Vocab Flashcards by tyson spencer | Brainscape

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Ratiocinate

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To think, contemplate

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Myopic

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Short sighted

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Render

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To say or to make

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Recapitulate

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To repeat or reiterate

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Loquacious

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Talkative

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Verbose

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Wordy

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Gregarious

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Sociable

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Elocution

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The art of public speaking

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Circumlocution

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Indirect language

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Recalcitrant

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Defiant

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Cogent

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Intelligent, viable

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Seminal

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Original, ground breaking

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Meritorious

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Deserving of praise or merit

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Redact

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To revise or edit

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Placate

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To soothe or appease

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Tedious

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Boring or dull

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Tome

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A large book

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Peruse

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To examine carefully

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Entomology

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The study of insects

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Ostracize

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To exclude from a community

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Pariah

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An outcast

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Persevere

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To persist, remain constant

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Latent

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Present but hidden

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Burgeon

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To come forth or blossom

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Diligent

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Careful, showing care

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Paragon

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Model of perfection

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Commodious

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Spacious, roomy

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Clairvoyant

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Able to see and detect things that others cannot

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Cosmopolitan

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Worldly or sophisticated

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Vast

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Enormous or immense

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Voluminous

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Large or ample

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Exorbitant

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Excessive

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Extravagant

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Excessive or over the top

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Colossus

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An enormous structure

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Synopsis

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A summary

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Cadence

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Rhythm

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Cavort

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To prance or dance about

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Boisterous

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Loud or energetic

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Daft

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Insane or foolish

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Deft

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Skilled or adept