English Voc 6 Flashcards

1
Q

Advocate

A

to plead in favor of: one who defends a course; one who pleads the cause of another;(N) a lawyer

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2
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Aesthetic

A

artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful

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3
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Blighted

A

suffering from a disease; destroyed; marred

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4
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Deploy

A

to position, to arrange, to utilize; to spread out

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5
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Depravity

A

corruption, wickedness

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6
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Emaciated

A

made unnaturally thin

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7
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Eminent

A

famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting

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8
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Flagrant

A

conspicuously bad; glaring; disagreeable or unpleasant

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9
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Guile

A

deceit; duplicity; double- dealing

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10
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Insane

A

without contents; empty; void of sense or significance; silly, foolish

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11
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Inaugurate

A

to start; initiate; install in office

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12
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Incite

A

to arouse to action

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13
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Megalomania

A

a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent,etc, far in excess of reality

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14
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Nirvana

A

oblivion to car, pain, or external reality

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15
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Perfunctory

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superficial: not through

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16
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Perturbation

A

agitation; anxiety; nervousness

17
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Rebuttal

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refutation; response with contrary evidence; an agreement against

18
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Rectify

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correct

19
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Satirical

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mocking; making fun of

20
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Tenacious

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holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent; stubborn