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Vocabulary: Group 4 Flashcards

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Aggrandize

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(Verb) to increase in intensity, power, influence, or prestige

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Acerbic

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(Adj.) having a sour or bitter taste or character; sharp; biting

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Alchemy

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(Noun) a medieval science aimed at the transmutation of metals, especially base metals into gold

*an alchemist is one who practices alchemy

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Amenable

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(Adj.) agreeable; responsive to suggestion

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Anachronism

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(Noun) something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context

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Astringent

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(Adj.) having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe; something with a tightening effect on tissue

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Contiguous

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(Adj.) sharing a border; touching; adjacent

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Convention

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(Adj.) a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude

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Credulous

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(Adj.) tending to believe too readily; gullible

[noun form: credulity]

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Cynicism

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(Noun) an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness

[adj. form: cynical]

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Decorum

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(Noun) polite or appropriate conduct or behavior

[adj. form: decorous]

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Derision

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(Noun) scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment

[adj. form: derisive, verb form: deride]

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Desiccate

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(Verb) to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull

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Dilettante

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(Noun) one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge

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Disparage

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(Verb) to slight or belittle

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Divulge

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(Verb) to disclose something secret

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Fawn

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(Verb) to flatter or praise excessively

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Flout

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(Verb) to show contempt for, as in a rule or convention

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Garrulous

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(Adj.) pointlessly talkative; talking too much

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Glib

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(Adj.) marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial

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Hubris

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(Noun) overbearing presumption or pride; arrogance

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Imminent

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(Adj.) about to happen; impending

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Impetuous

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(Adj.) hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement

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Indifferent

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(Adj.) having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice

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Inimical

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(Adj.) damaging; harmful; injurious

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Intractable

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(Adj.) not easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate

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Intrepid

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(Adj.) steadfast and courageous

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Laconic

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(Adj.) using row words; terse

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Maverick

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(Noun) an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party

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Mercurial

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(Adj.) characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood

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Mollify

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(Verb) to calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intensity

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Neophyte

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(Noun) a recent convert; a beginner, novice

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Obfuscate

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(Verb) to deliberately obscure; to make confusing

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Obstinate

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(Adj.) stubborn; hard-headed; uncompromising

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Ostentatious

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(Adj.) characterized by or given to pretentious display; showy

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Pervade

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(Verb) to permeate throughout

[adj. form: pervasive]

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Phlegmatic

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(Adj.) calm; sluggish; unemotional

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Plethora

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(Noun) an overabundance; a surplus

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Pragmatic

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(Adj.) practical rather than idealistic

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Presumptuous

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(Adj.) overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy); taking liberties

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Pristine

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(Adj.) pure; uncorrupted; clean

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Probity

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(Noun) adherence to highest principles; complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness

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Proclivity

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(Noun) a natural predisposition or inclination

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Profligate

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(Adj.) excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant

[noun form: profligacy]

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Propensity

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(Noun) a natural inclination or tendency; penchant

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Prosaic

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(Adj.) dull; lacking in spirit or imagination

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Pungent

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(Adj.) characterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste

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Quixotic

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(Adj.) foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romantic ideals

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Quotidian

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(Adj.) occurring or recurring daily; commonplace

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Rarefy

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(Verb) to make or become thin, less dense; to refine

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Recondite

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(Adj.) hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure

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Refulgent

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(Adj.) radiant; shiny; brilliant

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Renege

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(Verb) to fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise

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Sedulous

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(Adj.) diligent; persistent; hard-working

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Shard

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(Noun) a piece of broken pottery or glass

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Soporific

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(Adj.) causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep

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Sparse

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(Adj.) thin; not dense; arranged at widely spaced intervals

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Spendthrift

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(Noun) one who spends money wastefully

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Subtle

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(Adj.) not obvious; elusive; difficult to discern

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Tacit

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(Adj.) implied; not explicitly stated

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Terse

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(Adj.) brief and concise in wording

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Tout

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(Verb) to publicly praise or promote

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Trenchant

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(Adj.) sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating

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Unfeigned

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(Adj.) genuine; not false or hypocritical

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Untenable

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(Adj.) indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable

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Vacillate

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(Verb) to waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another

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Variegated

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(Adj.) multicolored; characterized by a variety of patches of different color

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Vexation

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(Noun) annoyance; irritation

[verb form: vex]

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Vigilant

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(Adj.) alertly watchful

[noun form: vigilance]

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Vituperate

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(Verb) to use harsh condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely or abusively; to berate

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Volatile

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(Adj.) readily changing to a vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive

[noun form: volatility]

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