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Group 1 Flashcards

1
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INCHOATE

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(adj.) Incipient, still developing or incomplete
(adj.) Imperfectly formed, incoherent or lacking order

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BESIEGE

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(v) Attack, overwhelm, crowd in on or surround

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AMALGAMATE

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(v) To mix, merge, or combine into a whole

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EFFRONTERY

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(n) Insolence, boldness, or presumption

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RAREFY

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(v) To make or become thin, less compact, or less dense
(v) To purify, refine, or make more spiritual

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DIATRIBE

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(n) Bitter, abusive criticism or denunciation

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PRECIPITATE

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(v) To throw or fall down headlong
(v) To bring about or cause to happen, especially abruptly or prematurely
(v) To cause (a substance) to separate from a solution; To condense or cause to condense and fall from the sky as snow, rain, etc.
(adj.) Speeding headlong, rapidly, or dangerously;
Proceeding with undue haste and without necessary forethought
(adj.) Occurring abruptly or unexpectedly (adj.) Steep or rushing steeply downward

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DISABUSE

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(v) To free someone from a misconception or deception

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AVER

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(v) To assert or affirm positively
(v) To formally assert or prove in pleading a case or cause

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BOLSTER

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(v) To support, uphold, hearten, or boost

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UNDERMINE

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(v) To weaken by washing away the support or foundation underneath
(v) To weaken, injure, or ruin by degrees or a little at the time; to sap
(v) To subvert secretly or insidiously
(adj.) To dig a mine or tunnel underneath

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DELIBERATE

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(v) To think carefully or consider
(adj.) 1. Carefully considered
2. Slowly, unhurriedly decided
3. Done intentionally or with awareness of the consequences

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ASSUAGE

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(v) To make less intense or severe; to ease
(v) To satisfy, appease, or quench
(v) To pacify, sooth, or quiet

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LACONIC

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(adj.) Concise, terse, or extremely sparing with words

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LUCID

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(adj.) Intelligible or readily understandable
(adj.) Sane or rational
(adj.) Translucent or clear; bright or luminous

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ENERVATE

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(v) To weaken or sap the strength, vigor, or vitality of

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MOROSE

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(adj.) Sullen, gloomy, or melancholy

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EULOGY

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(n) A praising speech or tribute, especially honoring someone who has died
(n) High praise

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PLACATE

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(v) To soothe the anger of, mollify, or appease

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ANTAGONISM

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(n) Hostility, opposition, or active resistance

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SKEPTICAL

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(adj.) Showing, expressing, or given to doubt or questioning

22
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INTREPID

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(adj.) Resolutely fearless or undaunted

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MOLLIFY

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(v) To soothe or calm the temper or feelings
(v) To soften or make less rigid; to temper or lessen the intensity of

24
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ANOMALOUS

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(adj.) Deviating from the norm or expectations; irregular
(adj.) Uncertain or incongruous in nature

25
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MUNDANE

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(adj.) Ordinary, practical, commonplace; banal or uninteresting
(adj.) Of or related to this world, as opposed to the heavens

26
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ABASE

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(v) Degrade or humble; to lower in rank, status, or esteem

27
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BURGEON

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(v) To produce or send out new growth; to sprout or bloom
(v) To grow, expand, or develop quickly and often profusely

28
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SAP

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(n) 1. The circulatory fluid of a plant; an essential bodily fluid
2. Health, vitality, or energy (metaphor related to “essential body fluid”)
3. A gullible person, fool, or dupe
(v) 1. To deplete, drain, or weaken, especially of energy or vitality
2. To diminish the intensity or supply of
3. To undermine the foundations of

29
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OCCULT

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(adj.) Secret or withheld from the uninitiated
(adj.) Mysterious, inscrutable, difficult or impossible to comprehend
(adj.) Of, related to, or concerned with magic or the supernatural

30
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GAINSAY

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(v) To deny or prove false
(v) To oppose or speak out against

31
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PITH

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(n) The core, essence, or substance of a matter
(n) Mettle or vigor
(n) Importance or significance

32
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GIST

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(n) The central point or essence; the heart of the matter
(n) The grounds of a legal action

33
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HACKNEYED

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(adj.) Unoriginal, so commonplace as to be stale; trite, or banal

34
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CORROBORATE

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(v) To support with evidence, make more certain, or confirm

35
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PLASTICITY

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(n) Capacity to be molded or made to assume or hold a shape

36
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EBULLIENCE

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(n) Liveliness or exuberance, especially in manner or expression

37
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PLETHORA

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(n) Excess, profusion, or overabundance

38
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ARTLESS

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(adj.) Uncultured or ignorant, lacking in knowledge (adj.) Poorly or crudely made
(adj.) Without artificiality; natural, sincere

39
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ARTIFICE

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(n) A crafty, cunning trick or stratagem
(n) Deception or false behavior
(n) Cleverness, skill, or ingenuity

40
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DIN

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(n) A loud, clamorous noise

41
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PRECARIOUS

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(adj.) Lacking stability, dangerously uncertain, or subject to unknown circumstances
(adj.) Based on uncertain or dubious premises

42
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DEFAULT

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(n) Failure to meet an obligation, especially a financial obligation; failure to make a court appearance; failure to participate in a contest
(v) To fail to do any of the above

43
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TORTUOUS

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(adj.) Winding; containing numerous twists, turns, or bends
(adj.) Crooked, tricky, or devious
(adj.) Highly involved, circuitous, or complex

44
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TENUOUS

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(adj.) Not dense; thin or diluted inconsistency
(adj.) Slender
(adj.) Lacking substance or strength; flimsy; shaky

45
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PROFUSE

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(adj.) Present or available in great amount; plentiful, bountiful, or copious
(adj.) Pouring forth freely or abundantly; extravagant

46
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PROPITIATE

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(v) To gain or regain the favor of; appease or conciliate

47
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ZENITH

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(n) The highest point, culmination

48
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DESICCATE

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(v) To dry out completely
(v) To preserve (food) by drying

49
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MALEDICTION

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(n) A curse

50
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VENERATION

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(n) The act of regarding or treating with profound respect, awe, or admiration

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