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APRIL 8 Flashcards

1
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aberrant

A

abnormal; different from the accepted norm

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2
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abeyance

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state of suspension or temporary inaction

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3
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abscond

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sneak away

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abstemious

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denies self nice things

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abstruse

A

difficult to comprehend

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accessible

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easy to understand by a certain group

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acquiescent

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agreeing without protest

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8
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acrid

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bitter harsh smell

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acrimonious

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bitter in temper or speech

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acumen

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keenness, quickness of intellectual insight

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admonition

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a gentle reproof

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affect

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emotion that influences behavior

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affront

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to deliberately offend as with a gesture

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aggrandize

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to widen in scope or make bigger or greater

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aggregate

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amounting to a whole

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16
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allay

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to reduce the intensity of

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17
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amalgamate

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to mix or blend together in a homeogenous body

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ameliorate

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to make better or improve

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19
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anachronous

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out of place in time

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anecdote

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a short account of an interesting incident

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21
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archipelago

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a group of islands

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22
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artifice

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cleverness or skill

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23
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artless

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without deceit or cunning (opposite of artful)

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ascetic

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severe self denial (hermit)

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assiduous

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persistent unceasing

26
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astute

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keen and wise

27
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augment

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to increase in measure or intensity (breast augmentation)

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austere

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unadorned severely simple

29
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avarice

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extreme greed and hoarding

30
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aver

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to declare or profess

31
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banal

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commonplace, trite

32
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base

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simple and boring

33
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belie

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to present a false front

34
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beset

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to surround as in an attack

35
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blatant

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very obvious or offensively loud

36
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bolster

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to support or reinforce

37
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bombastic

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using inflated language. pompous speaking in a grand way but having no substance

38
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boon

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a timely benefit or blessing

39
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brevity

A

briefness or conciseness

40
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browbeat

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to intimidate in an overbearing manner

41
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bumptious

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offensively self assertive or pushy

42
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bungle

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to perform clumsily or inadequately (botch)

43
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burgeon

A

to grow

44
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cacophony

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a disagreeable harsh sound or tone

45
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callous

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insensitive or indifferent

46
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calumniate

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to make false and malicious statements about or slander

47
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candor

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quality of being open and sincere

48
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cantankerous

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bad tempered and uncooperative

49
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carp

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to complain unreasonably

50
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chicanery

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trickery; deception especially through the use of questionable logic

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churl

A

rude boorish or surly person

52
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coda

A

concluding section of a musical or literary piece–ties everything together (denoument)

53
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codify

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to assemble related laws or principles into a systematic collection

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cognizant

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aware and taking notice

55
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cohort

A

companion or associate

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colloquial

A

commonly said speech

57
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complacency

A

feeling of quiet security-satsifaction

58
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conciliatory

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wanting to reconcile or make peace

59
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congruous

A

appropriate or fitting

60
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consternation

A

unsettling dismay or amazement

61
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assinine

A

extremely stupid or foolish

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