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Wordlist 4 Flashcards

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Ambivalence

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Lack of clarity; wavering; being undecided

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Cantankerous

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Bad-tempered; quarrelsome

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Derogatory

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Uncomplimentary

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Exemplify

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To serve as a good example

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Impecunious

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Having no money

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Lucid

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Clear

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Ornate

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Highly decorated

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Precipice

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Steep slope

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Salubrious

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Health-giving

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Truant

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Shirker; someone absent without permission

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Ambulatory

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Able to walk around (used on hospital patients)

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Capacious

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Spacious

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Desecrate

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To damage or pollute a holy place

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Exhaustive

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Complete and thorough

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Impious

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Wicked; profane

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Ludicrous

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Ridiculous; silly

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Orthodox

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Conventional

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Precipitous

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Done in a hurry

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Salutary

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Something which teaches you a lesson; beneficial

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Truncate

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Cut short

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Ameliorate

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Make better

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Capitulate

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Surrender; give in to

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Desecration

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Spoiling something holy

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Exonerates

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Acquits; absolves; removes blame

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Impoverished
Destitute; poor
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Lukewarm
1. Unenthusiastic; 2. Neither hot nor cold
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Ossify
1. Turn to bone; 2. Become fixed and rigid
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Preclude
Prevent or make impossible
29
Sanctimonious
Hypocritically holy
30
Tumult
Uproar; noise
31
Amelioration
Improvement
32
Carping
Constant criticism
33
Desist
Stop; discontinue; cease
34
Exorcism
Getting free/rid of; eliminating (especially demons)
35
Impromptu
Unrehearsed; spontaneous
36
Lummox
Clumsy person
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Ostentatious
Showy
38
Precocious
Developing early
39
Sanction
Give approval to
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Turpitude
Depravity
41
Amiable
Friendly
42
Cartographer
Person who makes maps
43
Despondent
Having no hope; miserable
44
Expatriate
Refugee; emigrant; someone living away from his own country
45
Inadvertent
Non intentional
46
Luscious
Juicy; moist; succulent
47
Oust
Push out of a position
48
Predecessor
One who came before
49
Sanguinary
Bloodthirsty; bloody
50
Tyro
Novice; beginner
51
Amity
Friendship
52
Castigate
Scold strongly
53
Destitution
Hardship; poverty; misery
54
Expedient
Convenient; practical
55
Incantation
Chant; invocation; prayer
56
Lynch
Assassinate; kill; illegal hanging
57
Overt
Obvious; not hidden
58
Predicament
Dilemma; difficult situation
59
Sanguine
Optimistic; cheerful
60
Ubiquitous
Found everywhere; omnipresent
61
Amorphous
Lacking in shape
62
Catharsis
Purging of pent-up emotions
63
Deter
Put off; prevent
64
Expedite
Make a faster
65
Incarceration
Imprisonate
66
Machinations
Plots and plans
67
Overwrought
Worked up; in an emotional state
68
Preeminent
Famous; outstanding
69
Sardonic
Mocking
70
Unalloyed
Undiluted; total
71
Analgesic
Medicine to combat pain
72
Caucus
Type of private political meeting
73
Deteriorate
Worsen; decline
74
Exposition
Clear explanation
75
Incessant
Without stopping
76
Maelstrom
Whirlpool; storm in the ocean
77
