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Wordlist 8 Flashcards

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Atheist

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Person who does not believe in God

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Colloquial

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Local and informal (used for language)

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Dotard

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Foolish old man

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Furrow

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Groove

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Instigator

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Troublemaker; person who entices others to do something

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Misnomer

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Wrong name

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Percipient

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Perceptive; insightful

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Quaff

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Drink down quickly

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Staunch

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Loyal; faithful; dependable

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Vilification

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Blackening someone’s name

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Atrophy

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Waste away from lack of use

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Collusion

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Plotting and planning

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Drawl

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Speak slowly with words running together

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Furtive

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Hidden and secret

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Insurgent

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A rebel

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Misogynist

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Hater of women

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Perdition

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Damnation

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Quagmire

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Marsh; bog

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Stereotype

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Fixed image

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Vindicate

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Prove right; remove blame

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Attenuate

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Weaken

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Commandeer

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Take possession of

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Drivel

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Nonsense

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Futile

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Useless; hopeless

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Interminable
Never-ending
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Misrepresentation
Deliberately deceiving
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Peremptory
In a commanding manner
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Quaint
Picturesque
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Stevedore
Dockworker
30
Virtuoso
An accomplished musician
31
Augment
Increase; make bigger
32
Complacent
Self-satisfied; smug
33
Droll
Dryly amusing
34
Galleon
Ancient type of sailing ship
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Intermittent
Sporadic; irregular
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Mitigate
Lessen; make less severe
37
Perfidy
Treachery
38
Quandary
Dilemma; puzzle
39
Stifle
Suppress
40
Virulent
Dangerous; harmful
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Auspicious
Favorable; promising to turn out well
42
Compliant
Easy to control; submissive
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Drone
1. Monotonous noise (n) 2. To speak with no emotion (v) 3. Male bee
44
Gambol
Frolic; leap; bound
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Intransigence
Stubbornness
46
Modicum
Small amount
47
Perfunctory
Superficial; cursory
48
Quarantine
Isolation to prevent the spread of disease
49
Stoic
Known for fortitude; indifferent to pleasure or pain
50
Vital
Essential; alive; important
51
Austere
Severely plain
52
Concatenate
Link together
53
Dubious
Doubtful
54
Garble
Distort; confuse; muddle
55
Intransigent
Stubborn; unyielding
56
Momentous
Very important
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Peripatetic
Nomadic; moving from place to place
58
Quarry
1. Something that is hunted 2. Mine for stone
59
Stoke
Add fuel to; strengthen
60
Vitriolic
Corrosive; strongly attacking
61
Aversion
A dislike of
62
Concatenation
Linking into chains
63
Dupe
To fool someone
64
Garish
Gaudy
65
Intrepid
Brave
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Monotonous
Dull; unvarying
67
Peripheral
On the edge; not important
68
Querulous
Always complaining
69
Stolid
Impassive; dull; indifferent
70
Vivacity
Liveliness; animation
71
