Appeared In Practice Flashcards
(138 cards)
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Inundated
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to flood
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Excavated
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to make hollow
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Conjecture
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opinion
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Histrionic
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actor; overdramatic
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Acrimony
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sharpness
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Sagacity
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sound judgement
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Decorous
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conduct; manners
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Unscrupulous
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immoral; unprincipled
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Ardor
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devotion
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Assiduous
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constant; unremitting
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Credo
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deeply held belief
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Populist
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appeals to people
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Elitist
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appeals to elite
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Tenacity
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persistant
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Calumny
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false, malicious statement
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Equitable
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equal
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Adulatory
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excessive flattery
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Amalgam
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mixture
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Occlusion
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shut out
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Verisimilitude
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truthfulness
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Myopic
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nearsightedness
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Indomitable
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courageous
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Adverse
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unfavorable
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Resplendent
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splendid
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Astute
Sagacity; clever
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Elocution
manner of one's speech
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Impugn
to cast doubt upon
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Impetuous
impulsiveness
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Efficacious
effective
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Inefficacious
ineffective
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Consecrate
to worship
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Candid
truthful; straightforward
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Timorous
nervous; fearful; lack of confidence
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Avuncular
relating to an uncle
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Rapturous
Expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm
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Nihilistic
Life is meaningless
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Intractable
hard to control
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Recondite
little known, abstruse
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Reprehensible
deserving condemnation
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Redolent
reminiscent or suggestive of something
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Laconic
concise
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Cosseted
cared for in an indulgent way
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Provident
prepared for the future
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Fallible
capable of error
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Inimical
tending to cause harm
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Emulate
match or surpass by imitation
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Obfuscate
to confuse
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Indolent
lazy
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Prolific
plentiful
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Garrulous
excessively talkative; rambling
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Truculent
agressive
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Somnolent
sleepy
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Vertiginous
causing vertigo; loss of balance
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Fractious
irritable; grumpy
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Sedulous
dedicated; diligent
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Inveterate
having a particular habit
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Tactless
lack of sensitivity; offensive
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Corroborate
to confirm or give support
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Faculty
an inherent mental or physical power
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Effrontery
insolent or impertinent (rude) behavior
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Eschew
Deliberately avoiding; abstain from
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Augment
to make greater; increase
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Canonical
according to or ordered by canon law
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Abrogated
repeal or do away with
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Auspicious
favorable
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Beleaguer
lay siege to
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Retrenched
reduce costs economically
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Somber
dark and dull
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Commiseration
sympathy and sorrow for others' misfortune
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Bellicose
demonstrating aggression
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Bereft
deprived of or lacking something
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Quiescent
inactive or dormant
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Desiccate
remove moisture from
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Demure
reserved; modest; shy
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Obsolescent
becoming obsolete (out of date); dying out; no longer used
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Esoteric
understood by a small group of people
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Doleful
expressing sorrow; mournful
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Scintillating
sparkling or shining brightly
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Maxim
a short statement expressing general truth or rule of conduct
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Contrivance
a thing that is created skillfully and inventively to serve a particular purpose
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Pernicious
having harmful effects in a subtle way
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Pugnacious
eager to quarrel or fight
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Abstruse
obscure, difficult to understand
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Countenance
appearance
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Inchoate
not fully formed; just begun; rudimentary
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Abetment
encourage/assist someone to do something something or commit a crime
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Pedantry
excessive concern with minor details and rules
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Affable
Easy to talk to; friendly
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Salutary
beneficial; producing good effects
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Delineate
Portray something precisely
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Accost
approach boldly
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Vituperate
blame or insult in strong language
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Capitulate
surrender
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Lampoon
publicly criticize
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Tractable
easy to control
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Espousal
supporting a cause or belief
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Efface
erase a mark
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Provincial
of concerning a province
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Alacrity
brisk and cheerful readiness
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Contentment
a state of happiness
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Consternation
feeling of anxiety or dismay
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Furor
an outbreak of public excitement or anger
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Convivial
friendly and lively
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Staunch
loyal and committed in attitude
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Specious
Superficially plausible, but actually wrong
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Propagate
breed specimens
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Expurgate
remove matter thought to be objectionable
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Conscription
enlistment; the draft
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Exhaustive
examining all elements
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Province
a sphere or field of activity or authority
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Concourse
large open area in/outside of building; lobby
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Intrusive
causing disruption or annoyance
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Incendiary
designed to cause flames
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Irascible
easily angered
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Smarmy
insincere or excessive
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Ersatz
inferior substitute for something
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Chagrined
distress or embarrassment at having failed or being humiliated
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Lucrative
very profitable
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Singular
rare, remarkable
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Brazen
Bold and without shame
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Flippant
disrespectful
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Malfeasance
wrongdoing, especially by public figure
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Aberrant
departing from an accepted standard
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Pejorative
Expressing contempt or disapproval
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Listless
lacking energy or enthusiasm
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Meritorious
deserving merit or praise
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Inclement
unpleasantly cold or wet
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Volatile
changeable, fickle
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Voluble
spoken fluently and incessantly
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Volition
by one's own doing
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Eminent
famous
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Imminent
about to happen
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Contrition
remorseful
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Compunction
a feeling of guilt from doing something bad
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Attired
clothes
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Rambunctious
boisterous, exuberant
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Pecuniary
relating to money
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Indiscriminate
done at random or carelessly