Palatable
Good to eat; agreeable
78
Prerogative
Right or privilege
79
Savant
Person with knowledge
80
Unctuous
Oily; using excessive flattery
81
Analogous
Comparable
82
Caustic
Burning
83
Detrimental
Harmful
84
Extol
Praise
85
Incipient
Just beginning
86
Magnanimous
Generous; big-hearted
87
Palisade
Fence made of posts
88
Prescient
Having fore-knowledge
89
Scale
To climb
90
Undermined
Damaged; attacked
91
Anarchy
Chaos; lack of government
92
Cavalcade
Procession of vehicles
93
Devoured
Greedily eaten/consumed
94
Extradite
Deport from one country back to the home country
95
Inclination
Tendency; leaning toward
96
Magnate
Powerful businessman
97
Palliative
A remedy that improves but doesn't cure
98
Presentiment
A feeling that something might happen
99
Scapegoat
Person on whom blame is placed for faults of others
100
Underscore
Emphasize
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# Reverse Lack of clarity; wavering; being undecided
Ambivalence
102
# Reverse Bad-tempered; quarrelsome
Cantankerous
103
# Reverse Uncomplimentary
Derogatory
104
# Reverse To serve as a good example
Exemplify
105
# Reverse Having no money
Impecunious
106
# Reverse Clear
Lucid
107
# Reverse Highly decorated
Ornate
108
# Reverse Steep slope
Precipice
109
# Reverse Health-giving
Salubrious
110
# Reverse Shirker; someone absent without permission
Truant
111
# Reverse Able to walk around (used on hospital patients)
Ambulatory
112
# Reverse Spacious
Capacious
113
# Reverse To damage or pollute a holy place
Desecrate
114
# Reverse Complete and thorough
Exhaustive
115
# Reverse Wicked; profane
Impious
116
# Reverse Ridiculous; silly
Ludicrous
117
# Reverse Conventional
Orthodox
118
# Reverse Done in a hurry
Precipitous
119
# Reverse Something which teaches you a lesson; beneficial
Salutary
120
# Reverse Cut short
Truncate
121
# Reverse Make better
Ameliorate
122
# Reverse Surrender; give in to
Capitulate
123
# Reverse Spoiling something holy
Desecration
124
# Reverse Acquits; absolves; removes blame
Exonerates
125
# Reverse Destitute; poor
Impoverished
126
# Reverse 1. Unenthusiastic; 2. Neither hot nor cold
Lukewarm
127
# Reverse 1. Turn to bone; 2. Become fixed and rigid
Ossify
128
# Reverse Prevent or make impossible
Preclude
129
# Reverse Hypocritically holy
Sanctimonious
130
# Reverse Uproar; noise
Tumult
131
# Reverse Improvement
Amelioration
132
# Reverse Constant criticism
Carping
133
# Reverse Stop; discontinue; cease
Desist
134
# Reverse Getting free/rid of; eliminating (especially demons)
Exorcism
135
# Reverse Unrehearsed; spontaneous
Impromptu
136
# Reverse Clumsy person
Lummox
137
# Reverse Showy
Ostentatious
138
# Reverse Developing early
Precocious
139
# Reverse Give approval to
Sanction
140
# Reverse Depravity
Turpitude
141
# Reverse Friendly
Amiable
142
# Reverse Person who makes maps
Cartographer
143
# Reverse Having no hope; miserable
Despondent
144
# Reverse Refugee; emigrant; someone living away from his own country
Expatriate
145
# Reverse Non intentional
Inadvertent
146
# Reverse Juicy; moist; succulent
Luscious
147
# Reverse Push out of a position
Oust
148
# Reverse One who came before
Predecessor
149
# Reverse Bloodthirsty; bloody
Sanguinary
150
# Reverse Novice; beginner
Tyro
151
# Reverse Friendship
Amity
152
# Reverse Scold strongly
Castigate
153
# Reverse Hardship; poverty; misery
Destitution
154
# Reverse Convenient; practical
Expedient
155
# Reverse Chant; invocation; prayer
Incantation
156
# Reverse Assassinate; kill; illegal hanging
Lynch
157
# Reverse Obvious; not hidden
Overt
158
# Reverse Dilemma; difficult situation
Predicament
159
# Reverse Optimistic; cheerful
Sanguine
160
# Reverse Found everywhere; omnipresent
Ubiquitous
161
# Reverse Lacking in shape
Amorphous
162
# Reverse Purging of pent-up emotions
Catharsis
163
# Reverse Put off; prevent
Deter
164
# Reverse Make a faster
Expedite
165
# Reverse Imprisonate
Incarceration
166
# Reverse Plots and plans
Machinations
167
# Reverse Worked up; in an emotional state
Overwrought
168
# Reverse Famous; outstanding
Preeminent
169
# Reverse Mocking
Sardonic
170
# Reverse Undiluted; total
Unalloyed
171
# Reverse Medicine to combat pain
Analgesic
172
# Reverse Type of private political meeting
Caucus
173
# Reverse Worsen; decline
Deteriorate
174
# Reverse Clear explanation
Exposition
175
# Reverse Without stopping
Incessant
176
# Reverse Whirlpool; storm in the ocean
Maelstrom
177
# Reverse Good to eat; agreeable
Palatable
178
# Reverse Right or privilege
Prerogative
179
# Reverse Person with knowledge
Savant
180
# Reverse Oily; using excessive flattery
Unctuous
181
# Reverse Comparable
Analogous
182
# Reverse Burning
Caustic
183
# Reverse Harmful
Detrimental
184
# Reverse Praise
Extol
185
# Reverse Just beginning
Incipient
186
# Reverse Generous; big-hearted
Magnanimous
187
# Reverse Fence made of posts
Palisade
188
# Reverse Having fore-knowledge
Prescient
189
# Reverse To climb
Scale
190
# Reverse Damaged; attacked
Undermined
191
# Reverse Chaos; lack of government
Anarchy
192
# Reverse Procession of vehicles
Cavalcade
193
# Reverse Greedily eaten/consumed
Devoured
194
# Reverse Deport from one country back to the home country
Extradite
195
# Reverse Tendency; leaning toward
Inclination
196
# Reverse Powerful businessman
Magnate
197
# Reverse A remedy that improves but doesn't cure
Palliative
198
# Reverse A feeling that something might happen
Presentiment
199
# Reverse Person on whom blame is placed for faults of others
Scapegoat
200
# Reverse Emphasize
Underscore

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