ASVAB Words Flashcards
(317 cards)
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abnormal
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deviating from normal
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accessible
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within reach
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acclimated
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accustomed to
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accredit
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to attribute to
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accumulate
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to gather or gain
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achievement
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the act of achieving
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acoustic
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pertaining to sound
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acquitted
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freed from
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acrophobia
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fear of heights
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acute
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sharp or severe
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adjacent
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sharing a border
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aerial
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of the air
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aerobic
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occurring in the presence of oxygen
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aggravate
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to make more severe
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allege
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to claim without proving
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alliance
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connection between groups
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amateur
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one who pursues a study as a hobby
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ambidextrous
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capable of using both hands equally well
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analogy
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assumption that if two things are alike in some ways they will be alike in others
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analysis
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the act of breaking a whole into its parts
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anarchy
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a society with no government
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anecdote
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a short narrative
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annihilate
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to utterly destroy
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annul
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to make into nothing
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antagonist
one who opposes
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antenatal
prior to birth
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anterior
toward the front
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antisocial
against being social
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antithesis
contrast of ideas
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apparatus
equipment meant for a specific use
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aquatic
living in water
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attain
to reach to
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atypical
not typical
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audiology
science of hearing
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autocratic
ruled by a monarch with absolute rule
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automatic
self acting
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auxiliary
providing help
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beneficial
helpful to well-being
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benevolence
an act of kindness or goodwill
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bisect
to divide into two parts
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bona fide
in good faith
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buoyant
able to float
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bureaucrat
an administrator
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calculation
the act of determining by mathematical process
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carcinogen
substance that initiates cancer
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caricature
distortion by exaggeration
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carnivorous
eating flesh
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cartographer
map-maker
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catalyst
a substance that creates a reaction
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catastrophe
a momentous, tragic event
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censorship
overseeing or excluding items that may be objectional
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chagrin
distress because of failure or humiliation
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changeable
able or likely to vary
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characteristic
typical or distinctive quality
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chastise
to punish
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circumscribe
draw a line around or encircle
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circumstantial
dependent on a situation
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cognizance
knowledge through perception or reason
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coherence
the state of sticking together
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coincide
to be in the same place at the same time
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colossal
big enough to astonish
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comparative
relating to the examination of similarities
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composite
a whole made up of discrete parts
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concede
to yield
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conceit
excessive self regard
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conceive
to become pregnant
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conciliate
to be united or drawn together
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condemn
to state something is wrong
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condescend
to become less formal
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confer
to givec
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congruent
consistent with
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connoisseur
an expert judge
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conscientious
adhering to rules of moral goodness
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consensus
agreement in general
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consistency
firmness of character
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controversial
causing opposing views
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coordinates
sets of numbers used to indicate a place
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corollary
related to a main idea
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correlate
to establish a relationship between
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culprit
criminal
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curriculum
courses offered by a school
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curtail
cut short
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debacle
complete disaster
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debacle
complete disaster
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decadent
characterized by overindulgence
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deceit
the practice of lying
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deferential
showing respect
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deferred
put off
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defoliate
to strip a plant of its leaves
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democracy
government ruled by the people
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depose
to remove from from a high position
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despondence
loss of hope
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detrimental
harmful to
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devastation
ruin created through violence
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devise
to create through violenced
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dilettante
one who dabbles
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diligence
energetic effort
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disastrous
creating suffering
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disdainful
filled with scorn
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dispensable
something that can be done away with
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disservice
an unhelpful behavior
