Word List 4 Flashcards

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ambivalence

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lack of clarity; being undecided; Get over your ambivalence and make a decision.

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cantankerous

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bad-tempered; The cantankerous baby threw a tantrum.

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impecunious

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having no money; My impecunious condition prevents me from going out.

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lucid

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clear; He is sick and doesn’t have many lucid moments.

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ornate

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highly decorated; The space was ornate, with a decorated ceiling.

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precipice

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steep slope; The precipice is dangerous.

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salubrious

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health-giving; The mountain air is salubrious.

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ambulatory

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able to walk around; He is no longer confined to his bed and is ambulatory.

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capacious

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spacious; The storage bin is very capacious.

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desecrate

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to damage or pollute a holy place; Don’t desecrate the sanctuary with your swearing.

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impious

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wicked, profane; His impious nature scares me.

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precipitous

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done in a hurry; This job was clearly done precipitously.

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salutary

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beneficial; As difficult as the relationship was, it was salutary.

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truncate

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cut short; Truncate the lengthy explanation.

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ameliorate

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make better; I’m glad to see you are attempting to ameliorate the situation.

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capitulate

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surrender; I will capitulate and do it your way.

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ossify

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turn to bone; become fixed and rigid; His bad habits are now ossified.

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preclude

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prevent; His disability precludes an athletic career.

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sanctimonious

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hypocritically holy; They resented his sanctimonious rant on morality.

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carping

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constant criticism; Quit carping over trivial matters.

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desist

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stop; Cease and desist.

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lummox

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clumsy person; He is a lummox and constantly crashes into things.

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precocious

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developing early; The precocious child will turn out to be exceptionally smart.

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sanction

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give approval to; The authorities sanctioned the event.

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turpitude

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depravity; His turpitude nature is unsettling.

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despondent

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having no hope; I am despondent about my failing health.

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expatriate

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refugee; emigrant; He expatriated from his homeland.

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inadvertent

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not intentional; However inadvertent, the comment was still insulting.

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sanguinary

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bloodthirsty; The sanguinary wolf howled with hunger.

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tyro

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novice; He is only a tyro, cut him some slack.

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amity

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friendship; I am grateful for our amity.

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castigate

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scold strongly; The captain castigated his soldier.

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destitution

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hardship; poverty; Uganda is in a state of destitution.

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expedient

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convenient, practical; The timing is very expedient.

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lynch

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assassinate; illegal hanging; The KKK lynched many blacks.

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overt

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obvious; The message is overly overt.

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sanguine

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optimistic; He has a sanguine disposition.

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amorphous

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lacking in shape; The amorphous blob did not move.

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catharsis

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purging of pent-up emotions; Music is my way to catharsis.

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deter

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put off; prevent; The large dog deterred trespassers.

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machinations

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plots; The machinations for the robbery were extremely detailed.

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preeminent

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outstanding; He is preeminent in his profession.

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sardonic

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mocking; He grinned sardonically.

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unalloyed

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undiluted; total; You have my unalloyed support.

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analgesic

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medicine to combat pain; Apply this analgesic to the wounded area.

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caucus

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type of private political meeting; The caucus was held at city hall.

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exposition

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clear explanation; The student prepared expositions on their essay topics.

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maelstrom

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whirlpool; The violent maelstrom killed many people.

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palatable

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good to eat; agreeable; Your ideas are palatable.

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prerogative

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privilege; The prerogatives of the President are very different from a civilian’s.

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savant

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person with knowledge; He is an intelligent business savant.

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unctuous

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using excessive flattery; The unctuous conman was charming.

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caustic

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burning; Lye is a caustic substance.

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incipient

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just beginning; His cold is incipient and must be monitored.

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magnanimous

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big-hearted; She is magnanimous towards her enemies.

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palisade

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fence made of posts; There was a palisade for defense.

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prescient

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having forknowledge; The prescient economist expected the financial collapse.

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undermined

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damaged; attacked; The army greatly undermined the village.

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cavalcade

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procession of vehicles; The cop escorted the cavalcade of cars to the funeral.

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extradite

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deport from one country back to the home country; I will be extradited if I don’t find a job.

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inclination

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tendency; The door’s inclination is to stick.

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magnate

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powerful businessman; The magnate deals with many important people.

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palliative

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a remedy that improves but doesn’t cure; This is only a palliative remedy, and will not get rid of the disease.

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presentiment

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a feeling that something might happen; I have a slight presentiment of a storm approaching.