Vocabulary for Fast Flashcards

8th Grade

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Done secretly, especially because it is illicit.

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Clandestine

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To come together to form one whole.

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Coalesce

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3
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A large, destructive fire.

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Conflagration

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4
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Humble submission and respect.

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Deference

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5
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Essentially different in kind; not allowing comparison.

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Disparate

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Cheerful and full of energy.

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Ebullient

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Intended for or understood by only a small number of people.

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Esoteric

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8
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To make a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling worse.

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Exacerbate

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9
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To praise enthusiastically.

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Extol

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10
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Very attentive to detail and accuracy.

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Fastidious

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Having a red or flushed complexion; elaborately intricated or complicated.

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Florid

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12
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Acting or done quickly without thought or care.

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Impetuous

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13
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Wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy

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Indolent

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14
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Too great or extreme to be express in words.

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Juxtapose

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15
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Using very few words; brief and to the point.

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Laconic

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16
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Wishing harm or others; having ill intent.

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Malevolent

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17
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Sweet or musical; pleasant to hear.

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Mellifluous

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18
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To deliberately make something unclear or difficult to understand.

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Obfuscate

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Designed to impress or attract notice, often in an excessive way.

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Ostentatious

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20
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Having a harmful effect, especilally in a gradual or subtle way.

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Pernicious

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21
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Lacking poetic beauty; dull or ordinary.

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Prosaic

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22
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Overly idealistic; impractical.

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Quixotic

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23
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Stubbornly resistant to authority or control.

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Recalcitrant

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Optimistic or positive, especially in a difficult situation.

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Not genuine; false or fake.
Spurious
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Kept secret because it would not be approved of.
Surreptitious
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Present, appearing, or found everywhere.
Ubiquitous
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Loud, forceful, or intense in expression opionions.
Vociferous
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Showing great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or objective.
Zealous
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To renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function.
Abdicate
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Something that frustrates plans or hopes; a deteriorated condition.
Blight
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Showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper.
Blithe
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Lasting a very short time.
Ephemeral
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Exhibiting or marked by great intensity of feeling.
Fervid
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Having a heavy offensive smell.
Fetid
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To become unsteady, feeble, or spiritless.
Flag
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Excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.
Garrulous
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Tending to associate with others or one's kind; sociable.
Gregarious
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Sly or cunning intelligence.
Guile
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Lacking in freshness or originality.
Hackneyed
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A length and aggressive speech.
Harangue
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A person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions.
Iconoclast
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A made of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual.
Idiosyncrasy
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Not honorable in character or purpose.
Ignoble
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Tending to talk a great deal; talkative.
Loquacious
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Causing shock or disgust; involving sex or violence in a way that is meant to be shocking.
Lurid
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Showing or expressing too much emotion especially in a foolish or annoying way.
Maudlin
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An independent individual who does not go along with a group or party.
Maverick
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A departure from what is normal or expected, typically unwelcome.
Aberration
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Bitter or harsh in speech or behavior.
Acrimonious
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Skillful and clever, especially in difficult situations.
Adroit
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Showing selfness concern for the well-being of others.
Altruistic
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To make something better or more bearable.
Ameliorate
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Of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true.
Apocryphal
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Showing great care and perseverance.
Assiduous
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Well-meaning and kind
Benevolent
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A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.
Cacophony
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Given to sudden changes in mood or behavior.
Capricious
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Indirect, taking a roundabout route.
Circuitous