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Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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Indolent

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wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy
“they were indolent and addicted to a life of pleasure”

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2
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ardent

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showing or having warmth of feeling
think arson; ardor means “to burn”
suffix -ent means “doing a certain action”
an ardent person burns with passion

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argent

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silver; silvery white

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4
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countenance

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a person’s face or facial expression

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charisma

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compelling attractiveness or charm that can inspire devotion in others

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credulous

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having or showing too great a readiness to believe things
think gullible, naive, impressionable

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incredulous

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(of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something

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sacrosanct

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(especially of a principle, place, or routine) regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with.

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9
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equivocate

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use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself.

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10
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ponderous

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weighty

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assiduous

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showing great care and perseverance
dilligent; careful; meticulous; thorough

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sedulous

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(of a person or action) showing dedication and diligence.

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solicitous

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characterized by or showing interest or concern.

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14
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adduce

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verb: cite as evidence

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fastidious

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very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail.

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gendarme

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an armed police officer in France and other French-speaking countries.

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17
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hirsute

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hairy.

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18
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palpable

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capable of being touched or felt

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auspicious

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conducive to success; favorable.

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gambol

A

run or jump about playfully.

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21
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Assignation

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an appointment to meet someone in secret, typically one made by lovers

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22
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indigenous

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originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native

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delirious

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in an acutely disturbed state of mind resulting from illness or intoxication and characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech.

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24
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homophone

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a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning and/or spelling

25
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exasperate

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annoyed, especially because you can do nothing to solve a problem

26
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austere

A

severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance.

27
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lexicon

A

a dictionary, especially of Greek, Hebrew, Syriac, or Arabic.

28
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Macadamize

A

make or cover with macadam;

macadam: broken stone of even size used in successively compacted layers for surfacing roads and paths, and typically bound with tar or bitumen.

29
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embroilment

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an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation

30
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Messieurs

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a title or form of address used of or to a French-speaking man, corresponding to Mr. or sir.

31
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obstreperous

A

noisy and difficult to control.

32
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Colloquy

A

a conversation.

33
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velour

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a plush woven fabric resembling velvet, chiefly used for soft furnishings, casual clothing, and hats

34
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Coquette

A

a woman who flirts

35
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Declamatory

A

vehement or impassioned in expression.

36
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Dilatory

A

tending or intended to cause delay

intended to cause delay, gain time, or defer decision: dilatory strategy

37
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telemetry

A

automatically collects, transmits and measures data from remote sources, using sensors and other devices to collect data

38
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Dilettante

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a person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge; amateur; nonspecialist

39
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Effervesce

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(of a liquid) give off bubbles.

40
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abrogate

A

repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement);

or
evade (a responsibility or duty

41
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tepid

A

especially of a liquid) only slightly warm; lukewarm

or

showing little enthusiasm.

42
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acquit

A

free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty.

43
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altimeter

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an instrument for determining altitude attained, especially a barometric or radar device used in an aircraft.

44
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barometer

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an instrument measuring atmospheric pressure, used especially in forecasting the weather and determining altitude.

44
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spectrometer

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an apparatus used for recording and measuring spectra, especially as a method of analysis

45
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spectra

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a band of colors, as seen in a rainbow, produced by separation of the components of light by their different degrees of refraction according to wavelength.

45
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sphygmomanometer

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an instrument for measuring blood pressure, typically consisting of an inflatable rubber cuff which is applied to the arm and connected to a column of mercury next to a graduated scale, enabling the determination of systolic and diastolic blood pressure by increasing and gradually releasing the pressure in the cuff.

45
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vector

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a quantity having direction as well as magnitude, especially as determining the position of one point in space relative to another

or (having to do with aircraft)

direct (an aircraft in flight) to a desired point.

maginitude:the great size or extent of something.

46
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pathology

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the science of the causes and effects of diseases, especially the branch of medicine that deals with the laboratory examination of samples of body tissue for diagnostic or forensic purposes

47
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geophysics

A

the physics of the earth.

48
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nimbus

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a luminous cloud or a halo surrounding a supernatural being or a saint

49
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corona

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ANATOMY
a part of the body resembling or likened to a crown.

or

ASTRONOMY
the rarefied gaseous envelope of the sun and other stars. The sun’s corona is normally visible only during a total solar eclipse, when it is seen as an irregularly shaped pearly glow surrounding the darkened disk of the moon.

50
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fervent

A

having or displaying a passionate intensity.

51
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trowel

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a small handheld tool with a flat, pointed blade, used to apply and spread mortar or plaster.

52
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micrometer

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a gauge that measures small distances or thicknesses between its two faces, one of which can be moved away from or toward the other by turning a screw with a fine thread

53
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scaler

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a person or thing that scales

54
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peck

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A peck is an imperial and United States customary unit of dry volume, equivalent to 2 dry gallons, or 10-12 pounds

55
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plangent

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(of a sound) loud, reverberating, and often melancholy

56
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contemptable

A

deserving contempt; despicable

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