Word List 2 Flashcards

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Charlatan (n)

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A trickster who claims knowledge he doesn’t have

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Antagonism (n)

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Hostility; strong opposition

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Dike (n)

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Dam; embankment

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Fanatical (adj)

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Obsessive; fixated

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Indifferent (adj)

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  1. Neutral

2. Not outstanding

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Malingerer (n)

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Person who deliberately tries to avoid work

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Paragon (n)

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A perfect example

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Procrastinate (v)

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Delay; put off

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Sentinel (n)

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Guard; sentry

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Unwitting (adj)

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Not deliberate; unconscious

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Apprehensive (adj)

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Worried; fearful

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Discordancy (n)

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Cacophony; harshness; jarring

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Fitful (adj)

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Not continuous; stopping and starting

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Inexorable (adj)

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Relentless
Unyielding; unalterable:
inexorable truth

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Maverick (n)

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A loner

A lone individual who takes an independent stand apart from his or her associates

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Parsimony (n)

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Stinginess; frugality; cost cutting

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Prosaic (adj)

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Dull; boring; ordinary

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Smorgasbord (n)

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A Swedish buffet of cold dishes

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Vagrant (n)

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Person wandering without a home

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Arable (adj)

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Can be cultivated

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Circumvent (v)

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Avoid

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Discrepancy (n)

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Something which does not match up; inconstistency

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Flagrant (adj)

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Clearly wrong

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Inexpedient (adj)

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Not advisable

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Meager (adj)

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In short supply

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Partisan (n)

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Biased; one-sided; committed to one group

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Proscribe (v)

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Forbid

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Solace (n)

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Comfort for grief

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Vapid (n)

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Dull; uninspiring

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Circumspect (v)

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Cautious; considering all sides