1 Flashcards
(131 cards)
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Dogmatic
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Stubbornly believing that your opinion is always right
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Proficient
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Skilled
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Ambiguous
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Have multiple or unclear meanings
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Tenuous
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Have little strength; Weak
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Unanimous
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Fully in agreement; United
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Conformist
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Behave or think like everyone else, rather than being different
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Intimate
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Adj - deeply connected; close
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Frivolous
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Not being serious; Silly
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Hinder ; Impede
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To delay; to block
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Nullify
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Undermine; Make smth ineffective
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Disregard
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Pay no attention to; ignore
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Regard
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To consider
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Stimulus/ stimulate
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Noun - smth that causes growth
Verb - cause ; encourage; trigger
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Revere
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To admire or respect
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Evoke
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To bring up a feeling or memory
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Provoke
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To make angry
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Predispose
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Influence, lead someone to behave in particular way
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Disposable
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Something intended to throw away after using
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Dispose
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- Influence someone/thing to do something
- Throw away
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Pigment
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Colour
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Inhibit / prohibit
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To ban, forbid, prevent
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Empirical
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Based on observation rather than theory
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Indigenous
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Native
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Sociology
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Study of human behaviors and social interactions
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Folklore
Traditional stories, beliefs, myths
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Ethnology
Study of individual culture
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Archaeology
Study of human race, through digging up
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Paleontology
Study of fossils and ancient life
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Ornithology
Study of birds
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Entomology
Study of incests
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Ecology
Study of living organisms
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Cognitive science, neuroscience
Study of brain
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Neuro
Nerve
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Cognitive
Mental process
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Botany
Study of plants
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Endear
To make someone to be loved
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Adept
Skilled
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Adversary
Opponent, enemy
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contigent
Dependent
(N) representing group
(N) possible event
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Confer / bestow
Honor / grant
; to discuss
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Contemporary
Current; modern
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Corollary
Consequence
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Marginal
Tiny, Small, ; not important
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Prevail
Achieve victory ; win over
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Rudimentary
Basic, fundamental, early
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Reciprocate
- return, behave or feel the same way back
- move forward and backward
( in machine)
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Mitigate
Lessen ; Make something less harmful,
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Compromise
(N) agreement that both sides give up smth to reach
(V) lower demand to reach in agreement
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Critic / Criticism
: a person who judges or evaluates
: feedback ( positive or negative )
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Succinct
Verb ; straight to the point
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Benevolent
Adj ; kind,generous
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Elucidate
Clarify, explain further
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Discord
Noun; Disagreement, conflict
Verb; to disagree
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Nuance
Small differences or variations in meaning, feelings or sounds
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Pragmatic
Dealing with things in practical and realistic way
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Obsolete
Outdated, no longer useful
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Altruistic
Selfless
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Skeptical/ sm
Noun : altitude of doubts
Adj : having doubts
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Innocuous
Harmless / safe
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Abysmal
Extremely bad, hopeless
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Animosity
Strong hostility, dislike
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Affluent
Rich, Wealthy
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Eccentric
Uncommon, abnormal
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Eloquent
Expressive, fluent, persuasive
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Lament
Noun- Expression of sorrow
Verb- expresses regret or disappointment or sorrow
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Stark
Empty (simple) , plain, without anything unnecessary
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Ubiquitous
Omnipresent
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Palpable
So obvious that it can easily be seen
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Refute
To prove wrong
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Excoriate
Criticize
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Ambivalent
Uncertain
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Oblivious
Unaware
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Lucrative
Profitable
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Lest
Just in case
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Concede
V: admit or give away
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Render
To cause
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Inclination
Tendency that urge a person to want to do smth
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Confront
Challenge
Come face to face
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Bolster
To support or improve
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Circumvent
To avoid
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Corroborate
To confirm, verify
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Disseminate
To spread, distribute
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Implement
N: tool
V: carry out, to accomplish
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Notional
Theoretical
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Desultory
Without a clear plan or purpose; showing little efforts and interests
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Spurious
Fake, invalid
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Veritable
Genuine or Authentic
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Peculiar
Strange, odd
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Arduous
The process is marked by great labor and effort
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Broaden
Expand: Widen
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Discard
Get rid of; throw away
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Assert
Declare; forcefully, confidently
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Tremendous
Very great in amount
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Tedious
Dull, boring
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Weep
Cry; Sob
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Confine
Enclose
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Intricate
Complex
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Obscure, Vague, Tentative
Unclear, Uncertain
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Ornamental
Decorative
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Repudiate
reject
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Stymie
Stop/block
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Disparate
Different
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Disparage
Insult
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Outstrip
Go faster than
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Intangible
Unable to be touched
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Despise
Hate
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Consensus
General agreement
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Vigilance
The state of being careful
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Indulge
Allow someone to do what they enjoy, desired
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Overtly
Openly
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Prudently
Cautiously
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Cordially
Friendly, politely
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Inadvertently
Unintentionally
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Amid
In the middle of
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Escalate
Grow; increase rapidly
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Frank
Direct; honest
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Contention
Dispute; disagreement
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Conjecture
To infer; to guess
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Postulate
Suggest
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Accentuate ; Underscore
Emphasize
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Substantiate
Support; prove
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Contradict
Refute; challenge
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Negate
Invalidate
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Abrupt
Sudden
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Paucity of
Lacks of
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Defunct
No longer in use
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Prescribe
Authorize, order, advise
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Extraneous
Irrelevant
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Barren
Unproductive; too poor to produce any vegetations
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Fertile
Productive: capable of producing vegetations
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Thwart
Prevent
