Vocabulary Flashcards

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Unfettered (adj.)

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Free, unchained

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Cognizant (adj.)

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Aware, conscious

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Relegate (verb)

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To lower, downgrade

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Provincial (adj.)

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Small minded or rural

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Repudiate (verb)

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To reject

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Latent (adj.)

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Present but not visible, subconscious, underlying

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Clarion (adj)

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Loud and clear

Noun: a trumpet

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Sentient (adj.)

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Able to feel/perceive

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Vestigial (adj.)

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Concealed between the lines

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Idiosyncratic (adj.)

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Unique to a specific person

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Soporific (adj.)

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Inducing sleep, drowsy

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Dogged (adverb)

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Determined, persistent

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Taciturn (adj.)

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Anti-social, close-mouthed

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Whimsy (adj.)

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Playfulness, the state of being fanciful

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Indolent (adj.)

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Lazy, languid

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Imperturbable (adj.)

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Calm, collected

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Ardent (adj.)

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Very enthusiastic, passionate

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Eminent (adj.)

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Famous, very important

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Iconoclastic (adj.)

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Nonconforming, irreverent

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Venerable (adj.)

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Given a great deal of respect

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Hegemony (noun)

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Predominant influence over others

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Licentious (adj.)

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Promiscuous, immoral (sexual)

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Brandish (verb)

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To wave menacingly

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Revile (verb)

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Abuse verbally

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Throng (noun)

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A crowd, gathering

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Balk (verb)

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To scoff, refuse abruptly

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Destitute (adj.)

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Lacking something in need

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Feign (verb)

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To pretend

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Eclectic (adj)

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Deriving ideas, styles/tastes from a broad and diverse rang of sources

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Anomalous (adj)

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Abnormal, irregular

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Enigma (noun)

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A person/thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand

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Vapid (adj.)

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Uninspired, colorless

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Laconic (adj.)

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A person, speech, or style of writing that is brief, using few words

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Dilatory (adj.)

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Sluggish, slow to act

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Vitriolic (adj.)

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Filled with bitter criticism or malice, vicious, hateful

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Avarice (noun)

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Greed, materialism, insatiable desire for wealth

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Forlorn (adj.)

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Unhappy, dreary, lonely

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Wanton (adj.)

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Uncalled for, cruel

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Stupendous (adj.)

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Amazing, astounding

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Perpetual (adj.)

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Continual, lasting, constant

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Illustrious (adj.)

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Eminent

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Perverse (adj.)

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Uncooperative, deliberately bad

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Obstinate (adj.)

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Stubborn, adamant

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Crony (noun)

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Ally, friend

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Ingratiate (verb)

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To get on the good side of someone

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Prodigious (adj.)

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Huge, marvelous

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Inconspicuous (adj.)

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Hidden, unnoticed

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Haughty (adj.)

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Arrogant

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Adept (adj.)

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Expert, skillful

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Siphon (verb)

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To convey, draw off