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Volcabulary 147-220 Flashcards

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Enigma(n)

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A puzzle; a mystery

-speaking in riddles and dressed in old robes, the artist was something of an enigma

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Engender(v)

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To produce, cause, or bring about

- his fear and hatred of clowns was engendered when he witness a clown fight someone

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Enumerate(v)

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To count, list, or itemize

-be deciding, Jacob asked the waiter to enumerate the different varieties

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Ephemeral(adj)

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Lasting a short time

-the lives if mayflies seem ephemeral to us, since it’s average lifetime is an hour

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Epicure(n)

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A person with refined taste in food and wine

-Nurem is an epicure who always throws splendid dinners

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Equivocate(v)

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To use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead

-faced with criticism, the politician equivocated and left them all thinking he sided with them

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Erratic(adj)

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Wandering and unpredictable

-it took and erratic turn that surprised everyone

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Ersatz(adj)

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Fake

-her bag was really an ersatz version purchased on the street

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Erudite(adj)

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Learned; scholarly; bookish
-the annual meeting of philosophy professors was a gathering of the most erudite, well-published individuals in the field

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Eschew(v)

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To shun; to avoid ( as something wrong or distasteful)

-the filmmaker eschewed artificial light for her actors

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Esoteric(adj)

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Known or understood only by a few

- only a handful of experts are knowledgeable about the esoteric world of physics

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Estimable(adj)

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Admirable

-people consider it estimable that mother Teresa spent her life helping the poor of India

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Ethos(n)

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The beliefs or character of a group

- it is the Boy Scouts ethos that one should always be prepared

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Eulogy(n)

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A speech in praise of someone

- his best friend have the eulogy, outlining his achievements

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Euphemism(n)

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Use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one
-the funeral director preferred to use the euphemism “sleeping” instead of dead

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Euphony(n)

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Pleasant, harmonious sound

-to her, he children’s song sounded like euphony, although someone cringed at the cacophony

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Exacerbate(v)

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To make worse

- sleeping will only exacerbate the problem

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Exculpate(v)

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To clear from blame; to prove innocent

- law is intended to convict this who are guilty and exculpate the innocent

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Exigent(adj)

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Urgent; requiring immediate attention

-he was loosing blood so rapidly tha got was exigent to stop the bleeding

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Exonerate(v)

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To clear blame

-the fugitive was exonerated when another guy pleaded guilty

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Explicit(adj)

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Clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression

-the journalist wrote an explicit description of the gruesome murder

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Exponent(n)

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One who champions or advocates

- the Vice President was an enthusiastic exponent of computer technology

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Expurgate(v)

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To censor

- government propagandists expurgated all negative references to the dictator from the film

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Fallow(n)

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dormant; unused

-the field should lie fallow for a year so the soil does not become completely depleted

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Fanatical(adj)

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Acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion
-the guys were fanatical in their devotion to boxing

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Fatuous(adj)

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Stupid; foolishly self-satisfied

-ted’s fatuous comments always embarrassed his wife at parties

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Fawn(v)

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To grovel

-the understudy fawned over the director in hopes of being cast in the part on a permanent basis

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Fecund(adj)

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Fertile; fruitful; productive

-the fecund couple yielded a total of 20 children.

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Fervid(adj)

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Intensely emotional; feverish

-her fans were particularly fervid, doing anything to catch a glimpse of the singer

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Fetid(adj)

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Foul-smelling; putrid

-the fetid stench caused her to wrinkle her nose

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Flag(v)

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To decline in vigor, strength, or interest

-the marathon runner slowed down as his strength flagged

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Florid(adj)

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Excessively decorated or embellished

-the palace had been decorated in an excessively florid style

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Foment(v)

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To arouse or incite

-the rebels tried to foment revolution through thee attacks on the government

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Ford(v)

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To cross a body of water by wading

-because of the recent torrential rains, the cowboys were unable to ford the swollen river

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Forestall(v)

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To prevent or delay; to anticipate

-the landlord forestalled his attempt to avoid paying the rent by waiting for him outside

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Fortuitous(adj)

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Happening by chance; fortunate

- it was fortuitous that he won the lotto

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Fractious(adj)

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Unruly; rebellious

-he had a hard time maintaining discipline among his fractious troops

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Frenetic(adj)

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Frantic; frenzied

-the employees frenetic schedule left her little time to socialize

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Frugality(n)

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Tending to be thrifty or cheap