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diversified
balanced among various classes
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doctrine
instruction or teaching
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ecosystem
community or organisms interacting with the environment
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ecstasy
a state beyond one's control
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efficiency
characterized by productivity
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elevation
the height to which something is raised
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eligible
able to be chosen
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eminent
standing out as notable
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endeavor
concentrated effort
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equilibrium
balance
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evoke
draw forth or bring out
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exhaustion
the state of being drained or fatigued
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exhibition
the act of showing
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exhilarate
to male excited
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external
on the outside
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extinct
no longer in existence
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extraneous
not needed
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exuberance
the state of being excessive or uncontained
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fallacy
a false or erroneous belief
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feasible
capable of occurring
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federation
a larger political entity formed from smaller ones
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feisty
full of lively energy
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fictictious
something made up or pretend
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fiscal
having to do with finances
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forcibly
using violence against opposition
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foreshadowing
hinting at what is to come
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forfeit
to give up, usually as a penalty
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geriatrics
division of medicine pertaining to old age
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grandeur
a state of magnificence
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graphic
related to the visual arts
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grievous
causing deep suffering
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guerrilla
a fighter engaged in irregular warefare
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gyration
spiral motion
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harass
to persistently annoy or create hostility
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hefty
moderately heavy or weighty
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heinous
wrongful in a shocking or evil degree
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heist
an armed robbery
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hemisphere
half of the globe
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hemorrhage
to bleed profusely
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hierarchy
the arrangement of levels according to ability or authority
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hygiene
practice of preservation of health
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hyperactive
excessively active
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hyperbole
overstatement for rhetorical effect
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hypocrite
one who puts on a false appearance
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hypothesis
an idea to be tested
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idealist
a person with ideals
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idiom
the language or dialect of a specific group of people
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idiosyncrasy
a peculiar characteristic
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idolize
to make an idol (hero) of
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impersonal
without a specific subject in mind
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inaudible
not able to be heard
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indicted
charged with a crime
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indispensable
cannot be done without
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influential
holding sway over others
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intiative
ability to take charge
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innocuous
not able to harm
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instantaneous
done immediately
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insurgency
a state of revolt against authority
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intercede
to go or come between
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interfere
to insert in a way that hinders
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interjection
the act of throwing something in between
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interminable
seemingly without end
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intermittent
happening only occasionally
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interrogate
to question in a formal way
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introvert
one who turns inward
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invertebrate
without a spinal column
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irony
using words to convey the opposite meaning
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irrational
not having reason or understanding
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irrelevant
something that is not application
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irresistible
impossible to deny
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judicial
relating to justice
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kinetic
relating to the movement of bodies
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laborious
full of labor or requiring a lot of bodies
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lapse
a small error owing to inattention
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latitude
allowing scope or range
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legislator
person who enacts legislation
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lenient
not rigidly adherent to rules
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levity
lightness in character
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liaison
one who maintains communication between various parties
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lineage
line of descent from an ancestor
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linguistics
study of languages
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liquefy
to reduce to a liquid state
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luxury
characterized by ease and indulgence
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lyric
expressing intense emotions
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macrocosm
the great world; the universe
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magistrate
an official who administers the lawma
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magnificence
a state of greatness
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malcontent
dissatisfied
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malicious
marked by the desire to cause pain
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manual
made or operated by the desire to cause pain
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median
the middle or intermediate position
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medieval
relating to the middle ages
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mediocre
average or middle quality
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melancholy
a state of depression
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melodious
an appealing arrangement of sounds
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metaphor
figurative language that uses analogy to create an image
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mien
appearance and bearing
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migratory
characterized by moving from one location to another
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millennium
one thousand years
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mischievous
having the tendency to cause annoyance or to pester
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misinterpret
to interpret or understand wrongly
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misnomer
named in a wrong or inappropriate way
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monochromatic
having only one color
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motive
what moves someone to action
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mundane
characterized by worldly concerns
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municipal
relating to local government
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myriad
a great many
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naive
lacking worldly wisdom
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narrative
a story or account
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neonatal
pertaining to the newborn
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neurotic
