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A-B-3 Flashcards

1
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: a confident and daring quality that is often seen as shocking or rude

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audacity

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: a highly skilled or well-trained person

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adept

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: very sudden and not expected
: talking to other people in a very brief and unfriendly way
: rudely brief

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abrupt

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: having or showing no concern about whether behavior is right or wrong

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amoral

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: an attention-drawing often wildly playful or funny act or action

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antic

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: causing or deserving strong dislike or hatred

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abhorrent

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: afraid or nervous especially about what may happen

: causing or showing fear or nervousness

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anxious

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: a natural ability to do something or to learn something

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aptitude

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: to state (something) in a strong and definite way

: to demand that other people accept or respect (something)

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assert

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: to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance; especially : to prepare for sale by replacing more valuable with less valuable or inert ingredients

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adulterate

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: to cause (an emotional or mental state)
: to excite (someone) sexually
: to wake (someone) from sleep

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arouse

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: an old and well-known saying that expresses a general truth

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adage

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: a person who does not have a definite belief about whether God exists or not
: a person who does not believe or is unsure of something

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agnostic

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: the use of words that begin with the same sound near one another

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alliteration

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: not involved with or friendly toward other people

: not involved in or influenced by something

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aloof

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: the part of an electrical device (such as a battery) from which electrons leave

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anode

17
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: a person whose job is to tell insurance companies how much they should charge people for insurance based on risks

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actuary

18
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: simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings toward an object, person, or action
: continual fluctuation
: uncertainty as to which approach to follow

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ambivalence

19
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: even though

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albeit

20
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: a piece of clothing or equipment that is used in a particular place or for a particular activity

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accoutrement

21
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: a heavy structure that supports something (such as a bridge)

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abutment

22
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: of or relating to human beings or the period of their existence on earth

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anthropic

23
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: a strong feeling of not liking something

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aversion

24
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: something that is added; especially : a section of a book that is added to the main or original text

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addendum

25
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: bad or unfavorable : not good

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adverse

26
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: racial segregation; specifically : a former policy of segregation and political and economic discrimination against non-European groups in the Republic of South Africa

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apartheid

27
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: able to express ideas clearly and effectively in speech or writing
: clearly expressed and easily understood

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articulate

28
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: something (such as a food, drink, or drug) that causes or increases sexual desire

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aphrodisiac

29
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: very obvious and offensive

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blatant

30
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: foolish or dull talk or writing that continues for a long time

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blather

31
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: a biographical movie

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biopic

32
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: great disrespect shown to God or to something holy

: something said or done that is disrespectful to God or to something holy

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blasphemy

33
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: a small wooded area

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bosk

34
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: confident or brave talk or behavior that is intended to impress other people

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bravado

35
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: an attractive dwelling or retreat

: a lady’s private apartment in a medieval hall or castle

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bower

36
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: a tendency to believe that some people, ideas, etc., are better than others that usually results in treating some people unfairly
: a strong interest in something or ability to do something

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bias

37
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: talking or behaving in a very direct, brief, and unfriendly way

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brusque

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