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Vocabulary2 Flashcards

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Deviate

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to depart from a standard or norm

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Devious

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Tricky, deceptive

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Didactic

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intended to teach, instructive

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Diffident

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Hesitant, reserved, shy

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Diffuse

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To spread out, to scatter

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Digress

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To wander from the main path or the main topic

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dilatory

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Delaying, procrastinating

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diligent

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working hard and steadily

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diminutive

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unusually small, tiny

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discern

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to detect, notice, or observe

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disclose

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to make known; to reveal

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discomfit

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to frustrate, thwart, or embarrass

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disconcert

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to confuse or embarrass

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discredit

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to cause disbelief in the accuracy of some statement or the reliability of a person

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discreet

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showing good judgment in speech and behavior

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discrepancy

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a difference or variance between two or more things

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disdain

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contempt, scorn

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disingenuous

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pretending to be candid, simple and frank

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disparage

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to speak disrespectfully about, to belittle

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disparity

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difference in quality or kind

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disregard

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to ignore, to neglect

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disruptive

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causing disorder, interrupting

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dissemble

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to pretend, to simulate

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dissipate

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to spread out or scatter

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dissonance

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lack of music harmony; lack of agreement between ideas

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diverge

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to move in different directions

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27
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diversion

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a distraction or pastime

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28
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divination

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the art of predicting the future

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divisive

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causing disagreement or disunity

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divulge

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to reveal

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31
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dogmatic

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holding firmly to a particular set of beliefs with little or no basis

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dominant

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greatest in importance or power

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dubious

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doubtful, uncertain

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34
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durable

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long lasting

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duress

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compulsion or restraint

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36
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eclectic

A

drawn from many sources; varied, heterogeneous

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efficacious

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able to produce a desired effect

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38
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effrontery

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shameless boldness

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effusive

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pouring forth one’s emotions very freely

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egotism

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excessive concern with oneself; conceit

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egregious

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obvious, conspicuous, flagrant

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elated

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excited and happy; exultant

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elliptical

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very terse or concise in writing or speech; difficult to understand.

44
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elusive

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hard to capture, grasp, or understand

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embezzle

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to steal money or property that has been entrusted to your care.

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emend

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to correct

47
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emigrate

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to leave one place or country to settle elsewhere.

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eminent

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noteworthy, famous

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emissary

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someone who represents another

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emollient

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something that softens or soothes

51
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empathy

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imaginative sharing of the feelings, thoughts, or experiences of another.

52
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empirical

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based on experience or personal observation.

53
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emulate

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to imitate or copy

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encroach

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to go beyond acceptable limits; to trespass.

55
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enervate

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to reduce the energy or strength of someone or something

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engender

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to produce, to cause

57
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enhance

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to improve in value or quality

58
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enmity

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hatred, hostility, ill will.

59
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enthrall

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to enchant or charm

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ephemeral

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quickly disappearing; transient

61
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equanimity

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calmness of mind, especially under stress

62
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eradicate

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to destroy completely

63
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espouse

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to take up as a cause; to adopt

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euphoric

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a feeling of extreme happiness and well-being; elation

65
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evanescent

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vanishing like a vapor; fragile and transient.

66
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exacerbate

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to make worse or more severe

67
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exasperate

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to irritate or annoy

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exculpate

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to free from blame or guilt

69
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exemplary

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worthy to serve as a model

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exonerate

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to free from blame

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expansive

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broad and large; speaking openly and freely

72
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expedite

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to carry out promptly

73
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expertise

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skill, mastery.

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expiate

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to atone for

75
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expropriate

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to seize ownership of

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extant

A

currently in existence

77
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extenuate

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to make less serious

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extol

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to greatly praise

79
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extricate

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to free from a difficult or complicated situation

80
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extrinsic

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not an innate part of aspect of something; external.

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exuberant

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wildly joyous and enthusiastic.

82
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facile

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easy; shallow or superficial

83
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fallacy

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an error in fact or logic

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felicitous

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pleasing, fortunate, apt.

85
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feral

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wild

86
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fervent

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full of intense feeling; ardent, zealous.

87
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flagrant

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obviously wrong; offensive

88
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flamboyant

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very colorful; showy, or elaborate

89
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florid

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flowery, fancy; reddish

90
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foppish

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describing a man who is foolishly vain about his dress or appearance

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formidable

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awesome, impressive, or frightening

92
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fortuitous

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lucky, fortunate

93
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fractious

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troublesome, unruly.

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fragility

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the quality of being easy to break; delicacy, weakness

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fraternize

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to associate with on friendly terms

96
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frenetic

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chaotic, frantic

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frivolity

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lack of seriousness; levity

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frugal

A

spending little

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fugitive

A

someone trying to escape

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