626-750 Flashcards
(125 cards)
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bleak
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gloomy and somber; dreary
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comprise
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to include; to constrain; to be composed of
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denounce
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to speak out against; to accuse publicly
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recrimination
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a reply to one charge with a countercharge
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meticulous
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extremely or excessively careful about details; finicky
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coalition
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an alliance, esp. a temporary one
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succulent
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full of juice; highly enjoyable
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transcend
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to exceed; to go beyond or above the limits
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fervid
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extremely emotional; passionate
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veer
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to change direction
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repress
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to hold back; to put down by force
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charge
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responsibility; someone or something entrusted to the care of another
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confiscate
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to seize (private property) by or as if by someone in authority
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stamina
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resistance to fatigue or hardship; endurance
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virtuoso
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one with great skill, esp. in music or arts
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ostentatious
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showy; pretentious
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wan
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sickly pale; colorless
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amorphous
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without definite shapes; shapeless; unorganized
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sordid
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extremely dirty; morally corrupt
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protract
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to extend the duration of; to prolong
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incessant
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never pausing; continuous; without a stop
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indigenous
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native, occurring naturally
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idiom
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a style of manner of expression peculiar to an individual or group; an expression that cannot be understood from the individual meanings of its words
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ersatz
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artificial; not genuine; fake
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woe
deep distress or misery; misfortune
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mentor
a counselor or teacher
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Stygian
gloomy and dark; infernal or hellish
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chasten
to correct by punishment of criticism; to restrain
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lacerate
to rip, cut, or tear; to cause deep emotional pain
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domestic
relating to the home or family; relating to one's own country
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stealthy
moving with quiet caution; intending to avoid notice
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prolific
producing a lot
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rudder
the hinged plate at the back and bottom of a boat, used for steering
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venerable
worthy of honor and respect by reason of dignity, age, etc.
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circumvent
to go around; bypass; to surround
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symbiotic
involving a close relationship of mutual dependence
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muse
to meditate; to consider thoughtfully
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covenant
a binding agreement
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farce
a comedy based on crudely humorous, unlikely situations; something absurd or ridiculous, as an obvious pretense
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impetuous
characterized by sudden emotion, energy, etc.; impulsive and passionate
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revel
to delight, to enjoy (used with "in")
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innocuous
harmless
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illegible
unable to be read
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legacy
something passed down to a descendant
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cascade
a waterfall or series of small waterfalls; a succession of stages, processes, or units
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impinge
to have an effect on something, esp. a negative one; to encroach
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decipher
to read or interpret something confusing or illegible; to convert from a code
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pugilist
a boxer
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inalienable
not able to be taken away or transferred to others
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premeditate
to think out, plan, or scheme beforehand
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bestow
to present or give (used with "on")
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supercilious
feeling or showing proud contempt; smug; arrogant
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conflate
to bring together; to merge into a composite whole
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belittle
to put down; to speak of contemptuously
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avid
having a passionate desire
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sloth
laziness
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temperate
consistent; moderate; without extremes
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succumb
to give in or yield
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incognito
in disguise
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synthesis
the combination of separate parts into a unified whole
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ulterior
lying beyond what is evident, revealed or claimed
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infuriate
to cause to become very angry
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chasm
a large gap
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entity
something that exists and can be recognized as a distinct unit
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laudable
worthy or praise
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proclivity
a natural or habitual tendency or inclination
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office
a duty or function assigned to someone
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amicable
showing friendliness or good will
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cantankerous
bad-tempered; quarrelsome
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perspicacious
having keen perception of understanding
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gross
total, entire; glaringly obvious, flagrant
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sanctimonious
pretending holiness; hypocritically devout
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shoddy
inferior or cheap
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nonchalant
seemingly unconcerned or indifferent
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expedient
suitable for a purpose; convenient but based on self-interest rather than principle
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trowel
a flat-bladed tool used for spreading cement
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dislodge
to force out of concealed position
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loath
unwilling, reluctant
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zenith
maximum; the highest point
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dank
unpleasantly damp
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dormant
inactive, but capable of being active
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haggard
appearing tired and thin, as from anxiety, disease, hunger, etc.
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masonry
stonework or brickwork
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dilettante
one who engages an art with only superficial skill; an amateur
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jocular
characterized by joking
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antipathy
a feeling of strong repulsion or aversion
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quarry
a hunted bird or animal; prey
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ingenuous
innocent; naive
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implicate
to incriminate; to show or suggest involvement
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paternal
relating to or characteristic of a father
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aver
to affirm or declare
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liberal
generous; giving freely
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perennial
lasting through the years
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levy
to impose of collect, usually taxes
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prevail
to triumph over; to be or become most common
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prowess
superior skill or ability
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abdicate
to willingly give up the position of king, queen, etc. to choose not to fulfill a role or duty
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accord
agreement
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palpable
capable of being handled, touched, or felt; easily perceived
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spontaneous
occurring naturally or without forethought
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pedantic
putting unnecessary stress of minor or purely academic knowledge
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lithe
limber and graceful; supple
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fiasco
a major disaster
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drone
to make a continuous, low buzzing or humming sound; to speak monotonously
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abide
to tolerate
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fluctuate
to move back and forth or up and down, esp. unpredictably
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harp
to talk about or write about excessively
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preeminent
superior in status or fame to all others, esp. as a generally recognized quality
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specious
seeming to be truthful on the surface, but actually false
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contract
to reduce in size by drawing together
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inadvertent
unintentional; accidental
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serendipity
unexpected gift or discovery
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malicious
spiteful
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inanimate
without any character or life; dull
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plaintive
expressing sorrow
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thwart
to prevent or frustrate
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regress
to return to a previous state
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adept
very skilled, esp. natural talent improved by practice
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idiosyncrasy
a particular, peculiar, or eccentric trait
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uncouth
uncultured; crude
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herald
to bear news; to announce
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sparse
thinly spread or distributed; not dense or crowded
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bifurcate
to divide into two parts
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arbitrary
determined by chance of individual preference, not by reason, necessity, or principle
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dais
a raised platform