-his frugality was so great that e accumulated enough wealth to fill a storehouse

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Furtive(adj)

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Secret; stealthy

-he was furtive when he peered out the corner of his eye at the stunningly beautiful model

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Gambol(v)

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To dance or skip around playfully

-from her office, Amy enviously watched the playful puppies gambol around Central Park

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Garner(v)

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To gather or store

-the director managed to garner financial backing from several different sources

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Garrulous(adj)

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Tending to talk a lot

- the garrulous parakeet distracted it’s owner with its continuous talking

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Gestation(n)

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The growth process from conception to birth

-the longer gestation period of an organism, the more developed the baby is at birth

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Glib(adj)

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Fluent in an insincere manner; offhand; casual

-the slimy politician managed to continue gaining supporters because he was a glib speaker

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Glower(v)

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To glare or stare angrily and intensely

-the cranky waiter glowered at the indecisive customer

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Gradation(n)

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A degree or stage in process; a variation in color

-the paint store offers so many different gradations of red that it’s difficult to choose

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Gregarious(adj)

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Outgoing; sociable

-she was so gregarious that when she found herself along she felt quite sad

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Grievous(adj)

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Causing grief or sorrow; serious and distressing

-they sobbed loudly throughout the grievous event

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Grovel(v)

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To humble oneself Ina demeaning way

-he groveled to his ex, hoping she would take him back

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Guile(n)

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Deceit; trickery
-since he was not fast enough to catch the roadrunner on foot, the coyote resorted to guile in an effort to trap his enemy

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Gullible(adj)

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Easily deceived

-the con man pretended to be a bank officer so as to fool gullible customers

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Hapless(adj)

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Unfortunate; having bad luck

-I wish someone would give that poor, hapless soul some food and shelter

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Hegemony(n)

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The domination of one state or group over its allies

-when Germany claimed hegemony over Russia, Stalin was Outraged

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Hermetic(adj)

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Tightly sealed

-the hermetic seal of the jar provoked impossible to break

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Heterogeneous(adj)

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Composed of unlike parts; different; diverse

-the UN is by nature a heterogenous body

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Hoary(adj)

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Very old; whitish or gray from age

-the old mans hoary beard contrasted starkly to the new stubble of his teenage grandson

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Homogeneous(adj)

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Of a similar kind
-the class was fairly homogeneous since almost all the students were Jewish
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Husband(v)

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To manage economically; to use sparingly
-he paced himself at the start of the race, knowing that if he husbanded his resources he’d have the strength to break out of the pack

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Hyperbole(n)

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Purposeful exaggeration for effect

-he claimed that he was one of the 7 wonders, outsides classified the statement as a hyperbole

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Iconoclast(n)

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One who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions
- his lack if regard for traditional beliefs soon established him as an iconoclast

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Idiosyncrasy(n)

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Peculiarity of temperament; eccentricity

-his numerous idiosyncrasies included a fondness for wearing socks with green shoes

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Ignoble(adj)

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Having low moral standards; not noble in character; mean

-he was paid a princely sum for the picture of the self-proclaimed ethicist in the ignoble act of pick-pocketing

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Imbue(v)

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In infuse,dye,wet, or moisten

-Marcia struggled to imbue her children with decent values, a difficult task in this age

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Impasse(n)

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A blocked path; a dilemma with no solution

-the rick slide produced an impasse, so no one could proceed

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Impecunious(adj)

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Poor; having no money

-after the crash, many former millionaires found themselves impecunious

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Imperturbable(adj)

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Not capable of being disturbed

-she was so capable of dealing with children that she was imperturbable

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Impervious(adj)

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Impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected

-a good raincoat will be impervious to moisture

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Impetuous(adj)

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Quick to act without thinking

-it’s not good for an inversion to be impetuous since a lot of thought must be given

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Impious(adj)

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Not devout in religion

-the nun cut herself off from her impious family after she entered the convent

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Implacable(adj)

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Unable to be calmed down or made peaceful

-his rage at the betrayal was so great that he remained implacable for weeks

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Indolent(adj)

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Habitually lazy or idle

-her indolent ways for her fired from many jobs

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Inexorable(adj)

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Inflexible; unyielding

-the inexorable force of the twister swept away her house

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Ingenuous(adj)

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Showing innocence or childlike simplicity

-she was so ingenuous that her friends feared that her in iceboxes and triad unless would be exploited

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