Vocabulary Flashcards
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assertion
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something declared or stated positively
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exertion
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the use of power and of strength
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dissertion
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a formal and long paper, written for a degree for a university
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disconcert
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to upset and confuse
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certitude
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certainly, invevitability
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ascertain
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to discover, find out
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annex
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to attach oneself; take over
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nexus
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a connection, link, or intersection
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liaison
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intermediary; go between
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obligatory
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expected or required
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ligature
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a binding or joining
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sedition
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act or practice aimed at undermining authority; rebellion
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ambiance
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environment surrounding; atmosphere
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circuitous
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roundabout or lengthy
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transitory
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short-lived or temporary
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accede
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to agree, often at the urging of another
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antecedent
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one that precedes another
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precedent
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tradition; an act or decision that is used as a model for future acts or decisions
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contravene
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to violate or go against
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advenititious
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artificial; acquired
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parvenu
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someone newly wealthy
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icendiary
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inflaming, provoking heat or anger
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incense
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to infuriate; to make passionately angry
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inflammatory
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arousing anger or strong emotion
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flamboyant
intended to attract attention; showy
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luster
brilliance; brightness
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illustrious
well-known and distinguished
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illustrative
descriptive; representative
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fulminate
to attack with words; denounce
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refulgent
brilliantly illuminated; shining
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flagrant
noticeably bad or offensive
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conflagration
a large fire
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semantic
having to do with the meaning of words or language
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semiotic
of or relating to signs or symbols
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paradigm
a pattern or model
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phraseology
the way in which something is expressed; style
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metaphrase
an exact translation or restatement
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paraphrase
a summary that is not word for word
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demonstrative
openly expressive of emotions
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remonstrate
to protest or object
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ominous
menacing; threatening
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abominable
loathsome; disagreeable
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abomination
something disgustingly offensive
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detrimental
causing damage or harm; injurious
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contrite
feeling regret and sorrow; penitent
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trite
boring because of overuse or repitition
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detritus
debris; junk
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attrition
a lowering in number
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lenient
not strict; generous
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lenitive
easing pain or discord
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mollify
to soothe the feelings of; to appease
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rudiment
a basic idea or principle
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rudimentary
undeveloped; very basic or simple
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implicit
implied or understood but not directly experienced
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inexplicable
difficult or impossible to explain
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diverge
to branch out; to go different ways
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converge
to come together, to gather, to meet
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acclivity
a climbing slope; a hill
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declivity
a downward slope; a dip
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proclivity
a natural tendency towards
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contort
to twist, wrench, or bend severely out of shape
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distort
to misshape; missrepresent
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sinuous
curving or twisting
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insinuate
to suggest in an indirect or subtle fashion
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desultory
moving or jumping from one thing to another
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resilient
able to recover readily; persistent
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exultant
marked by great joy or jubilation
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expendable
not necessary; dispensable
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impending
about to occur
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append
to add as a supplement; attach
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subjective
varying according to personal opinion or objective
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interject
to insert between other elements
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undulate
to move in a wavelike fashion; to ripple
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inundate
to flood
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redound
to have an effect
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disseminate
to scatter; to spread
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seminal
fundamentally influential; important
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florid
overly decorated; showy
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flourish
to thrive; to prosper
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deracinate
to uproot; to remove from one's homeland
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irradicable
impossible to destroy
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eradicate
to destroy; get rid of
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germinate
to cause to grow
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germinal
occuring in the earliest stage of development
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germane
related to a subject or topic; relevant
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decorum
appropriateness of behavior or conduct
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decorous
proper; mannerly
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adorn
to decorate; heighten the beauty of
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suborn
to convince someone to lie or commit a crime
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ornate
heavily decorated; intricate
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formulaic
done according to an overused method; trite
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formulate
to come up with; devise
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inordinate
too abundant; excessive
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ordain
to formally order, command
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preordained
determined in advance
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munificent
generous; giving
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remunerate
to compensate; pay
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communal
shared by people of a community; public
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excommunicate
to exclude from membership in a group
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incommunicado
unable or not allowed to communicated with others
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appreciable
able to be measured or perceived
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appraise
to evaluate
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meritorious
deserving reward or praise
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demerit
a fault or flaw
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meretricious
seemingly true, but actually false
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instill
to gradually put into
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distill
to extract the essence of
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ablution
a cleansing, especially religious or spiritual
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alluvial
deposited by a stream
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lachrymal
having to do with tears
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lachrymose
teary; oversentimental
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lavish
(1) luxuriously abundant (2) to give in abundance
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riparian
having to do with the banks of a body of water
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meander
to wander; to move without direction
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fluent
(1) able to speak smoothly (2) smooth
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fluctuate
to change irregularly
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crevice
a small crack
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crevasse
a large, deep crack
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fission
splitting
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fissure
opening; split
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hiatus
an interruption in space or time
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orotund
(1) deep and full (2) pompous
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orifice
mouth or opening
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excavate
to dig up
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cavernous
deep and empty
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concave
curving toward
