Vocabulary Day 9-10 Flashcards
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Allot
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To apportion, allocate, or assign
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Amid
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In the middle of
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Ancillary
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Subordinate; providing assistance
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Annuity
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An annual allowance or income
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Antedate
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To be older than; to have come before
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Anthology
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Collection; especially of literary works
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Behest
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Command; order
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Bona-Fide
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Sincere
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Compromise
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a Settlement of differences in which each side gives
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Concede
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To acknowledge as true or right to grant or yield
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Concave
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Curved inward
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Confederate
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An ally; an accomplice
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Confer
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To exchange ideas; to consult with; to bestow
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Disposition
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Characteristic attitude; state of mind; inclination arrangement
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Dissident
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A person who disagrees or dissent
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Distinct
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Separate; different; clear and unmistakable
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Divine
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To intuit; to prophesy
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Extrovert
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An open, outgoing person
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Eclipse
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To block of light of
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Efficacy
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Effectiveness
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Estrange
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To make unfriendly
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Ethics
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Moral standards governing behavior
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Evince
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To demonstrate convincingly; to prove
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Excise
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To remove by cutting, or as if by cutting
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Fallacy
A false notation or belief; a misconception
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Frenetic
Frantic; frenzied; Fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way
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Gastronomy
The art of eating well
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Husbandry
Thrifty management of resources; livestock farming
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Innate
Existing since birth; inborn; inherent
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Insatiable
Hard or impossible to satisfy; greedy; avaricious
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Insinuate
To hint; to creep in
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Insipid
Dull; bland; banal
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Levity
Lightness; frivolity; numerousness
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Mitigate
To moderate the effect of something
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Mollify
To soften; to soothe; to pacify
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Nebulous
Vague; hazy; indistinct
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Obtuse
Insensitive; blockhead
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Precipitate
To cause to happen abruptly
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Prodigious
Extraordinary; enormous
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precipitous
Steep
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Preclude
To prevent something from ever happening
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Reprimand
Stern reproof; official rebuke
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Remuneration
Payment; recompense
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Repugnant
Repulsive; offensive; disgusting
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Retort
To make a sharp reply
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Revamp
To revise; to renovate
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Tenacious
Persistent; stubborn; not letting go
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Transcend
To go beyond or above; to surpass
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Unctuous
Oily, both literally and figuratively; insincere
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Underscore
To underline; to emphasize
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APT
Appropriate; having a tendency to; likely
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Archives
Place where historical documents are stored
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Arid
Very dry; lacking life, interest, or imagination
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Ascertain
To determine with certainty
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Astringent
Harsh; severe; withering
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Attribute
To credit to or assign; to ascribe
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Bland
Mild; tasteless; dull; unlively
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Baroque
Extravagantly ornate; flamboyant; Highly ornate and extravagant in style
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Conviction
Strong belief; a determination of guilt
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Cordial
Gracious; warm; sincere
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Corrosive
Eating away; destructive
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Crestfallen
Dejected; dispirited
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Critique
A critical review
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Demagogue
A leader of the people, but more a rabble rouser
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Divulge
To reveal especially reveal something that has been a secret
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Dour
Forbidding; severe; gloomy
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Depravity
Inhabitant; Moral corruption
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Emaciate
To make extremely thin through starvation or illness
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Emanate
To come forth; to issue; Issue or spread out from (a source)
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Emancipate
To liberate; to free from bondage or restraint
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Ebb
To diminish; to recede
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Exuberant
Highly joyous or enthusiastic; overflowing; lavish
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Envision
To imagine; to foresee
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Faux
False
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Fester
To generate pus; to decay
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Genocide
Extermination of a national, radical, or religious group
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Hyperbole
An exaggeration used as a figure of speech; exaggeration
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Insolent
Arrogant; insulting
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Instigate
To provoke; to stir up
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Insular
Like an island; isolated
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Integral
Essential
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Litigate
To engage in legal proceedings
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Moribund
Dying
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Morose
Gloomy; sullen
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Nefarious
Evil; flagrantly wicked
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Omniscient
All-knowing; having infinite wisdom
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Preeminent
Better than anyone else; outstanding; supreme
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Pandemic
Prevalent throughout a large area
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Prevail
To triumph; to overcome rivals; (with on, upon, or with) to persuade
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Pristine
Original; unspoiled; pure
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Quaint
Pleasantly old-fashioned; picturesque
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Rife
Occurring frequently; widespread; common; swarming
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Rivet
To engross; to hold firmly
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Rue
To mourn; to regret
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Recondite
Hard to understand; over one's head
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Sentiment
Able to perceive by the senses; conscious; General feeling or opinion
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Serendipity
Accidental good fortune; discovering good things without looking for them
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Servile
Submissive and subservient; like a servant
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Veneer
Facade; coating; outward appearance
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Verge
Border; brink; edge
