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Vocabulary5 Flashcards

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simulated

A

imitating something else; artificial.

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solace

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to comfort or console

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spontaneous

A

happening without plan.

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spurious

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false; fake

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squander

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to use up carelessly, to waste

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stagnate

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to become stale through lack of movement or change

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staid

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sedate, serious, and grave

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stimulus

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something that excites a response or provokes an action

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stoic

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showing little feeling, even in response to pain or sorrow.

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strenuous

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requiring energy and strength

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submissive

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accepting the will of others; humble, compliant.

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substantiate

A

verified or supported by evidence

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sully

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to soil, stain, or defile

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superficial

A

on the surface only; without depth or substance

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superfluous

A

more than is needed, excessive.

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suppress

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to put down or restrain

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surfeit

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an excess

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surreptitious

A

done in secret

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surrogate

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a substitute

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sustain

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to keep up, to continue; to support.

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tactile

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relating to the sense of touch

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talisman

A

an object supposed to have magical effects or qualities

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tangential

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touching lightly; only slightly connected or related

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tedium

A

boredom

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temerity

A

boldness, rashness, excessive daring.

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temperance

A

moderation or restraint in feelings and behavior

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tenacious

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clinging, sticky, or persistent.

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tentative

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subject to change; uncertain

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terminate

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to end, to close

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terrestrial

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of the Earth

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therapeutic

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curing or helping to cure

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timorous

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fearful, timid

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toady

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someone who flatters a superior in hopes of gaining favor; a sycophant

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tolerant

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accepting, enduring

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toxin

36
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tranquility

A

freedom from disturbance or turmoil; calm

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transgress

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to go past limits; to violate

38
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transient

A

passing quickly

39
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transitory

A

quickly passing

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translucent

A

letting some light pass through

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transmute

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to change in form or substance

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treacherous

A

untrustworthy or disloyal; dangerous or unreliable

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tremulous

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trembling or shaking; timid or fearful

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trite

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boring because of over-familiarity; hackneyed

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truculent

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aggressive, hostile, belligerent.

46
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truncate

A

to cut off

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turbulent

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agitated or disturbed.

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unheralded

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little known, unexpected

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unpalatable

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distasteful, unpleasant

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unparalleled

A

with no equal; unique

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unstinting

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giving freely and generously

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untenable

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impossible to defend

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untimely

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out of the natural or proper time

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unyielding

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firm, resolute, obdurate

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usurper

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someone who takes place or possession without the right to do so.

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utilitarian

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purely of practical benefit

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utopia

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an imaginary, perfect society.

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validate

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to officially approve or confirm.

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variegated

A

spotted with different colors

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venerate

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to admire or honor

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verdant

A

green with plant life

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vestige

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a trace or remainder

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vex

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to irritate, annoy, or trouble

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vicarious

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experienced through someone else’s actions by ay of the imagination

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vindicate

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to confirm, justify or defend.

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virtuoso

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someone very skilled, especially in an art

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vivacious

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lively, sprightly

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volatile

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quickly changing; fleeting, transitory; prone to violence

69
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whimsical

A

based on a capricious, carefree, or sudden impulse or idea

70
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zealous

A

fulled with eagerness, fervor, or passion

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