AT Test C Flashcards by Unknown Unknown | Brainscape

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Dilute

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V.

To bring down a concentration, weaken

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Complacency

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Adj.

Tendency to feel too comfortable

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Mar

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V.

To impair the appearance of

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Doff

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V.

To take off

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Hue

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N.

A shade of a certain color

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Egotistical

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Adj.

Self-centered

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Brazen

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Adj.

Filled with confidence, bold and shameless

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Mercenary

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N.

A person doing something for money

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Diffident

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Adj.

Shy, lacking confidence

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Narcissistic

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Adj.

Self-centered, caring about oneself

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Worldly

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Adj.

Well traveled, knowledgable about the world

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Pilfer

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V.

To steal none valuable items

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Waver

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V.

To go back and forth indecisive

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Succumb

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V.

To be defeated by, to give in

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Drab

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Adj.

Lacking color or variety

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Abstain

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V.

To stop doing something

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Implore

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V.

To beg or ask

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Tentative

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Adj.

Not fixed, not confirmed

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Recluse

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N.

A hermit, a reclusive person

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Aspirant

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V.

To strive to achieve

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Estimation

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N.

An opinion

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Evocative

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V.

To bring nostalgia,

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Indelible

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V.

Unable to be deleted, unforgettable

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Reminiscent

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V.

To bring nostalgia

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Hauteur

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N.

A snob, being haughty

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Nuance

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N.

A subtle distinction

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Homily

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N.

A religious lecture

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Façade

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N.

The superficial appearance, the front appearance

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Quiescent

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Adj.

Quiet, going through a quiet period

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Inept

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Adj.

Not skilled, incompetent

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Unpalatable

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Adj.

Doesn’t taste good, unappetizing

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Reticent

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Adj.

Reluctant to share ones thoughts, shy, inhibited

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Discordant

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Adj.

Not sounding good, lacking harmony

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Tactless

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Adj.

Lacking sensitivity, careless

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Disdain

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N.

Hate, disrespect

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Scrupulous

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Adj.

Careful, miticulous, assiduous, sedulous, punctilious

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Baste

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V.

To moisturize a piece of meat

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Whitewash

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V.

To point everything white, to cover up something bad

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Undermine

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V.

To try to go against, subvert

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Gawky

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Adj.

Awkward, clumsy, nerdy

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Shrewd

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Adj.

Smart, perseptive

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Listless

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Adj.

Lacking energy, lethargic, sluggish

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Shirk

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V.

To avoid responsibility

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Despondent

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Adj.

Lacking all hope, discouraged

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Melancholy

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N.

Being in a sad state, depression

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Ecstatic

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Adj.

Super happy, joyful

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Consign

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V.

To commit to something, to assign permanently

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Relegate

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V.

To consign, to assign permanently

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Incontrovertible

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Adj.

Unable to be controverted, proven, indisputable

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Reticent

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Adj.

Not revealing ones thoughts easily

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Prosaic

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Adj.
Having to do with pros
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Ordinary, boring, plain

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Irresolute

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Adj.

Not determined, without a motive, wavering

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Obstinate

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Adj.

Stubborn in the bad sense, refusing to change

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Lintel

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N.

A piece of wood protecting a window

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Mantle

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N.

The shelf over a fireplace

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Audacious

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Adj.

Taking risks in a good and bad way, courageous, disrespectful

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Aristocratic

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Adj.

The very wealthy

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Acquisitive

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Adj.

Having the desire to acquire more

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Tyrant

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N.

A cruel, oppressive, unfair ruler

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Prodigy

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N.

A young person who has exceptional abilities

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Cantankerous

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Adj.

Bad tempered, argumentative

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Engorged

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Adj.

Swollen, expanded temporarily

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Apoplectic

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Adj.

Overwhelmed with anger or rage,

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Lackadaisical

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Adj.

Careless, lazy, doing something without effort

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Immunize

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V.

To make immune to something

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Resuscitate

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V.

To revive or bring back to conciousness

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Buttress

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N.
A support for a building
V.
To support a building