2 Flashcards

(48 cards)

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Elucidate

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Clarify

Explain

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Animadversion

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Criticism

Censure

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Braggart

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Person who boasts about achievements and possessions

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Precarious

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Not securely held

Likely to collapse

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Rapacious

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Aggressively greedy or grasping

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Avaricious

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Having or showing extreme greed

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Limpid

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Clear
Unclouded
Free of anything that darkens

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Rudimentary

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Limited to basic principles

Relating to undeveloped, or basic form

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Perfunctory

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Carried out with minimum effort or reflection

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Importunate

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Persistent, to the point of annoyance

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Garrulous

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Excessively talkative

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12
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Megalomaniac

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Obsession with the exercise of power

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Imperturbable

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Unable to be upset or excited

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Duplicitous

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Deceitful

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Blithe

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Casual indifference considered to be improper

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Munificent

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Larger or more generous than is usual or necessary

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Indolent

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Lazy

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18
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Paragon

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Perfect example of something

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19
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Conundrum

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Confusing and Difficult problem

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Nebulous

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Nettlesome

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Causing annoyance or difficulty

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Incontrovertible

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Not able to be denied or disputed

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Idiosyncrasy

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Mode of thought or behavior peculiar to an individual

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Esoteric

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Intended or likely to be understood by a small number of people

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Univocal
Unambiguous | Having only one possible meaning
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Precarious
Dangerously likely to fall or collapse
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Sycophant
Self-seeking | Servile flatterer
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Obeisance
Deference Deep respect Homage
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Plentitude
Adequate | Complete
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Privation
Act of depriving
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Wont
Accustomed | Used to
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Neophyte
Beginner | Novice
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Zealot
Excessively zealous person
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Monolithic
Consisting of one piece
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Vacillation
Fluctuation | Indecision
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Flippancy
Frivolously disrespectful
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Fractiousness
Unruly | Readily angered
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Imprudent
Rash
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Corroborate
Confirm | Give support
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Incipient
In an initial stage
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Indemnified
Compensate for harm or loss
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Bridling
Curb
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Subversion
Undermine the power of an established system
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Nuance
Subtle difference
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Plodding
Unexciting
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Inconmensurable
Having no common basis
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Devolve
Delegate | Transfer
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Acrimony
Sharpness | Harshness