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Vocabulary Deck 5 Flashcards

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1
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Anecdote

A

a brief amusing story

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Celerity

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speed

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Dexterous

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skillful with hands

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Extraneous

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irrelevant

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Incoherent

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not clear

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Maladroit

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clumsy; unskillful

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Pallid

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pale

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Presumptuous

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assuming too much; arrogant

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Scrupulous

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careful; diligent; painstaking

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Unequivocal

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clear; obvious

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Animosity

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hatred; antagonism

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Censorious

A

Disapproving; critical

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Dichotomy

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a division in two parts

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Extrapolate

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extend; predict on the basis of known data

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Incongruous

A

not fitting in; out of place

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Malady

A

illness

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Palpable

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easily felt; easily perceived

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Pretentious

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pompous; self-important

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Scrutinize

A

examine carefully

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Unfetter

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set free

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Annex (n)

A

a building which is an addition to an existing building

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Censure

A

blame

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Didactic

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intended to teach; instructive

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Extrinsic

A

irrelevant on the outside

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Inconsequential

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unimportant; insignificant; negligible

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Malediction

A

a curse

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Panacea

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remedy for all ills

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Prevaricate

A

speak misleadingly and evasively

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Scuttle

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sink

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Unfrock

A

to remove a priest from his position

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Annex (v)

A

to take position of; seize; capture

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Cerebral

A

intellectual

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33
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Diffident

A

lacking confidence

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34
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Fallacious

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false

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Inconspicuous

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not easily seen; subtle; not noticeable

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36
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Malefactor

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a wrong-doer

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Paradigm

A
  1. example; 2. model; 3. way of looking at things
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Unprecedented

A

never having happened before

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Pristine

A

unspoiled

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40
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Seminary

A

an institution in which priests are trained

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Anomaly

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something that does not fit the pattern; irregularity

42
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Certitude

A

certainty

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Digress

A

wander off the subject

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Falter

A

hesitate; waver

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Indelible

A

cannot be wiped out

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Malinger

A

deliberately avoid work; shirk

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Paradox

A

apparently contradictory statement

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Proclivity

A

tendency towards

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Sensuous

A

appealing to the senses

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Unscathed

A

unharmed; intact; without a scratch

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Antagonism

A

hostility; strong opposition

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Charlatan

A

trickster who claims knowledge he doesn’t have

53
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Dike

A

dam; embankment

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Fanatical

A

obsessive; fixated

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Indifferent

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  1. neutral; 2. not outstanding
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Malingerer

A

person who deliberately tries to avoid work

57
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Paragon

A

a perfect example

58
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Sentinel

A

guard; sentry

59
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Unwitting

A

not deliberate; unconscious

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Procrastinate

A

delay; put off

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Antagonistic

A

opposed; hostile; aggressive

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Chary

A

wary of; cautious about; reluctant to give

63
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Dilatory

A

slow; falling behind with one’s work

64
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Fanaticism

A

passion; excessive devotion

65
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Indigenous

A

native to a particular area

66
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Malleable

A

flexible; can be shaped

67
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Paramount

A

of supreme importance

68
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Prodigal

A

wasteful; extravagant

69
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Sequester

A

isolate

70
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Upbraid

A

scold; tell off; reprimand

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Antediluvian

A

outdated; prehistoric; very old-fashioned

72
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Chastises

A

punishes

73
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Dilemma

A

puzzling situation

74
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Fastidious

A

overly particular; finicky

75
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Indolence

A

laziness

76
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Mallet

A
  1. wooden hammer, 2. stick used for polo
77
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Parasite

A
  1. scrounger; 2. animal which takes digested food from another
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Prodigious

A

very large

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Serendipity

A

fortunate coincidence; unsought discovery

80
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Uproarious

A

hilarious, hysterical, very funny

81
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Anthology

A

a book which is a collection of poems or stories

82
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Chicanery

A

trickery

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Dilettante

A

person who dabbles in a subject without serious study

84
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Fatuous

A

silly; foolish

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Inductee

A

novice; beginner

86
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Manipulatable

A

influencable; controllable

87
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Parched

A

dried up

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Profane

A

unholy

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Serene

A

calm; peaceful

90
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Upshot

A

outcome

91
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Anthropocentrism

A

putting man at the center of one’s philosophy

92
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Chimerical

A

changeable; unstable

93
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Diligent

A

hard-working

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Feasible

A

possible and predictable

95
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Indulgent

A

pampering; satisfying desires

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Marred

A

damaged; spoiled

97
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Pariah

A

an outcast from society

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Profanity

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swearing; cursing

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Serrated

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jagged, saw-like

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Urbane

A

sophisticates; suave

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