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Vocabulary Words - Most Impotant Flashcards

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Adroit

Adept

A

Skilled

“C3PO is an ADROIT anDROID”

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Unequivocal

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Without a doubt

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Disingenuous

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Dishonest

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Alacrity

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Eager and enthusiastic willingness

“The empty auditorium was the result of A LACK of ALACRITY among the sleep-deprived students.”

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Anomily

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Deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality

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Audacious

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Daring and fearless; recklessly bold

“Their AUDACITY was evident when they published their ODD SAT book.”

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Capricious

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Inclined to change one’s mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable

“The album charts were CAPRICIOUS; one week Kanye West was on top - but as soon as we had catalogued all the swear words, Taylor swift took over.”

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Chicanery

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Trickery or subterfuge

“When I found the sneezing powder in my CHICKEN McNuggets, I knew you were up to some CHICANERY.”

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Disparate

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Fundamentally distinct or similar

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Equivocate

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To use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent

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Ingenuous

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Artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication

“Baby geniuses frequently discover ingenious ideas in INGENUOUS ways.”

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Irascible

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Easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts

“The IRASCIBLE rASCal threw her eraser.”

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Laud

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To praise highly

“The students stuck in the Loud AUDITORIum did not have any LAUDATORY comments at the end of the pep rally.”

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Magnanimity

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The quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving

“The MAGNANIMOUS king allowed the prisoner to live on one condition; that he take the SAT every day for the rest of his life. The prisoner chose death.”

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Mundane

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Of the world; typically of or concerned with the ordinary

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Nebulous

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Vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form

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Onerous

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Troubling; burdensome

“Would you HONOR US by helping us carry this ONEROUS bod of lead?”

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Prescience

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Foreknowledge of events; knowing events prior to their occurring

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Solicitous

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Concerned and attentive; eager

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Tortuous

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Winding; twisting; excessively complicated

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Truculent

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Fierce and cruel; eager to fight

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Ameliorate

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To make better or more tolerable

“AMELIA RATED her social life as having been AMELIORATED since last year.”

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Arduous

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Strenuous; taxing; requiring significant effort

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Ascetic

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One who practices rigid self-denial, esp. as an act of religious devotion

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Austere

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Without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic

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Bucolic

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Rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants

“The scene was BUCOLIC
So we started to frOLIC
In our feet so bare,
Whoops! The cow ships were there!”

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Contentious

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Argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement

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Convoluted

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Complex or complicated

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Eclectic

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Composed of elements drawn from various sources

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Ephemeral

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Brief; fleeting

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Facetious

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Playful; humorous

“She’s so FACETIOUS that you should not take what she says at FACE value.”

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Lucid

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Clear; easily understood

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Penurious

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Penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous

“PENURIOUS is a stingy word with lots of letters that won’t give any to PENURY even though PENURY is poor and doesn’t have as many letters.”

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Perfidy

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Intentional breach (break) of faith; treachery, betrayal of trust, faithlessness

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Precipitate

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Acting with excessive haste or impulse

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Predilection

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A disposition in favor of something; preference

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Prolific

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Producing large volumes or amount; productive

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Reticent

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Quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings

“Scarlett said to Rhett, “why are you so RETICENT?” He did not respond. “Is it because I didn’t write you a letter?” She asked. He nodded. But RHETT, I SENT you a postcard.”

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Squander

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To waste by spending or using irresponsibly

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