118-177 Flashcards

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Hospitable

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Welcoming, friendly

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Hypothesis (hypothetical)

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Theory, guess

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Iconoclast (iconoclastic)

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Someone who attacks traditional beliefs

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Ideology

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System of ideas, way of thinking

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Idiosyncrasy (idiosyncratic)

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Unique personal trait

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Impeccable

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Perfect

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Impetuous

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Impulsive, spontaneous

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Impetus

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Motivation, impulse

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Incarnate

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  1. Possessing a concrete, material form

2. In the flesh

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Incontrovertible

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Definite, unable to be denied

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Incorrigible

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Incapable of being corrected or improved

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Incredulous

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Disbelieving, skeptical

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Indiscriminate

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Unselective, random

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Indisposed

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  1. ill

2. Unwilling

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Induce

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  1. Bring about, cause

2. Arrive at a conclusion by logical reasoning

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Inert

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Not moving or active

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Inherent

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Innate, inborn, natural

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Innovate

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Make something new, change, create

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Insidious

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Sneaky, stealthy, treacherous

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Insular

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  1. related to or similar to an island

2. Narrow-minded, isolated

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Integrity

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  1. Honesty, dignity

2. Completeness

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Inundate

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Flood, overwhelm

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Irony

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Difference between what is expected and what actual happens

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Laborious

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Involving hard work

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Lofty
1. Tall 2. Majestic, noble 3. Arrogant
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Lucid
Clear, easily understood
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Lurid
Sensational, shocking
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Malign
1. (Adj) evil | 2. (V) criticize, speak ill of
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Mar
Hurt someone's appearance
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Meander
Wander
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Mercenary
1. (Adj) motivated by $ | 2: (n) soldier hired to fight for a foreign country
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Mercurial
Unpredictable, inconsistent
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Mitigate (mitigation)
Make less serious, reduce
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Muted
Quiet, soft
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Myopic
1. Nearsighted | 2. Unimaginative
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Nebulous
Vague, cloudy
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Nonchalance (nonchalant)
Lack of concern
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Notorious (notoriety)
Famous for something bad
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Novelty
1. Newness, originality | 2. A trinket or toy
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Odoriferous
Having a strong or unpleasant smell
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Opaque (opacity)
1. Not transparent | 2. Hard to understand
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Opportunist (opportunistic)
A person who takes advantage of opportunities, often unethically
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Orthodox
Conservative
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Oversight
Mistake
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Parochial
1. Relating to church | 2. Narrow-minded, unsophiscated
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Particular (particularity)
1. Specific, individual | 2. Fussy, demanding
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Partisan
1. Supporter of a party or a cause | 2. Someone who is prejudiced towards a certain cause
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Patronize
1. Support financially | 2. Act superior, look down on
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Peremptory
Bossy, commanding
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Perennial
Long-lasting, continual
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Perfidious
Untrustworthy, disloyal
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Perverse
1. Unacceptable, unreasonable | 2. Unnatural, abnormal
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Pigment
Substance that gives color
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Plebeian
Common citizen
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Poignant
Emotionally touching
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Pragmatic (pragmatism, pragmatist)
Practical
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Precipitate
Cause a sudden outcome
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Hierarchy
Ranking, classification