Wordlist 7 Flashcards by Bianca Nagayo

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Archetype

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Classic example of

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Clemency

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Mercy

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Disinterested

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Unbiased

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Flout

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Defy; reject

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Ingénue

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Naive, unsophisticated

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Mendacious

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Given to lying/a liar

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Paucity

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Shortage

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Protean

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Changeable

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Sophomoric

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Juvenile; immature

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Venal

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Corrupt; can be bribes

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Archives

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Collections of old records; place of storage of old documents

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Cliché

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Overused expression; someone unoriginal

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Disparage

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Criticize; belittle

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Flustered

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Worked-up; not calm

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Ingrate

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Ungrateful person

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Mercenaryi

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Concerned only with money

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Peccadillo

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Minor weakness; trivial offence

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Protégé

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Person under protection of, or guided by another

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Soporific

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Inducing sleep

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Veneer

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Surface coating

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Articulate

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Clear; lucid; eloquent

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Clientele

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Custmers

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Disparity

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An inequality

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Fly-by-night

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Unreliable; disreputable

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Inimical

Hostile

Mercurial

Volatile; changeable

Pedant

Person who insists on strict adherence to rules or narrow learning

Protocol

Procedure; code of behavior

Sparse

Spare; bare; meager

Venerate

Revere; worship

Artifice

Deception; trickery

Coalesce

Come together; merge

Dispassionate

Neutral; objective

Forensic

Concerned with argument or debate (esp. For legal evidence)

Innate

Inherited; inborn

Merge

Come together

Pedestrian

Common; mundane; banal

Provincial

Unsophisticated; narrow-minded

Specious

False

Genial

Minor; unimportant

Artisan

Craftsman

Coddle

Pamper; fuss over; indulge

Disseminating

Circulating; broadcasting; spreading (information)

