Vocabulary 4 Flashcards

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Nefarious

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Wicked or criminal

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2
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Innocuous

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Harmless

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3
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Malevolent

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Having a wish to do evil to others

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4
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Benevolent

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Kind

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5
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Stoic

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Someone who can endure pain without showing it

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6
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Haggard

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Exhausted

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7
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Indignant

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Annoyance due to what’s unfair

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8
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Ecumenical

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Representing a number of churches

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9
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Prosaic

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Lacking in imagination and excitement

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Trepidation

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Fear, anxiety or nervousness about something that’s is about to happen

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11
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Wonderment

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Awe, amazement and admiration

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12
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Idiosyncratic

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Unique to an individual or group

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13
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Precocious

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Child who exhibits abilities and maturity beyond their age

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14
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Decorum

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Proper behaviour and manners

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15
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Perturbed

A

Unsettled or disturbed

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16
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Political pomposity

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Use of excessive self important or overly formal language by politicians

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17
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Aloof

A

Being distant

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18
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Erudition

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Showing knowledge

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19
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Invoke Pathos

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Appeal to audiences emotions to persuade and make strong emotional connection

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20
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Plaintive

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Sad

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21
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Wheedling

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Using flattery to persuade someone

22
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Insipid

A

Lacking flavour

23
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Pacifism

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Belief that war is unjustified and all disputes should be settled peacefully

24
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Pugilism

25
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Egalitarianism

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Belief that people are equal and deserve equal opportunity

26
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Prudishness

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Shocked by rude things especially related to sec

27
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Sanctimonious

A

Showing that you are morally superior to other people

28
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Egalitarian

A

The saying that all people are equal

29
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Obsequious

A

Someone who is overly attentive

30
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Imperious

A

Someone who is Commanding

31
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Placating

A

Pacify or calm someone

32
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Erudite

A

Someone who is highly knowledgeable or educated

33
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Consternation

A

Anxiety particularly with something unexpected

34
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Revulsion

A

Sense of disgust

35
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Salubrious

36
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Exuberant

A

Full of energy

37
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Ponderous

A

Clumsy because of great weight

38
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Destitution

A

Poverty so poor that one cannot provide for themself

39
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Vice

A

Wicked behaviour

40
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Imprudence

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Unwise because you don’t consider the result of your actions

41
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Fatuous

A

Silly and foolish

42
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Vituperative

A

Harshly critical

43
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Glib

A

Speaking smoothly and confidently

44
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Furtive

A

Doing something secretly

45
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Eulogy

A

Speech or written tribute in honor of someone who has passed away

46
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Oblivion

A

Being forgotten

47
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Amiable

A

Having friendly and pleasant manner

48
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Ravenous

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Extremely hungry

49
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Abstruse

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Something hard to understand because it’s complex

50
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Profound

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Deep or intense