one who suffers a mild mental or emotional disorder
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neutral
not taking sides
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nocturnal
occurring in the night
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nucleus
the central point of a collection
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nuisance
an annoyance or pest
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oasis
a place of pleasant refuge
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obsolete
out of date and no longer useful
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obtuse
blunt. not sharp
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omnivore
an animal that eats all foods either plant or animal
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opaque
a condition that obscures light
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oppression
the unjust exercise of power against others
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optometry
profession of testing vision and examining eyes for disease
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originate
to stem from
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panorama
a complete view
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paradox
a situation in which a contrary understanding might be true
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patronage
support or influence of a person of power
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penniless
without a penny
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perennial
continuing or lasting through the years
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permissible
that may be allowed
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permutation
a major change of existing elelments
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perserverance
the quality of not giving up
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personification
the presentation of a nonhuman thing as having human qualities
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pettiness
state of being petty or small-minded
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phenomenon
a fact or event of meaning
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placebo
an inert substance that provides comfort rather than producing an effect
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plagiarism
representing another's work as one's own
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plausible
something that could happen
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postscript
addition to the main idea
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precede
to go ahead of someone or something else
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precipitaion
the state of being hasty
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precocious
mature or able beyond one's years
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prelude
an introduction to the main event
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prestige
standing or esteem
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presumption
an attitude of expectation or assumption
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prevalent
commonly in use
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privation
a state of lack
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probation
the condition of being subject to testing or examination
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prognosis
the prospect of a specific condition occurring in the future
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propaganda
spreading ideas in order to confirm a specific viewpoint
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propagate
to increase through reproduction
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proximity
nearness to
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pseudonym
fictitious name
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pyrotechnics
art of making or using fireworks
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quadrant
one quarter of a circle
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quadruped
animal having four feet
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qualm
feeling of uneasiness about the rightness of a particular action
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quandary
a situation that creates doubt
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quarantine
enforced isolation of a subject or community to contain a disease
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quell
to put down or stop
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querulous
the characteristic of constantly complaining
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quiescent
at rest
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quintessence
the purest expression of a thing
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quintuple
having five parts
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quorum
the number of people in an elected body required to conduct business
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rampage
a period of violent behavior
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rampant
characterized by absence of restraint
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rarefy
to make less dense
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recede
to return to a former position
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recession
a time of economic downturn
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reciprocal
something shared by both sides
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rectufy
to put right
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refraction
the deflection of an energy wave from a straight path
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reign
to hold royal power
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reiterate
do or say repeatedly
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reminiscence
recalling to mind a forgotten fact or experience
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remittance
a sum of money sent elsewhere
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repugnant
an object of distaste or revulsion
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reservoir
a storage place
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retaliate
to pay back an injury or injustice
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sacrilege
a violation of what is hallowed or consecrated to God
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sanitize
to remove unpleasant elements
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saturate
to wet thoroughly
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scalene
possessing three unequal sides
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scholastic
relating to school
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segregate
to place apart
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segue
to flow uninterrupted from one activity to another
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shrewd
characterized by cleverness
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solitude
state of being alone or apart from society
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spasmodic
characterized by sudden violent action
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spontaneous
done without thinking
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stalemate
a condition in which none of the opposing parties can make a move
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strenuous
using considerable energy
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succession
the process of following a series or order of steps
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superficial
not penetrating the surface
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supersede
to take the place of
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supposition
something that is believed
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symmetrical
having corresponding parts on opposite sides
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taciturn
not talkative
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tangent
moving away from an original or main point
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tariff
a tax imposed on imported goods
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tertiary
of third rank; that is, of less importance
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toxicology
science concerning the effects, antidotes, and detection of poisonous substances
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transparent
lets light shine through
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tyrant
a ruler who is unjustly severe
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unaccountable
not accountable or responsible
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unanimous
agreed by all
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unilateral
involving one person, class, or nation
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unscrupulous
without scruple or conscience
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veneer
a thin outer layer
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veracity
characterized by truthfulness
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verify
to prove to be truthful
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versatile
easily changed
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vestige
leftover trace or sign of something that came before
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vitality
liveliness
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wreak
to inflict upon
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zenith
the upper limit
