Upper level Vocab Flashcards

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Abdicate

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reject, give up

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Abhor

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hate

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Abrupt

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sudden

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Abundant

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plenty

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Abyss

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bottomless hole

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Acclaimed

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praise highly

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Accord

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treaty (n) or to give (v)

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Acknowledge

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admit existence or truth

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Acute

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sharp

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Adamant

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stubborn

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Adept

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very skilled at something

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Adhesive

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sticky

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Admonish

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reprimand/rebuke someone

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Adversary

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opponent

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Affiliation

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connection with something/someone/organization

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Agenda

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plan

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Aggrandize

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increase the status/wealth of

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Aggravate

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to make worse

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Aggregate

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join together into a category

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Akin

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of similar character

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Allege

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to claim (that something happened without proof)

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Aloof

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cool or distant

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Altruism

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doing something for the sake of others/ selflessly

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Ambiguous

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unclear

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Ambivalent

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having mixed feelings

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Ameliorate

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help

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Amiable

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friendly

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Amorphous

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shapeless

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Androgynous

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partially male, partially female

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Anguish

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distress

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Animosity

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dislike

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Annex

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to add on

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Antagonistic

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showing or feeling opposed to

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Antipathy

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dislike/hatred

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Anxious

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nervous

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Apprehension

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worry

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Arbitrary

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random

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Arid

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dry

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Ascertain

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to make sure of

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Aspect

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part

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Aspiration

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hope or ambition

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Assail

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violent attack

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Assent

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approval

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Assert

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declare confidently

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Assess

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to judge (assessment is a test)

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Assured

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certain

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Astonish

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surprise

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Austere

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strict/simple

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Astute

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smart/perceptive

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Audible

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able to be heard

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Auspicious

A

favorable

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Authentic

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real

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Authoritative

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able to be trusted

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Banal

A

boring

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Barrage

A

bombardment

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Bastion

A

fortress

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Belligerent

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hostile/aggressive/antagonistic

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Bemoan

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to express sadness or unhappiness

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Benevolent

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well meaning and kind

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Benign

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gentle/not harmful

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Bequest

A

legacy/inheritance

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Bewilder

A

cause confusion

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Biased

A

unfairly prejudiced (favorable or against)

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Blatant

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done openly and unashamedly

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Blunt

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dull/straightforward

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Bombastic

A

high-sounding but with little meaning

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Brash

A

pushy

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Brazen

A

bold and without shame

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Brittle

A

easily cracked

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Candid

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truthful and straightforward

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Capricious

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given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior

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Cascade

A

pour down

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Cater

A

To serve food

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Cautious

A

Careful

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Censor

A

To leave out something considered unacceptable (from a book)

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Chagrin

A

Embarrassment

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Chasm

A

A split in the ground or something else

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Chronic

A

long-lasting or keeps on happening

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Chronicle

A

story

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Coalesce

A

come together

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Coerce

A

to force

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Commodities

A

things that everyone needs

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Compassion

A

to feel for others

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Compel

A

to force

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Competent

A

good enough

86
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Composure

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the state or feeling of being calm and in control of oneself.

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Comprehensive

A

complete

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Conceal

A

hide

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Concise

A

short and to the point

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Condemn

A

to find guilty

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Condescending

A

to look down at someone

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Condone

A

give approval

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Confer

A

speak with

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Confide

A

tell a secret

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Conform

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to follow guidelines

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Confound

A

confuse

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Congenial

A

friendly

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Conniving

A

plotting

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Consensus

A

agreement

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Conspicuous

A

noticeable

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Consume

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to use up

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Contemplate

A

think

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Contented

A

satisfied

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Contradict

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to say the opposite of

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Contrite

A

sorry

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Controversial

A

capable of arousing disagreement

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Conventional

A

normal, regular

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Cordial

A

friendly

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Corpulent

A

fat

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Counsel

A

advise

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Counterfeit

A

fake

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Credible

A

believable

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Creed

A

belief

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Crucial

A

important

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Cunning

A

sly

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Dawdle

A

to waste time