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Daily List Q3 Flashcards

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superfluous

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extra

superfluous material/info

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detritus

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trash

nothing more than detritus

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dross

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trash

merely dross in my opinion

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callous -

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hardened and insensitive

a callous reply

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callow

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young, immature

a callow student

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soporific

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sleep inducing

a soporific lecture

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pilfer

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to steal in small amounts

he pilfered the cash box over 3 months

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apocryphal

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false

an apocryphal tale

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ostracize

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to exclude

he was ostracized from the community

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xenophobia (xenophobic)

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fear of foreigners/immigrants

he was xenophobic towards the illegal immigrants

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provincial -

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indigenous

the dish was provincial to Morocco

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disparate

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different

the disparity between their incomes was gargantuan

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flout

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to violate

they flouted ethical laws for immigrant workers

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flaunt -

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to show off

he flaunted his wealth by wearing expensive clothes

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perspicacity

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keenness of insight

the perspicacity of her remarks

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acuity

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keenness of insight

he had great intellectual acuity

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spurious

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of questionable authenticity

Hitler made spurious claims about the Jews

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incongruity

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a dissimilarity

the incongruity of the rich lady driving a beat up car

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dissemble

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to disguise one’s true feelings

no need to dissemble on Kairos

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ostentatious

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pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice

an ostentatious display of unread books

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conspicuous

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attracting notice or attention

he showed conspicuous bravery

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misnomer

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a wrong or inaccurate use of a term

“killer whale” is a misnomer

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plebeian

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a commoner; lacking in refinement

he is a man of plebeian tastes

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placate

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make someone less angry or hostile

he attempted to placate the students with promises of no girls and tons of moon bounces at spring fest

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rechannel

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to convey in a new way

he hopes to rechannel the lesson

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serendipity (serendipitous)

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luck; good fortune

a fortunate stroke of serendipity

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fortuitous

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lucky; good

a fortuitous encounter

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felicitous

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positive; auspicious

a felicitous turn of events

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precocious

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advanced beyond one’s years

that infant was precocious because she was reading

30
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precipitate

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to cause to happen suddenly

the incident precipitated a political crisis

31
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tome

A

a big book

you read the whole tome over the weekend?

32
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vilify

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to heavily criticize

her vilified her behavior

33
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prudent

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wise

she made a prudent decision

34
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melancholy

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sadness

an air of melancholy surrounded him

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doleful

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sad

he gave her a doleful look

36
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dolorous

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feeling great sorrow

she was dolorous after his death

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morass

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boggy ground; a confused situation

a morass of paperwork

38
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terra firma

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firm ground

they built the house on terra firma

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pragmatic

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practical, realistic

a pragmatic approach to politics

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anathema

A

something hated

that subject is anathema to him

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implausible

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impossible

the claim is implausible

42
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wanton

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careless; promiscuous

wanton spending

43
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germane

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relevant

germane to the discussion

44
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immaterial

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irrelevant; unimportant

immaterial to the friend group

45
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bode

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to be an omen of

the news boded evil days for him

46
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mystique

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an aura of mystery

the mystique of nuclear science

47
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enervate

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to weaken

they enervated the opposition

48
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odious

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hateful

his odious personality

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enigma

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a riddle; a puzzling situation

the enigma gave rise to speculation

50
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magnanimous

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generous and forgiving

they were magnanimous towards their enemies

51
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dubious

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doubtful; unsure

a dubious reply

52
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pragmatic

A

practical

their solutions were all pragmatic

53
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inane

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void; lacking sense

they asked inane questions

54
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insipid

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devoid of meaning; without sufficient taste

an insipid personality

55
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fatuous

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devoid of meaning; unreal

his existence was fatuous

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incisive

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keen; acute

an incisive method to public speaking

57
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trenchant

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keen; insightful

his trenchant wit

58
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caprice

A

whim; sudden change of mood

her caprices made his life difficult

59
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feasible

A

possible to do easily

the project timeline was feasible

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