Fortitude

Bravery

Innocuous

Harmless; inoffensive

Metaphorically

Symbolically; figuratively

Peerless

Without equal

Prudent

Cautious; wise

Speckled

Spotted; freckled; dotted

Veracity

Truthfulness

Ascetic

Without luxuries; severely simple

Coercion

Force

Diurnal

Active in daytime

Fortuitous

Happening by chance

Innovate

Create; introduce something new

Meticulous

Very careful; painstaking

Pejorative

Derogatory

Puerile

Childish

Sporadic

Not continuous; intermittent

Verbose

Talkative; long-winded; rambling

Assiduous

Thorough; diligent

Cogent

Lucid; well argued

Divert

1. Entertain 2. Distract 3. Cause a detour

Fractious

Irritable; difficult to control

Inscrutable

Mysterious; impenetrable

Mettle

Courage; bravery; valor

Pellucid

Transparently clear

Punctilious

Paying attention to small details

Spurious

False

Verbosity

Using too many words

Assuage

To calm

Cogitators

Think over something; ponder

Docile

Gentle and easily lead

Fraudulent

Fake; false

Insentient

Unfeeling

Milieu

Environment

Pensive

In a thoughtful mood; thinking deeply

Purloin

To steal

Stagnant

Still; not moving

Vertigo

Dizziness

Astute

Perceptive; sharp-witted

Collage

Picture made from fragments of other pictures

Dogmatic

Having stubbornly held opinions

Frivolous

Not serious

Insipid

Dull; bland; boring

Mire

Swamp; muddy ground

Penury

Poverty

Pusillanimous

Cowardly

Staid

Dull; sober; serious

Vestigial

Not developed

Asylum

Place of refuge or safety

Collate

Arrange in order

Dolt

Stupid person

Frugal

Economical; not wasting anything

Instigate

To start; provoke

Misanthrope

Hater of the rest of mankind

Perceptive

Observant

Pyromania

Compulsion to start fires

Stanza

Section of a poem

Vignette

Small sketch

# Reverse Classic example of

Archetype

# Reverse Mercy

Clemency

# Reverse Unbiased

Disinterested

# Reverse Defy; reject

Flout

# Reverse Naive, unsophisticated

Ingénue

# Reverse Given to lying/a liar

Mendacious

# Reverse Shortage

Paucity

# Reverse Changeable

Protean

# Reverse Juvenile; immature

Sophomoric

# Reverse Corrupt; can be bribes

Venal

# Reverse Collections of old records; place of storage of old documents

Archives

# Reverse Overused expression; someone unoriginal

Cliché

# Reverse Criticize; belittle

Disparage

# Reverse Worked-up; not calm

Flustered

# Reverse Ungrateful person

Ingrate

# Reverse Concerned only with money

Mercenaryi

# Reverse Minor weakness; trivial offence

Peccadillo

# Reverse Person under protection of, or guided by another

Protégé

# Reverse Inducing sleep

Soporific

# Reverse Surface coating

Veneer

# Reverse Clear; lucid; eloquent

Articulate

# Reverse Custmers

Clientele

# Reverse An inequality

Disparity

# Reverse Unreliable; disreputable

Fly-by-night

# Reverse Hostile

Inimical

# Reverse Volatile; changeable

Mercurial

# Reverse Person who insists on strict adherence to rules or narrow learning

Pedant

# Reverse Procedure; code of behavior

Protocol

# Reverse Spare; bare; meager

Sparse

# Reverse Revere; worship

Venerate

# Reverse Deception; trickery

Artifice

# Reverse Come together; merge

Coalesce

# Reverse Neutral; objective

Dispassionate

# Reverse Concerned with argument or debate (esp. For legal evidence)

Forensic

# Reverse Inherited; inborn

Innate

# Reverse Come together

Merge

# Reverse Common; mundane; banal

Pedestrian

# Reverse Unsophisticated; narrow-minded

Provincial

# Reverse False

Specious

# Reverse Minor; unimportant

Genial

# Reverse Craftsman

Artisan

# Reverse Pamper; fuss over; indulge

Coddle

# Reverse Circulating; broadcasting; spreading (information)

Disseminating

# Reverse Bravery

Fortitude

# Reverse Harmless; inoffensive

Innocuous

# Reverse Symbolically; figuratively

Metaphorically

# Reverse Without equal

Peerless

# Reverse Cautious; wise

Prudent

# Reverse Spotted; freckled; dotted

Speckled

# Reverse Truthfulness

Veracity

# Reverse Without luxuries; severely simple

Ascetic

# Reverse Force

Coercion

# Reverse Active in daytime

Diurnal

# Reverse Happening by chance

Fortuitous

# Reverse Create; introduce something new

Innovate

# Reverse Very careful; painstaking

Meticulous

# Reverse Derogatory

Pejorative

# Reverse Childish

Puerile

# Reverse Not continuous; intermittent

Sporadic

# Reverse Talkative; long-winded; rambling

Verbose

# Reverse Thorough; diligent

Assiduous

# Reverse Lucid; well argued

Cogent

# Reverse 1. Entertain 2. Distract 3. Cause a detour

Divert

# Reverse Irritable; difficult to control

Fractious

# Reverse Mysterious; impenetrable

Inscrutable

# Reverse Courage; bravery; valor

Mettle

# Reverse Transparently clear

Pellucid

# Reverse Paying attention to small details

Punctilious

# Reverse False

Spurious

# Reverse Using too many words

Verbosity

# Reverse To calm

Assuage

# Reverse Think over something; ponder

Cogitators

# Reverse Gentle and easily lead

Docile

# Reverse Fake; false

Fraudulent

# Reverse Unfeeling

Insentient

# Reverse Environment

Milieu

# Reverse In a thoughtful mood; thinking deeply

Pensive

# Reverse To steal

Purloin

# Reverse Still; not moving

Stagnant

# Reverse Dizziness

Vertigo

# Reverse Perceptive; sharp-witted

Astute

# Reverse Picture made from fragments of other pictures

Collage

# Reverse Having stubbornly held opinions

Dogmatic

# Reverse Not serious

Frivolous

# Reverse Dull; bland; boring

Insipid

# Reverse Swamp; muddy ground

Mire

# Reverse Poverty

Penury

# Reverse Cowardly

Pusillanimous

# Reverse Dull; sober; serious

Staid

# Reverse Not developed

Vestigial

# Reverse Place of refuge or safety

Asylum

# Reverse Arrange in order

Collate

# Reverse Stupid person

Dolt

# Reverse Economical; not wasting anything

Frugal

# Reverse To start; provoke

Instigate

# Reverse Hater of the rest of mankind

Misanthrope

# Reverse Observant

Perceptive

# Reverse Compulsion to start fires

Pyromania

# Reverse Section of a poem

Stanza

# Reverse Small sketch

Vignette