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testmasters vocab 51-100 Flashcards

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autonomy

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the condition or quality of being autonomous; independence

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avant-garde

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innovative; new and unusual ideas or experimental ideas (Conservatives who don’t want to try anything new would be the opposite of people who are avant-garde.)

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awed

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having a sense of wonder; marked by fearful amazement; almost shocked but fascinated (Immigrants are often in awe of New York City when they first arrive because of the skyscrapers, traffic, and commotion.)

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baleful

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threatening harm; menacing (Bill shot a baleful glance in her direction.)

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bane

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a cause of death, destruction, or ruin (Many students feel that the SAT is the bane of their existence.)

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befuddled

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unable to think clearly; confused

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beguile

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to deceive by guile; delude

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belligerent

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inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive

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bemoan

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lament, strongly regret, to moan and groan

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beneficiary

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the recipient of funds, property, or other benefits, as from an insurance policy or will

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bipartisan

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supported by two political parties

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bog

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a wetland

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bolster

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to support or prop up; to boost; to strengthen

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boon

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something that is a benefit (A boon is like a benefit bestowed, especially one bestowed in response to a request.)

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bowdlerize

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to modify by removing offensive portions from a book

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brash

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hasty and unthinking; impetuous (Brash sounds like what it means: harsh, loud, and maybe a little rude.)

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brevity

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brief

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bright

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promising (The future looks bright! This means it looks promising.)

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brisk

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quick

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brusque

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abrupt and curt in manner or speech; discourteously blunt; rude

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burgeon

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begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish (manufacturers are keen to cash in on the burgeoning demand)

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cadence

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the modulated and rhythmic recurrence of a sound especially in nature (Storytellers may want to re-create the sounds of nature - “the rises and falls” of sounds - these are cadences.)

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camouflage

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to hide or conceal (People sometimes camouflage their true feelings.)

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capricious

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unpredictable; impulsive (A person can have a capricious personality. And rivers are also sometimes capricious because they can be calm and then suddenly perilous.)

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cast

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throw (something) forcefully in a specified direction; cause (light or shadow) to appear on a surface (When sketching the flower, Bill gave it a cast of pink.)

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castigate

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to strongly denounce; to sharply criticize

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caustic

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bitter; biting; scathing

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celerity

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swift; speedy (Crystal completed her tasks with speed and celerity.)

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cerebral

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using your brain, intellectual not emotional

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chagrin

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(noun) distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated (Jeff, much to his chagrin, wasn’t invited.);
(verb) feel distressed or humiliated (he was chagrined when his friend poured scorn on him)

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charismatic

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having great charm and personal magnetism (FDR and JFK were charismatic presidents.)

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chasten

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(of a reproof or misfortune) have a restraining or moderating effect on (the director was somewhat chastened by his recent flops); 
to cause (someone) to feel sad or embarrassed about something that has happened (chastened the child with five minutes of sitting in the corner), (the unexpected loss to a second-rate player really chastened the tournament's top-seeded tennis star)
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chauvinistic

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prejudiced belief in the superiority of his or her own kind; bigot, biased

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chicanery

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trickery

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churlish

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rude in a mean-spirited and surly way (it seems churlish to complain)

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circumspect

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cautious; careful; prudent (Someone who is circumspect is NOT unrestrained.)

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circumvent

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to go around; to evade (If you take secondary roads to avoid traffic you are circumventing the main roads.)

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codified/codify

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arranged (laws, rules, etc.) systematically (Know the difference between codified rules, and fundamental laws. If you are talking about the basic laws of hearing, you are talking about the fundamental laws, NOT the codified rules.)
arrange (laws or rules) into a systematic code (He even wanted to codify the common law, overstating, like all good reformers, the possible objectives of reform.);
arrange according to a plan or system (Verdi helped codify an international operatic culture.)

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cogent

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(of an argument or case) clear, logical, and convincing (the results of the DNA fingerprinting were the most cogent evidence for acquittal)

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cohesion

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unity

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compilation

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a collection (think of compiling information.)

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complacency

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overly content; a sense of ease and contentment, it can have a good or bad connotation (Bad can mean smug. Good can mean satisfied.)

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complaisant

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exhibiting a desire or willingness to please; cheerfully obliging

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complicity

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state of being involved with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoing (think of being an accomplice to a crime.)

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compromised

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exposed to or made liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute (Don’t put yourself in a compromised situation by drinking too much.)

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condemn

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to express strong disapproval of

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condescending/condescension

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looking down on others; having an air of superiority

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confounding

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puzzling; confusing

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conjecture

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a guess based on incomplete evidence

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contentious

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causing or likely to cause an argument, controversial (a contentious issue); involving heated argument (the socioeconomic plan had been the subject of contentious debate); (of a person) given to arguing or provoking argument (a contentious amateur politician who has offended minority groups)

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