Words 8/11/12 Flashcards
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laud
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to shower with praises
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lavish
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in great amounts, extravagant
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lenient
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forgiving
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loquacious
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talkative
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maelstrom
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a whirlpool
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magnanimous
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generous
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meticulous
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paying attention to details
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misogynist
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hating women
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mitigate
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to lessen, reduce the pain
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morose
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gloomy
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mortify
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to humiliate
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multiplicity
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a large number or great variety
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mundane
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common, ordinary
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myopic
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near-sighted
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nadir
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the lowest point of something
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nefarious
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wicked
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non sequitur
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a random comment
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nullify
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to cancel
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opulent
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wealthy
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ornate
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elaborate
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ostentatiously
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grandiose, to attract notice
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patrician
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a noble
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pedestrian
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common
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pernicious
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causing hurt, harm, or danger
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placid
serene, calm
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plausible
reasonable, possible
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plethora
abundance, plenty of
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poignant
meaningful
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pragmatic
practical
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precursor
something that happens before something else
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prodigious
great in degree, size, force, etc.
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propensity
tendency
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quagmire
a difficult situation
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quell
to suppress, subdue
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raconteur
someone who tells stories
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rancid
unpleasant
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reciprocate
to give in return
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redundant
unnecessarily repetitive
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regimen
government in power
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reiterate
to repeat
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renown
widely known
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repugnant
repulsive, disgusting
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reverie
a daydream
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rhetoric
the art of using words
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ruminate
to ponder
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saccharine
sugary sweet
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sojourn
a short visit
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solace
something that gives relief
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squander
to ruin
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stellar
fabulous
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stoic
showing no emotion
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stratify
separate by layer
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stymie
to block or thwart
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sustain
to maintain
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sycophant
a kiss-up
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talisman
a good luck charm
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tangent
touching, close to
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temerity
recklessness
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tome
a large book
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ubiquitous
widespread
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utilitarian
useful
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vicarious
living through someone else
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vignette
a small picture or view
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visceral
from the gut, animal-like
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abhor
to loathe
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abominate
to dislike strongly
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abridge
to shorten
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abstruse
hard to understand
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abut
to adjoin
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abyss
deep, bottomless pit
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accolade
praise
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adjunct
something added in a subordinate position
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affidavit
a written statement
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affinity
a natural talent
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aftermath
the events after the main event
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aggrandize
to make bigger
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ajar
slightly open
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alienate
to make hostile
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alleviate
to lessen, to make less severe
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allure
to entice
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aloof
reserved, distant
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also-ran
loser
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altercation
a fight
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alternative
another choice
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ambiance
general atmosphere
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amenable
agreeable
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amplify
to increase in magnitude
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antecedent
a word that comes before another word
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anterior
the front end
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appalling
shocking
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aptitude
level of intellect
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archaic
ancient
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arduous
tiresome
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artisan
a craftsmen
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askew
crooked, awry
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aspire
to attain a goal
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assuage
to relieve or ease
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astute
clever
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asunder
in separate parts
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atrophy
to waste away