Balk
Hinder and prevent; hesitate over
72
Conciliate
To bring together; end a dispute
73
Dynamic
Lively; vibrant; energetic
74
Garner
Gather; collect
75
Inveterate
Habitual
76
Moratorium
Temporary prohibition or halt to activity
77
Perjury
Telling lies under oath
78
Quirk
Oddity
79
Stratagem
Plot; plan; trick
80
Vivify
Enliven
81
Banal
Common; dull
82
Concise
Stated in few words
83
Ebullient
Very lively; cheerful; jovial; happy
84
Garrulous
Talkative
85
Invidious
Arousing envy
86
Moribund
On the point of death
87
Pernicious
Destructive; harmful
88
Ramble
Wander aimlessly
89
Strident
Loud and harsh
90
Vociferous
Noisy; loud in speech
91
Banality
Ordinariness; dullness
92
Condescend
Talk down to
93
Eccentric
Unusual; quirky; odd
94
Gaunt
Emaciated; bony and angular
95
Inviolable
Cannot be invaded
96
Morose
Gloomy; bad-tempered
97
Persnickety
Fastidious; fussy
98
Ramifications
Branches; subdivisions of a complex system; outcomes
99
Stringent
Strict or severe
100
Volatile
Dangerously unstable; evaporates easily
101
# Reverse Person who does not believe in God
Atheist
102
# Reverse Local and informal (used for language)
Colloquial
103
# Reverse Foolish old man
Dotard
104
# Reverse Groove
Furrow
105
# Reverse Troublemaker; person who entices others to do something
Instigator
106
# Reverse Wrong name
Misnomer
107
# Reverse Perceptive; insightful
Percipient
108
# Reverse Drink down quickly
Quaff
109
# Reverse Loyal; faithful; dependable
Staunch
110
# Reverse Blackening someone's name
Vilification
111
# Reverse Waste away from lack of use
Atrophy
112
# Reverse Plotting and planning
Collusion
113
# Reverse Speak slowly with words running together
Drawl
114
# Reverse Hidden and secret
Furtive
115
# Reverse A rebel
Insurgent
116
# Reverse Hater of women
Misogynist
117
# Reverse Damnation
Perdition
118
# Reverse Marsh; bog
Quagmire
119
# Reverse Fixed image
Stereotype
120
# Reverse Prove right; remove blame
Vindicate
121
# Reverse Weaken
Attenuate
122
# Reverse Take possession of
Commandeer
123
# Reverse Nonsense
Drivel
124
# Reverse Useless; hopeless
Futile
125
# Reverse Never-ending
Interminable
126
# Reverse Deliberately deceiving
Misrepresentation
127
# Reverse In a commanding manner
Peremptory
128
# Reverse Picturesque
Quaint
129
# Reverse Dockworker
Stevedore
130
# Reverse An accomplished musician
Virtuoso
131
# Reverse Increase; make bigger
Augment
132
# Reverse Self-satisfied; smug
Complacent
133
# Reverse Dryly amusing
Droll
134
# Reverse Ancient type of sailing ship
Galleon
135
# Reverse Sporadic; irregular
Intermittent
136
# Reverse Lessen; make less severe
Mitigate
137
# Reverse Treachery
Perfidy
138
# Reverse Dilemma; puzzle
Quandary
139
# Reverse Suppress
Stifle
140
# Reverse Dangerous; harmful
Virulent
141
# Reverse Favorable; promising to turn out well
Auspicious
142
# Reverse Easy to control; submissive
Compliant
143
# Reverse 1. Monotonous noise (n) 2. To speak with no emotion (v) 3. Male bee
Drone
144
# Reverse Frolic; leap; bound
Gambol
145
# Reverse Stubbornness
Intransigence
146
# Reverse Small amount
Modicum
147
# Reverse Superficial; cursory
Perfunctory
148
# Reverse Isolation to prevent the spread of disease
Quarantine
149
# Reverse Known for fortitude; indifferent to pleasure or pain
Stoic
150
# Reverse Essential; alive; important
Vital
151
# Reverse Severely plain
Austere
152
# Reverse Link together
Concatenate
153
# Reverse Doubtful
Dubious
154
# Reverse Distort; confuse; muddle
Garble
155
# Reverse Stubborn; unyielding
Intransigent
156
# Reverse Very important
Momentous
157
# Reverse Nomadic; moving from place to place
Peripatetic
158
# Reverse 1. Something that is hunted 2. Mine for stone
Quarry
159
# Reverse Add fuel to; strengthen
Stoke
160
# Reverse Corrosive; strongly attacking
Vitriolic
161
# Reverse A dislike of
Aversion
162
# Reverse Linking into chains
Concatenation
163
# Reverse To fool someone
Dupe
164
# Reverse Gaudy
Garish
165
# Reverse Brave
Intrepid
166
# Reverse Dull; unvarying
Monotonous
167
# Reverse On the edge; not important
Peripheral
168
# Reverse Always complaining
Querulous
169
# Reverse Impassive; dull; indifferent
Stolid
170
# Reverse Liveliness; animation
Vivacity
171
# Reverse Hinder and prevent; hesitate over
Balk
172
# Reverse To bring together; end a dispute
Conciliate
173
# Reverse Lively; vibrant; energetic
Dynamic
174
# Reverse Gather; collect
Garner
175
# Reverse Habitual
Inveterate
176
# Reverse Temporary prohibition or halt to activity
Moratorium
177
# Reverse Telling lies under oath
Perjury
178
# Reverse Oddity
Quirk
179
# Reverse Plot; plan; trick
Stratagem
180
# Reverse Enliven
Vivify
181
# Reverse Common; dull
Banal
182
# Reverse Stated in few words
Concise
183
# Reverse Very lively; cheerful; jovial; happy
Ebullient
184
# Reverse Talkative
Garrulous
185
# Reverse Arousing envy
Invidious
186
# Reverse On the point of death
Moribund
187
# Reverse Destructive; harmful
Pernicious
188
# Reverse Wander aimlessly
Ramble
189
# Reverse Loud and harsh
Strident
190
# Reverse Noisy; loud in speech
Vociferous
191
# Reverse Ordinariness; dullness
Banality
192
# Reverse Talk down to
Condescend
193
# Reverse Unusual; quirky; odd
Eccentric
194
# Reverse Emaciated; bony and angular
Gaunt
195
# Reverse Cannot be invaded
Inviolable
196
# Reverse Gloomy; bad-tempered
Morose
197
# Reverse Fastidious; fussy
Persnickety
198
# Reverse Branches; subdivisions of a complex system; outcomes
Ramifications
199
# Reverse Strict or severe
Stringent
200
# Reverse Dangerously unstable; evaporates easily
Volatile

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