Vocab 4 Flashcards

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Cathartic/Catharsis

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The act/process of releasing a strong emotion, especially in art form. (Often has a “healing” or purging feel)

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Circumspect

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Thinking carefully about possible risks before doing/saying; to consider all circumstances

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3
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Coalescence

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To come together to form one group/mass

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4
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Cognizant

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Aware of something; knowledgeable or mindful of something

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5
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Deleterious

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Harmful, often in a subtle or unexpected way

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6
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Divestiture

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The act of divesting or selling stock, property on compulsion-usually from the government

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7
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Effusive

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Expressing a lot of emotion; great or excessive emotion or enthusiasm

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8
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Erudite

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Having or showing knowledge gained by study; knowledgeable

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9
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Esoteric

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Only taught to or understood by members of a special group; requiring knowledge only available to a restricted group

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10
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Frenetic

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Filled with excitement, activity or confusion; wild or frantic

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11
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Gregarious

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Enjoying the company of other people; tending to live in groups

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12
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Harangue

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Ranting speech or writing; forceful or angry speech.

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13
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Hubris

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A foolish or exaggerated pride or self-confidence

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14
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Indolent

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Averse to activity, effort or movement; habitually lazy

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15
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Innocuous

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Causing/producing no injury or harm; not likely to bother or offend

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16
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Malign

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To slander or defame; to make harmful often untrue statements; causing or intending to cause harm

17
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Modicum

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A small portion or limited quantity

18
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Moot

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Not certain-open to question but impossible to prove, but not worth talking about or debating; no longer of importance

19
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Myriad

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Various. Very large number or variety

20
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Opulent/Opulence

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Very wealthy; having a large estate or property

21
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Proliferate/Proliferation

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To increase in number or amount quickly; rapid growth

22
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Redolent

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Causing thought or memories of something; full of a specific fragrance

23
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Spurious

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Not genuine, sincere, or authentic.
Based on false ideas or bad reasoning.

24
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Supine

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Lying in the back, facing upward. Marked by showing lethargy or great indifference

25
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Visceral

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Coming from strong emotion rather than logic;