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Test Prep 7 Flashcards

1
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Nexus

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Connection

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Noisome

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Very unpleasant or disgusting, esp. in smell

No is not me- bc of unpleasant smell

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Nonplussed

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so surprised and confused that one is unsure how to react

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noxious

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Harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant

No Oxygen- is harmpful / poisonous

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Obfuscate

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make unclear

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Obviate

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to make unnecessary

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7
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Oeuvre

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all the works of a particular writer, artist, etc.

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Ostentatious

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you want to atrract notice and impress others

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Officious

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Annoyingly assertive in offering advice, help

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panacea

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a cure all

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paradigm

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typical example of or model

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Paragon

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Model of excellence or perfection

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Parlay

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To use or develop something to get another thing of greater value

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14
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Parochial

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limited in area, scope, or outlook

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Parsimonious

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Extremely unwilling to spend money

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Pastiche

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Varied mix” an artistic work consisting of a medley of pieces taken from various sources.

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Paucity

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Small or insufficient quantity

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Perfidious

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Disloyal and untrustworthy

Per fi dough- Friend that is made of dough is disloyal

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Perfunctory

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Done with little effort or interest

Performance plan bc ur not functioning

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Petulant

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insolent or rude in speech or behavior

Pet you lent was not returned, so you are rude

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Phillistine

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A person who does not care about or understood culture, art, etc.

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Phlegmatic

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Not easily excited or upset

Fle fle workers are chill

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Polemic

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A strong written or spoken attack on or defense of an opinion, idea or person

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Polymath

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A person with great knowledge of numerous subjects

25
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Ponderous

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Slow and heavy, esp. boring or clumsy because of those qualities

26
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Portend

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To be a sign of something to come, sometimes usually calmititous (BAD)

Synonym: Presage, Augur

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Prescient

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Able to predict the future

28
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Prevaricate

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To speak in a noncommittal way to avoid the truth

29
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Probity

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Integrity, honesty, and strong morals

Probity: Pro Bi, you have strong integrity and character

30
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Progenitor

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An ancestor; an originator

31
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Prognostication

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A prediction

32
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Prolix

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Using too many words

33
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Promulgate

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To make widely known

34
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Propitious

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Indicating future success, favorable or promising

Pro Prize- Professional promise

35
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Prosaic

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Ordinary or unimaginative

36
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Proscribe

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To forbid or prohibit

37
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Puerile

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Childishly silly

38
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Pugnacious

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Eager to fight or argue

39
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Quiescent

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Inactive, at rest

40
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Quixotic

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Foolishly idealistic

Quick + Exotic- if you’re dreaming of a quick exotic travel you’re idealistic

41
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Raconteur

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Skilled storyteller

42
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Rankle

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To cause long-lasting anger or annoyancce

43
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Rapacious

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Aggressively greedy

44
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Rectitude

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Honesty and moral correctness

45
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Relegate

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To assign to an inferior or insignificant position, place, etc.

46
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Replete

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Full or well-supplied with something

47
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Repudiate

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To refuse to accept; to reject

48
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Rife

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Common, frequent, or widespread, esp. of something undesirable

49
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Rote

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Learned or memorized through repetition, often without understanding

50
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Sage / Sagacious

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A very wise person

51
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Salutory

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Beneficial, esp. to health

52
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Sanctimonious

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Acting morally superior

53
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Savant

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A person of great learning, a scholar

54
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Sedulous

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Showing careful and persistent effort

55
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Sententious

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Excessively moralizing, preachy

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