deliberately ambiguous or unclear

38
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Ethereal

A

Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality

39
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Finite

A

Having Bounds

40
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Hyperbole

A

Extravagant Exaggeration

41
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I.e

A

“that is”

42
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Inane

A

without contents, empty

43
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Milieu

A

Environment ; Setting

44
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NB

A

” Note well”

45
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Pejorative

A

disparaging, belittling

46
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Pernicious

A

Deadly

47
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Proclivity

A

A natural inclination; predisposition

48
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Renege

A

to go back on a promise or commitment

49
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Requisite

A

Necessary ; indispensable

50
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Salient

A

Noticeable; also projecting; also leaping

51
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Sojourn

A

A temporary stay

52
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Succinct

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Brief, concise

53
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Superfluous

A

More than is wanted or is sufficient

54
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Syntax

A

the study of rules whereby words or other elements of sentences

55
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ubiquitous

A

Being everywhere

56
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Unilateral

A

Having only one side

57
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Verve

A

energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas

58
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Vociferous

A

Making a loud outcry