1-50 Flashcards
(50 cards)
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abbreviate
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shorten/abridge
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abstinence
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act of refraining from
3
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adulation
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high praise
4
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adversity
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misfortune
5
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aesthetic
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pertaining to beauty
6
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amicable
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agreeable
7
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anachronistic
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out-of-date
8
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anecdote
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short account of event
9
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anonymous
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nameless
10
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antagonist
A
opponent
11
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arid
A
extremely dry
12
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assiduous
A
hard-working
13
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asylum
A
sanctuary
14
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benevolent
A
friendly/helpful
15
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camaraderie
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trust among friends
16
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censure
A
to criticize harshly
17
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circuitous
A
indirect/roundabout
18
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clairvoyant
A
able to see the future
19
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collaborate
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to work together
20
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compassion
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sympathy/mercy
21
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compromise
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to settle differences
22
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condescending
A
patronizing
23
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conditional
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provisional/contingent
24
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conformist
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follower of customs
25
congregation
crowd of people
26
convergence
joining of parts
27
deleterious
harmful
28
demagogue
rabble-rousing leader
29
digression
straying from main point
30
diligent
hard-working
31
discredit
dishonor/disgrace
32
disdain
to regard with scorn
33
divergent
variant, moving apart
34
empathy
sharing of feelings
35
emulate
follow an example
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enervating
tiring/weakening
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enhance
improve/augment
38
ephemeral
momentary/fleeting
39
evanescent
short-lived
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exasperation
irritation/frustration
41
exemplary
outstanding
42
extenuating
guilt diminishing
43
florid
flushed/ornate
44
fortuitous
lucky
45
frugal
thrifty
46
hackneyed
overused/cliched
47
haughty
arrogant/condescending
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hedonist
pleasure seeker
49
hypothesis
theory requiring proof
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impetuous
rash/impulsive
