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2nd Months Vocab Flashcards

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Inane

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Foolish

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Rampant

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Going unchecked, widespread

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Ethics

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Code of principles

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Concur

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Agree

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Clandestine

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Secret, undercover

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Flagrant

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Outrageous, glaringly bad; notorious

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Admonish

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To warn, to (reprove): reprimand or censure someone, rebuke, reproach, scold, chastise, chide, upbraid, berate, criticize

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Duress

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Force, (compulsion): obligation, constraint, coercion, pressure, intimidation

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Culprit

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The guilty person

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Inexorable

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Inflexible, (unrelenting): implacable, uncompromising, unyielding, relentless, determined, tenacious, steadfast, tireless, unflagging, unwavering

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Egregious

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Remarkably bad; outstanding for undesirable quality

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Distraught

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Mentally confused, crazed

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Duplicity

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Cunning, trickery; deceitfulnese, dishonesty

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Acrimonious

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Bitter; angry, caustic, sarcastic, acid, harsh, spiteful, vicious, hostile, venomous, malicious (bitchy)

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Paucity

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Scarce; shortage

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Elicit

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To draw forth; extract, evoke, obtain

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Pernicious

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Harmful, causing injury

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Tolerate

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To put up with, to bear

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Construe

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To make a deduction, to infer; interpret, presume, assume “reckon”

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Impunity

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Freedom from punishment

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Affluent

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Rich; wealthy, prosperous

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Feasible

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Possible, pratical, attainable

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Discern

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Perceive; recognize, distinguish

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Sally

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Suddenly rush forward; charge, raid

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Consternation
Dismay; having feelings of dismay or anxiety typically at something unexpected, discomposure
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Precocious
Reaching maturity early; advanced, clever, intelligent
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Perfunctory
Done without care, superficial; halfhearted, quick, careless, routine "A perfunctory review"
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Chargin
Feelings of disappointment, humiliation; embarrassment, displeasure, dissatification, annoyance, irritation, resentment
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Perverse
Contrary, persisting in error; disobliging, unreasonable
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Deride
To ridicule, scoff at; mock, jibe at, insult
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Disparage
To discredit, belittle; undervalue
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Laudable
Praiseworthy; commendable, admirable, deserving, creditable
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Fiasco
Complete failure; disaster, catastrophe, wreck, debacle
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Masticate
To chew up; munch, chomp, eat
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Eschew
Avoid; abstain from, refrain from
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Quell
To put an end; crush, squash, subdue, suppress, overcome
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Voluble
Talkative; coversational, loquacious
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Confidante
One to whom you confide your secrets
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Dubious
Doubtful, suspicious
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Obsolescence
Process of wearing out; the condition of no longer being used or useful: the condition of being obsolete
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Implacable
Cannot be pacified*, inexorable; *(soothe, bring peace, conciliate, appease); unforgiving, remorseless, cruel, harsh
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Paroxysm
A fit, sudden outburst; eruption, explosion, convulsion, spasm
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Reprehensible
Worthy of blame; deplorable, despicable, disgraceful, shameful, inexcusable, unjustifiable
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Jurisdiction
Power, range of authority
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Skirmish
Small fight, brief encounter; clash, conflict
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Harass
To trouble, torment
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Monolithic
Massively solid; (of a large organization) unbending, indivisible, fossilized
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Arbitrary
Based on whim, dictatorial; random choice rather than reason or system, unpredictable, whimsical, irrational, illogical, personal
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Indigent
Poor, needy; disadvantaged, destitute, impecunious
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Fray
A fight; battle, skirmish, altercation
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Stymie
To hinder, impede (to prevent or hinder the progress of) be an obsticle, thwart, stump
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Effigy
A likeness (usually of a hated person); a sculpture or model if a person, figurine
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Flout
Show contempt, scoff; disregard, disobey, violate, breach, ignore, fail to comply with
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Cognizant
Aware
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Turbulent
Unruly, agitate; (characterized by conflict) stormy, unstable, violent, chaotic, tempestuous, lawless
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Terminate
To end
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Forthwith
Immediately
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Exacerbate
To irritate, make worse
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Revert
Return
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Oust
To drive out, eject
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Emaciated
Abnormally thin, wasted away
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Surge
To rush suddenly
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Tranquil
Quiet
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Sanctuary
Shelter
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Acend
To rise
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Malnutrition
Faulty or inadequate diet (lack of sufficient nutrients in the body)
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Afflict
To trouble greatly, to distress (of a problem or illness: burden, worry, oppress, torment, blight)
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Besiege
Surround (a place) with armed forces in order to capture it or force it's surrender).
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Privation
Lack of necessities (deprivation, hardship, desititude)
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Sinister
Evil, ominous (giving the impression that something harmful is happening or will happen: menacing, threatening, disturbing, alarming)
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Ubiquitous
Being everywhere at the same time; pervasive, omnipresent, universal, widespread
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Remote
Distant, hidden away
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Thwart
To hinder, defeat
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Harbinger
A forerunner, advance notice; sign, indication, signal, omen, forewarning, augury
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Malignant
Likely to cause death; uncontrollable, deadly, fatal, incurable, invasive
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Excruciating
Agonizing, torturing
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Respite
An interval of relief, delay
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Reverberating
Resounding, reechoing
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Fretful
Worrisome, irritable
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Succumb
To give way, yield

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