Vocabulary Units 1-6 Flashcards
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To corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value
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adulterate
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able to use both hands equally well
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ambidextrous
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To make larger, increase
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augment
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deprived of, made unhappy through a loss
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bereft
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to position or arrange
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deploy
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stern, unyielding, gloomy
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dour
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courage in facing difficulties
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fortitude
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to stare with open mouth: to open the mouth wide
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gape
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to utter taunting words
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gibe
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an external appearance
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guise
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intended to deceive or entrap
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insidious
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a hint, indirect suggestion
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intimation
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wealthy, luxurious, ample; grandiose
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opulent
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easily bent, flexible; easily influenced
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pliable
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to say again, repeat
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reiterate
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not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive
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stolid
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experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant
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tentative
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not combed; untidy; not properly maintained
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unkempt
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word for word; exactly as written or spoken
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verbatim
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cautiously; with great care
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warily
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skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind
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adroit
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peaceable, friendly
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amicable
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having a deep seated distaste; opposed, unwilling
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averse
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given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive
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belligerent
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kindly, charitable
benevolent
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hasty, not thorough
cursory
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treachery, deceitfulness
duplicity
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to praise extravagantly
extol
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possible, able to be done
feasible
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a wry face, facial distortion
grimace
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a large scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter
holocaust
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not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance
impervious
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a moving force, impulse, stimulus
impetus
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danger
jeopardy
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extremely careful; particular about details
meticulous
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a longing for something past; homesickness
nostalgia
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the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example
quintessence
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to move backward; return to an earlier condition
retrogress
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to examine closely
scrutinize
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lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest
tepid
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an enemy, opponent
adversary
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to turn away; make indifferent or hostile, to transfer, convey
alienate
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a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery
artifice
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to compel, force
coerce
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cowardly; a coward
craven
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of or related to cooking or the kitchen
culinary
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a death, especially of a person in a lofty position
demise
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to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to
exhilarate
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plowed but not seeded; inactive; land left unseeded; to plow but not seed
fallow
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to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks
harass
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stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action
inclement
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to pay debt, settle an account; to eliminate
liquidate
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to think about in a dreamy way, ponder
muse
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so unimportant that it can be disregarded
negligible
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to make permanent or long lasting
perpetuate
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an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
precedent
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inflicting or aiming at punishment
punitive
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to set right, remedy; relief from wrong or injury
redress
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a temporary stay; to stay for a time
sojourn
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refined in manner or style, suave
urbane
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associated, connected
affiliated
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to find out
ascertain
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an accomplishment, the act of achieving
attainment
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to give or pass on as an inheritance
bequeath
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forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point
cogent
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to move toward one point, approach nearer together
converge
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to scatter, spread far and wide
disperse
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to regard highly; a highly favorable opinion or judgement
esteem
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to erase, obliterate, destroy
expunge
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having limits; lasting for a limited time
finite
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not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack
invulnerable
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spiteful; showing ill will
malevolent
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cool and confident; unconcerned
nonchalant
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knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding
omniscient
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a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems
panacea
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exact, careful, attending thoroughly to detail; having high moral standards, principled
scrupulous
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to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding
skulk
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proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority
supercilious
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strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation
uncanny
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easily excused; pardonable
venial
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unselfish; concerned with the welfare of others
altruistic
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to express agreement
assent
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one who does good to others
benefactor
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marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly
chivalrous
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mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness
clemency
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a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; famine
dearth
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shy, lacking self confidence, modest, reserved
diffident
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a difference; a lack of agreement
discrepancy
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to go aboard; to make a start; to invest
embark
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easily done or attained; superficial; ready, fluent; easily shown but not sincerely felt
facile
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unconquerable, refusing to yield
indomitable
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free from error; absolutely dependable
infallible
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to walk heavily or slowly
plod
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causing a sharp sensation; stinging, biting
pungent
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neglectful in performance of one's duty, careless
remiss
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to rest; lie; place
repose
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rashness, boldness
temerity
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fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive; scathingly harsh
truculent
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sincere, real, without pretense
unfeigned
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extremely poisonous; full of malice, spiteful
virulent
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to yield to; to assume an office or dignity
accede
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to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion
brandish
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to include or contain; to be made up of
comprise
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skillful, nimble
deft
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deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in
destitute
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definite, clearly stated
explicit
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to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally
extirpate
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coming at a bad time; not appropriate
inopportune
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suggesting an incongruity between what might happen and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic
ironic
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stale, moldy; out of date
musty
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meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority
officious
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unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen
ominous
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a high peak or point
pinnacle
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considered before hand, deliberately planned
premeditated
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growing without check, running wild
rampant
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comfort, relief; to comfort, console
solace
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dignified, majestic
stately
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bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable
supple
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to stop by force, put down
suppress
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open to or marked by bribery or corruption
venal
