178-238 Flashcards
(61 cards)
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precocious
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having early development in maturity and intelligence
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prescribe
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- recommend, advise 2. command
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presumption
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- assumption, guess 2. boldness, disrespect
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pretense
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- make-believe, fake 2. false claim
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prevalent
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widespread
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proclivity
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natural tendency
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procure
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get or provide
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profane
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- not sacred or religious 2. showing disrespect for religion
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prohibitive (related: prohibit, prohibition)
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- forbidding or restrictive 2. excessively high in price
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prolific
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- productive, creative, fertile 2. plentiful
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prospective
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likely or expected to become
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quagmire
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- complex, difficult situation 2. bog or swamp
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qualified
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- competent, able 2. limited
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quash
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- reject 2. put down, suppress
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radical
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extreme
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recourse
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the act of turning to someone or something for assistance
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rectify (related: rectitude)
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put right, correct
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regressive
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backward-looking, becoming less advanced
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rejuvenate
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make young again
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remission
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reduction or decrease, particularly of a debt or medical symptoms
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remote
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distant, far
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renounce
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reject, abandon
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repudiate
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reject entirely, deny
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repugnant
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offensive, disgusting
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resign (related: resignation, resigned)
1. give in, surrender 2. step down from a position
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rhetorical (related: rhetorical, rhetorician)
persuasive speech or writing
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rudimentary
1. basic 2. undeveloped, incomplete
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sanction
1. (noun) penalty for disobeying a law 2. (verb) punish, impose a penalty 3. (verb) formally approve
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sanguine
cheerfully confident, optimistic
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satire (related: satirical, satirize)
sarcastic imitation
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saturate
soak, make completely full
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scintillating
lively, effervescent
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scope
1. range 2. opportunity, possibility
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sensational
amazing, shocking, scandalous
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servile
submissive, overly willing to please, obsequious
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shopworn
worn out, trite
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simile
comparison
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solicitous (related: solicitousness)
expressing care or concern often too much
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sparse
lacking, rare
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spate
outbreak of similar events happening one after another
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spurn
reject, turn down
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stagnant (related: stagnation)
not moving, dormant
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stark (related: starkness)
harsh, plain
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staunch
strong, loyal
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stock (adjective)
standard, usual, automatic
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strain
1. (verb) stress, force, make an excessive effort 2. (noun) excessive stress, effort, or force 3. (verb) separate solids from a liquid
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stupefy
amaze (stupid)
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subjugate
conquer, dominate, control
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subordinate
lower in rank, inferior
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subservient
1. obedient, yielding 2. less important
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subtle
not obvious
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supine
1. lying on one's back 2. not resisting
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susceptible
easily influenced or affected
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sustain
1. strengthen, support 2. maintain, carry on 3. experience, suffer
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synthesis
combination of elements or ideas
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tangent (related: tangential)
1. different or irrelevant line of thought 1. a line that touches a curve at a point (in math)
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tempestuous
stormy
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tenacious (related: tenacity)
stubborn, determined
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thrive
grow, develop, prosper
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transcend
go beyond, rise above
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trite
unoriginal, common
