8-16-15 Words (Practice Sets 1 & 2) Flashcards
(120 cards)
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Injudicious
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Lack of judgement, unwise
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Austerity
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Stern or strict
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Prolixity
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Long or wordy, unnecessarily drawn out
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Impetuous
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Sudden or rash emotion/action
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Taciturnity
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Not speaking, being reserved
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Volubility
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Talkative, steady flow of words
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Pellucidity
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Lucid, clear
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Rumination
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Act of chewing or pondering
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Prosaic
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Ordinary, commonplace, dull
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Hackneyed
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Made commonplace
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Aloof
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At a distance, apart, disinterested
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Placid
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Calm, tranquil, peaceful
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Restive
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Impatient, restless, stubborn
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Vociferous
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Crying out noisily
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Circumscribed
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To define, limit, encircle
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Indecorous
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Violates standards of generally accepted good taste, unseemly
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Fallow
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Uncultivated, unplowed, inactive
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Recalcitrant
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Resisting authority / control
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Histrionic
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Overly dramatic / theatrical
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Assuaging
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Satisfying, relieving
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Abstruse
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Obscure, difficult to understand
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Inimical
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Tending to obstruct / harm, unfriendly / hostile
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Prose
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Written or spoken language in its ordinary form
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Scurrilous
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Defamatory, scandalous, damaging a reputation
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Arcane
Understood by few, mysterious
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Panned
Criticized severely
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Abjured
Renounce, reject, deny
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Nepotism
Favoring relatives or friends
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Malfeasance
Wrongdoing, especially by a public official
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Fatuous
Silly, pointless, foolish
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Ribald
Referring to sexual matters in an amusingly rude way
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Toothsome
Temptingly tasty, delicious
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Ingenuous
Innocent, unsuspecting, childlike
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Disingenuous
Insincere, dishonest, untruthful
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Ignominious
Deserving/causing public shame/disgrace
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Apocryphal
Fictitious, made up, circulated as true
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Acumen
Sharpness, ability to make good judgements, quick decisions
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Acridity
Pungent, sharp taste/smell
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Trenchancy
Sharp analysis, keen, effective
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Mellifluous
Sweet/musical, pleasant to hear
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Laconic
Using very few words, concise, terse
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Strident
Loud/harsh, grating, rough
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Extripate
Root out and destroy completely, eradicate
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Recondite
Little known, abstruse, obscure
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Bedlam
Scene of uproar/confusion, commotion, mayhem
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Punctilious
Attention to detail, meticulous
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Waggish
Humorous in a playful/mischievous manner
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Facetious
Flippant, glib
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Mien
Look or manner (person) indicating their character/mood, aura, attitude
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Repudiation
Rejection of a proposal/idea, denial
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Litigation
Process of taking legal action
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Truculent
Eager or quick to argue/fight, aggressively defiant
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Phlegmatic
Having an unemotional disposition, calm, cool
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Vacillating
Alternate, waver, indecisive, hesitate
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Catholic
Diverse, broad, wide, all-embracing
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Ambrosial
Pleasing to taste/smell, fragrant, divine
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Collusive
Fraudulently contrived by agreement
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Bely
Contradict
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Incongruous
Incompatible
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Quixotic
Foolishly idealistic
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Calumny
Slander
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Salient
Most noticeable/important/principal
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Salubrious
Health-giving, healthy, pleasant
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Opprobrious
Expressing scorn/criticism, derogatory, pejorative
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Gainsay
Deny or contradict
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Ebullience
Cheerful, full of energy, exuberance
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Miscreant
Someone who behaves badly, breaks the law
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Interloper
Person who becomes involved in a place where they're not wanted/don't belong
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Vituperated
Blame or insult (someone) in strong or violent language, scold, criticize
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Manifest
Clear, obvious, evident, display, show, exhibit
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Orotund
Full, round, and imposing, strong (voice), pompous or pretentious writing
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Depilation
Removal of hair, wool, or bristles by chemical or mechanical methods
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Sanguine
Optimistic or positive, especially during a bad situation
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Arrogated
Take of claim something without justification
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Torrid
Intensely hot, dry, very passionate
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August
Magnificent, eminent, distinguished
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Harbinger
A person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another person/thing
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Effigy
Sculpture or model of a person
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Repudiation
Rejection, denial
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Cosseted
Doted upon in an oppressive way, pamper, indulge, coddle
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Mollified
Appeased, placated, pacified, assuaged
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Guile
Sly, cunning
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Quaffing
Drinking large quantities at great speed, guzzle, gulp
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Quandary
Difficulty, dilemma, predicament
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Inasmuch as
To the extent that, considering that
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Obviate
Absolute removal, eliminate, preclude
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Paltry
Small, meager
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Picayune
Petty, worthless
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Middling
Moderate or average in size, amount or rank, normal
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Consummate
Showing a high degree of skill, complete or perfect, supreme
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Unmitigated
Thorough, absolute, complete
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Opined
Hold as one's opinion, suggest, declare
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Averred
State or assert to be the case, allege
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Exigencies
Necessity, urgent need or demand
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Jaunty
Expressing lively, cheerful, self-confident manner, cherry, happy
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Blithe
Casual, indifferent, unconcerned, also happy or joyous
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Slipshod
Hurried, sloppy, careless, haphazard
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Idiosyncratic
Distinctive, individual, peculiar, characteristic
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Parsimonious
Unwillingness to part with one's goods, unwilling to spend money or use resources, stingy or frugal
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Covetous
Having or showing a great desire to possess something, typically something belonging to someone else, greedy
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Penurious
Extremely poor, poverty stricken, destitute
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Rapacious
Aggressively greedy, grasping, avaricious
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Proscribe
Write against, condemn, forbid, prohibit, ban
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Squall
Storm or tempest, often sudden or violent
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Ostentatious
Pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others
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Dilapidation
To cause or allow (a building, car, etc) to fall into a state of disrepair via misuse or neglect
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Chastised
To discipline
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Imbibing
To drink, or absorb / soak-up
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Abatement
The act or state of abating or being abated, reduction, decrease, alleviate, mitigate
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Ebbing
Flowing backward, decay, decline
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Ostracized
To exclude from society, friendship, conversation, etc
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Conflagration
A destructive fire
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Dissension
Strong disagreement, contention, a quarrel
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Rubicon
To cross / pass the rubicon; to take a decisive, irrevocable step
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Contingencies
Dependence on chance or the fulfillment of a condition, uncertainty
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Pithy
Brief, forceful, meaningful in expression, full of vigor and meaning
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Burnished
To polish, make smooth / bright
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Appellation
A name, title, or designation.
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Belie
To be false, to contradict
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Katya
The girl I love more than anything in the whole world
