Vocabulary Flashcards

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Infer:

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To conclude or deduce

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Callous:

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Heartless, cruel

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Untoward:

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Difficult to manage; trouble or unpleasantness

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Cursory:

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Quick, minimal effort, not thorough

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5
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Kinetic:

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Of or related to movement

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Bifurcate:

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Split

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Anachronism:

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A thing of the past

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Ephemeral:

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Lasting only for a short period of time

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Assent:

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To give consent, to agree

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Bearing:

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Manner, direction, influence

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11
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Hematologic:

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Relating to blood

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12
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Pediculosis:

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Infested with lice

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13
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Off-setting:

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Counteract, compensate

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14
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Raucous:

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Wild or loud

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Concave:

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Rounded inward

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Adverse:

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Undesired, unfavorable, possibly harmful

I.E side effects of meds

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Exiguous:

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Inadequacy, lacking, scant

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Atrophy:

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Degeneration, wasting away

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19
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Void:

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Not occupied or empty

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20
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Intangible:

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Vague

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21
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Patent:

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Open

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Docile:

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Easily handled, tame

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Impending:

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Occurring in the near future, about to happen

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Contingent:

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Dependent

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25
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Milieu:

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The environmental condition or setting

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26
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Dichotomy:

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Split, a division or contrast between 2 things

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Prognosis:

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Anticipated or expected course of outcome

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28
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Paltry:

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Worthless

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29
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Disdain:

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Lack of respect

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30
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Virulent:

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Extremely harmful and severe

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31
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Occluded:

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Closed or obstructed

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32
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Untenable:

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No support, unjustified

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33
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Nebulous:

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Vague

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34
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Antidote:

A

Cure or remedy

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35
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Latent:

A

Present but not active or visible

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36
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Vigilant:

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Always aware

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37
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Symptom:

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Indication

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38
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Innocuous:

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Harmless

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39
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Insidious:

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So gradual as to not become apparent for a long time

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40
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Transient:

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Lasting for a short period of time or duration

41
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Terrestrial:

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Of or relating to earth

42
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Exogenous:

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Growth from superficial or shallow tissue

43
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Perfunctory:

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Minimal effort

44
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Digression:

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Detour from central topic

45
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Turgid:

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Inflate, swollen

46
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Precipitous:

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Rapid, uncontrolled

47
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Hedge:

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Evade or dodge

48
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Benevolent:

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Showing sympathy

49
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Androgynous:

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Both male and female

50
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Languid:

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Tired and slow

51
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Fortitude:

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Strength and endurance

52
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Deleterious:

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Injurious to health

53
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Pugnacious:

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Eager or quick to argue/fight

54
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Otic:

A

Of the ear

55
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Panacea is another word for:

A

Cure

56
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Expectorate:

A

To cough up discharge from the lungs

57
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Desiccated:

A

Dry

58
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Ambivalent:

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Uncertain, having contradictory feelings

59
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Ominous:

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Dangerous, threatening

60
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Compensatory:

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Offsetting or making up for something

61
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Labile:

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Changing rapidly and often, unstable (I.E. fever, emotions)

62
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Forgo:

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Omit (NO-GO)

63
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Proscribe:

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Forbid

64
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Gaping:

A

Something that is wide open and exposed

65
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Accolade:

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Tribute or honor

66
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Discrete:

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Distinct, separate

67
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Transdermal:

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Crossing through the skin

68
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Imminent:

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Likely to happen

69
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Overt:

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Obvious, easily observed

70
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Concise:

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Brief, to the point

71
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Abate:

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Reduce, lessen

72
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Abdicate:

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To give up or leave

73
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Barrage:

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Bombardment

74
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Malinger:

A

Pretend to be ill

75
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Manifestation:

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An indication or sign of a condition

76
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Heedless:

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To be thoughtless, unmindful, or careless

77
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Halitosis:

A

Bad breath

78
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Brusque:

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Attitude, shortness

79
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Obtuse:

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Ignorant

80
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Endogenous:

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Growth from a deep tissue

81
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Proliferation:

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A rapid increase in number

82
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Clement:

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Favorable, merciful

83
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Brazen:

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Bold, without shame

84
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Salient:

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Important

85
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Paroxysmal/paroxysm:

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Beginning suddenly or abruptly; convulsive

86
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Dilate:

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To enlarge or expand

87
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Aggrieved:

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Hurt or angry

88
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Viscous:

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Sticky

89
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Belligerent:

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Hostile; aggressive

90
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Aegis:

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Control, protection

91
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Convoluted:

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To be complex

92
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Impervious:

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Impenetrable, not allowing anything to pass through

93
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Ethereal:

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Being extremely delicate

94
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Ubiquitous:

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Being or seeming to be everywhere at once

I.E. no smoking signs in a hospital

95
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Repugnant:

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Distasteful, offensive

96
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Portend:

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Forecast

97
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Contraindication:

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A reason something is not advisable or should not be done

98
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Enervating:

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Causing debilitation or weakness