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Word Test 5 Flashcards

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Assuage

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  • to make unpleasant feelings less strong.
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Facile

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  • ignoring the true complexities of an issue; superficial. - (especially of success in sport) easily achieved; effortless.
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Absolve

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  • declare (someone) free from guilt, obligation, or punishment.
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Damning

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  • of a circumstance or piece of evidence) strongly suggesting guilt or error. - extremely critical.
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Agency

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  • a business or organization providing a particular service on behalf of another business, person, or group. - action or intervention producing a particular effect. - Etymology: Latin ag- (root of agere “to do, act, manage”)
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Unfurl

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  • (of a flag, sail, etc.) to become open from a rolled position.
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Abase

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  • to make yourself seem to be less important or to not deserve respect.
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Allure

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  • the quality of being powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating; attraction, charm, or excitement.
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Perverse

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  • showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable. - contrary to the accepted or expected standard or practice. - Etymology: First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, Middle French pervers, “wicked, unnatural,” from Latin perversus “facing the wrong way, askew”.
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Presupposition

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  • something that you believe is true without having any proof; something that is assumed in advance.
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Preponderance

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  • the quality or fact of being greater in number, quantity, or importance.
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Tesselate

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  • (of shapes) to fit together in a pattern with no spaces in between
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Epithet

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  • an adjective or phrase expressing a quality or attribute regarded as characteristic of the person or thing mentioned. - an epithet used as a term of abuse. - Etymology: First recorded in 1570–80; from Latin epitheton “adjective; word used attributively,” from Greek epítheton “something added, adjective, epithet”.
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Progenitor

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  • the parent or direct ancestor of a person, animal, or plant. - a person who originates a cultural or intellectual movement.
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Animus

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  • hostility or ill feeling.
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Enmity

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  • strong dislike or hate.
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Badinage

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  • humorous or witty conversation.
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Contentious

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  • causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial. - involving heated argument.
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Perturbed

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  • feeling anxiety, worried or concern; unsettled. - Etymology: 1325–75; Middle English perturben (
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Crude

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  • in a natural or raw state; not yet processed or refined. - simple and not skilfully done or made. - rude and offensive.
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Verity

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  • the quality of being true - a belief, idea, or principle that is generally accepted as being true and is of fundamnetal importance.
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Salacious

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  • having or conveying undue or inappropriate interest in sexual matters.
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Meditate

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  • focus one’s mind for a period of time, in silence or with the aid of chanting, for religious or spiritual purposes or as a method of relaxation. - think deeply about (something). - plan mentally; consider.
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Supplanted

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  • supersede and replace; to take the place of (something or someone).
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Juncture

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  • a particular point in time.
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Vacuous

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  • having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless. - Etymology: 1645–55; from Latin vacuus “empty”.
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Tact

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  • the ability to say or do the right thing without making anyone unhappy or angry; skill and sensitivity in dealing with others or with difficult issues.
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Incessant

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  • continuing without pause or interruption (especially in an annoying or unpleasant way).
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Dichotomy

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  • a difference between two completely opposite ideas or things; a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different.
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Anathema

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  • something or someone that one vehemently dislikes or disapproves of.
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Vapid

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  • offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging; bland. - showing no intelligence or imagination.
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Self-deprecating

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  • modest about or critical of oneself, especially humorously so.
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Deprecating

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  • showing that you think something is of little value or importance. - showing that you do not approve of something. - Etymology: First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin dēprecātus “prayed against, warded off”.
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Flagrant

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  • (of a bad action, situation, person, etc.) shocking because of being so obvious.
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Strife

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  • angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues; conflict.
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Tentative

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  • not certain or fixed; provisional. - done without confidence; hesitant. - Etymology: First recorded in 1580–90; from Medieval Latin tentātīvus, equivalent to Latin tentāt(us) (past participle of tentāre, variant of temptāre “to test”.
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Alarmist

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  • someone who exaggerates a danger and so causes needless worry or panic; intentionally showing only the bad and dangerous things in a situation.
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Despot

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  • a ruler or other person who holds absolute power, typically one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way - Etymology: mid 16th century: from French despote, via medieval Latin from Greek despotēs ‘master, absolute ruler’.
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Pariah

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  • an outcast. - a person who is not accepted by a social group, especially because he or she is not liked, respected, or trusted. - Etymology: early 17th century: from Tamil paṛaiyar, plural of paṛaiyan ‘(hereditary) drummer’; a member of an indigenous people of southern India originally functioning as ceremonial drummers but later having a low caste.
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Embattled

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  • having a lot of problems or difficulties.
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Prolix

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  • (of speech or writing) using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy.
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Abrasive

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  • showing little concern for the feelings of others; harsh.
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Diaspora

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  • a group of people who spread from one original country to other countries, or the act of spreading in this way. - Etymology: Greek, from diaspeirein ‘disperse’, from dia ‘across’ + speirein ‘scatter’.
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Tumult

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  • a loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people. - a state of confusion or disorder. - Etymology: 1375–1425; late Middle English tumult(e)
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Dismay

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  • a feeling of unhappiness and disappointment; feeling of conern and distress.
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Gouge

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  • to make a hole in something in a rough or violent way.
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Undergird

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  • to support something by forming a strong base for it.
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Dearth

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  • a scarcity or lack of something.
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Cardinal

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  • of great importance.
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Extemporaneous

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  • spoken or done without preparation.

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