5th G. Alan Flashcards

(40 cards)

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Aberration

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(noun)

a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically an unwelcome one.

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Abet

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(verb)

assist in a crime; Encouraging someone to do something negative

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Abridge

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(verb)

shorten (a piece of writing) without losing the sense

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Acme

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(noun)

the point at which something is at its best or most highly developed

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Aerial

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(adj)

of or relating to air

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Agitate

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(verb)

to be upset, to be annoyed or to be angry

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Alias

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(noun)

false identity; fake name

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Antagonist

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(noun)

a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary.

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Arid

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(adj)

extremely dry; too dry to produce rain

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Aspire

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(verb)

to achieve something that you thought you couldn’t

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Coddle

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(verb)

to comfort; to treat someone in an good way

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Coerce

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(verb)

to persuade an unwilling person by using force or threats

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Cohabit

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(verb)

to live together

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Coherent

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(adj)

logical and consistent; well-reasoned

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Commonplace

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(adj)

ordinary; every day; repeated too often

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Compound

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(verb) (noun)

to combine; augment

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Congruity

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(noun)

a point of agreement; equal

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Deft

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(adj)

skilled and quick in one’s movement

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Diffuse

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(verb)
to spread (over a large area)
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Dormant

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(adj)

not active; asleep; not awake

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Dupe

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(verb) (noun)

to deceive; trick.

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Duplicity

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(noun)

the act of being deceitful; To lie

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Elation

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(noun)

great happiness and exhilaration.

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Enunciate

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(verb)

say or pronounce clearly.

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Fathom
(verb) | to understand; to measure or discover
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Feasible
(adj) | possible to do
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Foil
(verb) | to prevent something from succeeding
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Hasten
(verb) | to quicken
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Ignoramus
(noun) | an ignorant or stupid person
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Innumerable
(adj) | too many to count
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Instigate
(verb) | to bring about or start something
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Jargon
(noun) | nonsensical words or expressions
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Malice
(noun) | evil; the desire to harm someone; ill will
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Martial
(adj) | relating to fighting or war.
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Miserly
(adj) | stingy, cheap
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Pending
(adj) | unresolved; unsettled; awaiting decision or settlement
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Sporadic
(adj) | starting and stopping irregularly
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Stifle
(verb) | to suffocate or to restrain oneself
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Stoic
(adj) | to experience pain and hardship without showing their feelings
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Vilify
(verb) | to insult; to speak or write about sb or sth negatively