Words Flashcards
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Worthy of regret or condemnation
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Reprehensible
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With hands on hips and elbows bent out to the sides
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Akimbo
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Widespread; common
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Prevalent
4
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Very careful with money; thrifty
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Frugal
5
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Unfortunate or unfavorable situation
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Plight
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Unable to pay debts as they become due
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Insolvent
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Traits that are worthy of praise; the significant aspects of a legal case
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Merits
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To weaken authority, power or position furtively (I.e., in secret) and often gradually
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Undermine
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To treat as unimportant or less than equal; slender and/or frail
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Slight
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To think or meditate about something; to engage in a risky business
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Speculate
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To suppress; to keep down
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Squelch
12
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To stop bleeding
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Staunch
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To steal (usually in petty amounts)
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Pilfer
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To spoiled or make imperfect
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Mar
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To smother or suppress
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Stifle
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To revel in triumph with smug or malicious satisfaction
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Gloat
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To repair or refurbish thoroughly and completely
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Overhaul
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To put into action; to institute, begin or establish
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Implement
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To predict (usually with divine inspiration); a prediction
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Prophecy
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To plead or beg; to ask for earnestly and usually humbly
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Entreat
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To pique (i.e., to arouse) the interest or desire of; to fascinate
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Intrigue
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To perform services; to have an affect on
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Render
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To move faster than; to achieve more than
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Outstrip
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To make impossible; bar; prevent
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Preclude
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To make immune or resistant to disease
Immunize
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To instill; to cause to spread throughout; to inspire
Infusion
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To free from oppression or bondage
Liberate
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To faint; to enter a state of rapture
Swoon
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To criticize or condemn openly
Denounce
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To conjure up; to cite as authority
Invoke
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Those who inherit money, property or authority
Heirs
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The long life or enduring quality of something
Longevity
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Those in favor of something
Proponents
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The formal withdrawal of a promise or claim
Retraction
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The ability to “bounce back”, recover or return to an original state
Resilience
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Tending to thrust in on, intrude, or encroach upon
Intrusive
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Tangible; perceptible to the touch
Tactile
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Support with evidence; to verify
Substantiate
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Strict or severe
Stringent
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Statement that contains seemingly contradictory terms
Paradox
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Something noticeable or noteworthy that serves as a guide to travelers
Landmark
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Skilled in maintaining good relations; socially skilled
Tactful
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Showing hesitation or unwillingness to do something
Reluctant
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Science dealing with nerves and nervous tissue
Neuroscience
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Rumor or gossip
Scuttlebutt
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Review carefully, usually with the intent of finding fault or error
Scrutinize
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Reserve supplies, usually of valuable or essential items
Stockpile
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Reproductive breeding within a specific group of closely related individuals
Inbreeding
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Relentless attack
Siege
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Relating to organs or living things; natural; containing carbon compounds
Organic
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Related to treating or considering the whole being rather than the individual parts
Holistic
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Provided in response to a temporary or urgent need
Provisional
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Presuming too much; audacious
Presumptuous
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Preoccupied; lost in thought
Abstracted
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Pouring forth in great volume or quantity
Profusely
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Possessing supreme authority; independent
Sovereign
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Planned course of training or treatment
Regimen
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Personality that one projects (usually in public)
Persona
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Peace; quiet; calm
Serenity
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Passion (especially in the pursuit of something)
Zeal
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Overwhelming (usually used to refer to an overwhelming political victory)
Landslide
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Overly emotional, sensitive or irritable; not steady in performance
Temperamental
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Outwardly show with regard to wealth, social status or ability (usually to a degree that is unjustified)
Pretentious
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Outdated; not longer useful
Obsolete
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One who appears to be righteous or virtuous but is not so in actions or deeds
Hypocrite
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One of lower class, rank or position
Subordinate
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Occurring infrequently without pattern
Sporadic
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Objective or unbiased
Indifferent
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Not important or significant; of no consequence
Inconsequential
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Not friendly
Hostile
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Not active in participation; submissive or peaceful
Passive
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Never done before; unparalleled
Unprecedented
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Neglect with regard to a duty; carelessness
Negligence
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Mud or filth
Muck
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Mock
Jeer
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Juicy; full of liquid; enjoyable
Succulent
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Irony or sarcasm that is intended to reveal human folly or vice
Satire
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Intended to cause harm to another; spiteful
Malicious
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Information distributed in order to further or damage a cause (usually a political cause)
Propaganda
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Having acted as a critical or important part of (often used with “in”)
Instrumental
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Having a spiritual meaning or a meaning that is neither apparent nor obvious
Mystical
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Having a casual quality; lacking concern; showing indifference
Nonchalant
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Gruesome; sickly
Morbid
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Generous; tolerant; not having conservative views
Liberal
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Full of yearning or pensive longing (pensive means sad and thoughtful)
Wistful
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Freedom or exemption from disease or government authority
Immunity
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Formal announcement
Pronouncement
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Forerunner; the one that comes before
Precursor
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Flexible; yielding to the wishes or demands of others
Pliable
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Filled with ill will or the desire to harm another in a petty way
Spiteful
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Filled with anger, disgust, or contempt
Scornful
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Fearful
Timid
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Extravagant; ornate
Lavish
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Extemporize; to sing, act out, or play without a plan or script; to make it up as you go along; to “wing” it
Improvise
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Eerie or very unusual
Uncanny
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Easily noticed; distinguished
Prominent
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Diverse color or kind
Motley
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Deeply and emotionally moving
Poignant
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Criticize or blame
Reproach
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Courage; bravery
Valor
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Contagious disease
Plague
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Constant; not capable of being changed
Invariable
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Connection or link
Nexus
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Comfort (usually from sorrow or distress)
Solace
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Clear; mentally sound
Lucid
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Classify or categorize
Pigeonhole
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Cautious; watchful
Wary
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Cause to concentration about two contrasting positions
Polarize
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Category (usually of literary works, movies or other dramatic performances)
Genre
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Calm; peaceful
Placid
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Brotherhood of men (usually a college social organization for male students)
Fraternity
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Believable; possible
Plausible
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Awkward; not in keeping with established standards
Unseemly
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Arranged by layers; formed by layers
Stratified
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An all-powerful ruler
Monarch
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Allude to something (usually an event) beforehand
Foreshadow
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Agreement
Concord
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Act of pretending or faking
Pretense
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A soldier for hire
Mercenary
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A review or contemplation of past events
Retrospective
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A platform (usually a raised one) with a stand (usually built to support a book and to hold a microphone) for a standing speaker
Podium
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A period of one thousand years
Millennium
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A natural inclination, tendency or liking
Penchant
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A means (usually legal but unintentionally built into the rules) of evading or getting out of an otherwise binding situation
Loophole
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A high pitched sound; to make a high pitched sound
Shrill
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A great fire
Conflagration
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A formidable and frustrating rival, normally one that cannot be overcome
Nemesis
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A doorkeeper; a baggage handler
Porter
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A command
Mandate
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A comical imitation; a spoof
Parody
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A (usually theatrical) performance in which emotions and/or actions are exaggerated for affect
Melodrama
