2013 May Flashcards by Mel Zhang

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Fraternizing

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To bring into an association

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Vigilant

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Knelt watchful to detect damage

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Embittered

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To make bitter

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Solicitous

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Anxious or concerned

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Reticent

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Reluctant or restrained

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Taciturn

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Inclined to silence

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Garrulous

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Excessively talkative

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Ingratiation

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To establish in the favor or goodness of others

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Predilection

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Tendency to think favorably of someone

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Evocation

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To draw forth

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Polemic

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A person who argues in opposition to another

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Assiduous

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Constant; unremitting

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Fulsome

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Offensive to good taste, especially as being excessive

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Bellicosity

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Inclined or eager to fight

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Obduracy

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Unmoved by persuasion

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Squelch

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To stick or press with crushing force

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Reverent

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Deeply respectful

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Flaunt

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To display or parade in self conspicuously

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Conspicuous

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Easily seen or noticed

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Edify

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To benefit

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Apprise

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To give notice to; inform

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Divulge

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To disclose or reveal

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Impassive

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Without emotion; apathetic

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Exhortation

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To give urgent advice; to urge or caution earnestly

Frugality

The lack of wastefulness

Collegiality

Cooperating integration among colleagues

Enmity

Animosity; ill will

Uncouth

Awkward; clumsy

Disquieting

Causing anxiety or uneasiness

Beguiling

To influence by trickery

Mollify

To soften in feeling or temper

Corollary

A natural consequence

Contingency

Something incidental

Postulate

Ask, demand, or claim | Assume without proof

Ensconced

Settle security

Elucidate

To make clearly; explain

Ostracize

To exclude by general consent

Defunct

No longer in existence

Promilgate

To set forth or teach publicly

Pejorative

Having a belittling effect or force

Sacrosanct

Extremely sacred; not to be entered or trespassed upon

Arcane

Know or understood by very few

Palpable

Incapable of being touched

Pensive

Wistfully thoughtful

Dislodge

Remove or force out

Aggravate

To make worse or more severe

Providential

Opportune, fortunate, or wealthy

Disparate

Essentially different

Recondite

Beyond ordinary knowledge

Celestial

Pertaining to the sky or visible heaven

Remorse

Deep and painful regret for wrongdoing

Tentative

Unsure, uncertain

Flippant

Lacking in seriousness, shallow

Exempting

To free from an obligation