Vocabulary Day 21-22 Flashcards
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Apropos
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Appropriate; coming at the right time
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Allusion
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An indirect reference; a hint
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Artisan
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A person skilled in a craft
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Assail
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To attack vigorously
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Assert
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To claim strongly; to affirm
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Ascribe
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To credit to or assign
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Blanch
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To turn pale; to cause to turn pale
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Chronic
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Constant; lasting a long time; inveterate
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Categorical
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Unconditional; absolute
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Castigate
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To criticize severely; to chastise
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Calamity
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A disaster
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Callous
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Insensitive; emotionally hardened
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Cadence
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Rhythm; the rise and fall of sound
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Demise
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Death
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Demur
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To object; to take exception
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Deplore
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To regret; to condemn; to lament
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Demure
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Shy; reserved; sedate
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Denounce
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To condemn
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Edify
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To enlighten; to instruct, especially in moral or religious matters
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Ebullient
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Boiling; bubbling with excitement; exuberant
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Epigram
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A brief and usually witty or satirical saying
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Feign
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To make a false representation of; to pretend
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Fetish
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An object of obsessive reverence, attention, or interest
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Gratis
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Free of charge
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Halcyon
Peaceful; carefree; serene
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Indigenous
Native; originating in that area
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Increment
An increase; one in a series of increases
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Infinitesimal
very, very, very small; infinitely small
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Injunction
A command or order, especially a court order
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Larceny
Theft; robbery
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Marginal
Related to or located at the margin or border; at the lower limit of quality; insignificant
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Materialistic
Preoccupied with material things; greedy for possessions
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Nemesis
Unconquerable opponent or rival; one who seeks just compensation or revenge to right a wrong
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Oligarchy
Government by only a very few people
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Perpetrator
The one who committed the act
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Propensity
A natural inclination or tendency; a predilection
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Peregrination
Wandering; traveling; expedition
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Propitious
Marked by favorable signs or conditions
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Qualitative
Having to do with quality or something (as opposed to the quantity)
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Sophomoric
Juvenile; childish goofy
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Self-made
Having succeeded in life without help from others
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Sovereign
Supreme ruler; monarch
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Sedentary
Largely confined to sitting down; not physically active
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Seclusion
Aloneness; withdrawal from other people
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Scorn
To disdain; to find someone or something contemptible
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Scant
Limited; meager; barely sufficient
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Ubiquitous
Bing everywhere at the same time
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Usurp
To seize wrongfully
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Uniform
Consistent; unchanging; the same for everyone
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Warrant
To justify; to provide grounds for; to guarantee
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Antithesis
The direct opposite
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Apathy
Lack of interest; lack of feeling
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Aphorism
A brief; often witty saying; a proverb
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Appreciate
To increase in value
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Arbiter
One who decides; a judge
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Approbation
Approval; praise
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Bombast
Pompous or pretentious speech or writing
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Boor
A rude or churlish person
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Chicanery
Trickery; deceitfulness; artifice, especially legal or political
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Circuitous
Roundabout; not following a direct path
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Circumscribe
To draw a line around; to set the limits; to define; to restrict
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Circumvent
To frustrate as through by surrounding
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Depict
To portray; especially in a picture
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Deplore
To regret; to condemn; to lament
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Deploy
To arrange strategically
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Derelict
Neglectful; delinquent; deserted
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Extrapolate
To project or deduce from something known; to infer
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Enormity
Extreme evil; a hideous offense; immensity
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Engender
To bring into existence; to create; to cause
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Fickle
Likely to change for no good reason
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Figment
Something made up or invented; a fabrication
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Grimace
To make an ugly, disapproving facial expression
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Harbinger
A precursor; an indication; an omen
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Irrevocable
Irreversible
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Impecunious
Without money; penniless
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Insidious
Treacherous; sneaky
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Invective
Insulting or abusive speech
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Lascivious
Lustful; obscene; lewd
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Mawkish
Overly sentimental; maudlin
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Melancholy
Gloomy; depressed and weary
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Nomenclature
A set or system of names; a designation; a terminology
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Opprobrious
Damning; extremely critical; disgraceful
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Peculiar
Unusual; bizarre; individual; belonging to a particular region
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Proponent
An advocate; a supporter of a position
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Patina
Surface discoloration caused by age and oxidation
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Proprietary
Characteristic of an owner of property; Constituting property
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Quixotic
Romantic or idealistic to a foolish or impractical degree
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Subversive
Corrupting; overthrowing; undermining; insurgent
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Superfluous
Extra; unnecessary; redundant
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Salutation
Greeting; welcome; opening words of greeting
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Superficial
On the surface only; shallow; not through
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Supercilious
Haughty; patronizing
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Succumb
To yield or submit; to die
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Subtle
Not obvious; able to make fine distinctions; ingenious; crafty
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Synthesis
The combining parts to form a whole
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Sycophant
One who sucks up to others
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Taciturn
Untalkative by nature
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Tout
To praise highly; to brag publicly about
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Wary
Cautious; watchful; careful
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Wizened
Shriveled; withered; shrunken
