Barron's 1-5 Flashcards
(150 cards)
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poseur
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poerson who affects an attitude to impress others
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reverent
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expressing deep respect, worshipful
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ostentatious
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showy; pretentious
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avocation
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secondary occupation
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disseminate
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to spread; scatter; disperse
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purport
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to profess, suppose, claim
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virtuoso
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someone with master skills, expert musician
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repine
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fret, complain
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saturnine
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gloomy
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sylvan
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related to the woods or forest
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physiognomy
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facial features
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defame
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to malign; harm someone’s reputation
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primordial
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original; existing from the beginning
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confound
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to baffle; perplex; mix up
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cloister
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to confine; seclude
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default
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to fail to act
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log
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record of a voyage; record of daily activities
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modicum
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limited quantity
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travail
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work, especially arduous work
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indigence
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poverty
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guise
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outward appearance; false appearance
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machiavellian
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crafty; double-dealing
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autonomous
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self-governing; independent
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lilliputian
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extremely small
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broach
to mention for the first time
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proscribe
to condemn, forbid, outlaw
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transient
temporary, fleeting
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delineate
to represent or depict
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emollient
soothing; mollifying
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sodden
thoroughly soaked, saturated
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plaintive
melancholy; mournful
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refractory
stubborn, resisting ordinary methods of treatment
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asperity
severity; harshness; irritability
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sensuous
relating to the senses
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subsume
to include, incorporate
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puissant
powerful
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prehensile
capable of grasping
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intangible
not material
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resolution
determination, resolve
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Elysian
delightful; blissful
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tortuous
having many twists and turns, highly complex
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distill
extract the essential elements
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fissure
crevice
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hallowed
holy; sacred
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ingenous
naive and trusting; lacking sophistication
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convention
practice widely observed in a group; custom; accepted technique or device
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egoism
the tendency to see things in relation to oneself; self-centeredness
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venal
mercenary, corruptible
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platonic
spiritual; theoretical
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supplicant
one who asks humbly and earnestly
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document
to provide with written evidence to support
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execrable
detertable; abhorrent
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cant
insincere talk; language of a particular group
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dichotomy
division into two usually contradictory parts
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piquant
pleasantly pungent; attractive
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piety
devoutness
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equable
steady; unvarying; serene
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alchemy
medieval chemical philosophy based on changing metal into gold; a seemingly magical power or process of transmutation
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skeptic
one who doubts
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solicitous
concerned, attentive, eager
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clamor
noisy outcry
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visage
appearance, aspect
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fervor
warmth and intensity of emotion
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analgesic
medication that reduces or eliminates pain
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arduous
extremely difficult; laborious
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solvent
able to meet financial obligations
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carnal
of the flesh or body; related to physical appetities
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fauna
animals of a period o region
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insouciant
indifferent; lacking concern or care
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astringent
harsh; severe
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apprise
to inform
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welter
wallow or roll, toss about, be in turmoil
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extemporaneous
unrehearsed
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demographic
related to population balance
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egotistical
excessively self-centered; conceited
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impede
to hinder; block
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clique
a small, exclusive group
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provident
providing for future need, frugal
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impute
to attribute the fault to; relate to a particular cause or source
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permeable
penetrable
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recalcitrant
resisting authority or control
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stricture
something that restrains, negative criticism
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occult
relating to practices connected with supernatural phenomena
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gossamer
sheer; light and delicate; like cobwebs
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interdict
to forbid; prohibit
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hirsute
covered with hair
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celestial
concerned with sky or heavens; sublime
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talisman
charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune
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evince
to show plainly; be an indication of
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extrapolation
the act of estimation by projecting known information
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problematic
posing a problem; doubtful
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causal
involving a cause
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simile
comparison of one thing with another using "like" or "as"
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churlish
rude; boorish
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apropos
relevant
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fetter
to bind; confine
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gustatory
affecting the sense of taste
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salutary
expecting an improvement, favorable to health
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vapid
tasteless, dull
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concoct
to invent
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rue
regret
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appease
to calm, pacify, placate
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quibble
to argue over insignificant and irrelevant details
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facetious
homorous
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internecine
deadly to both sides
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blase
bored because of frequent indulgence; unconcerned
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codify
to systematize
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contentious
quarrelsome; causing quarrels
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premonition
forewarning; presentiment
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stint
to be sparing
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imbroglio
complicated situation; an entanglement
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ornithologist
scientist who studies birds
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substantiate
to support with proof or evidence
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rubric
protocol, title or heading
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vituperative
using or containing harsh, abusive censure
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tutelary
serving as a guardian or protector
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fresco
a painting done on plaster
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clairvoyant
one who can predict the future; psychic
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factotum
a person who does all sorts of work; a handyman
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adjunct
something added, attached, or joined
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gauche
coarse and uncouth; clumsy
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cognizant
informed; conscious; aware
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misogynist
one who hates women
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mnemonic
realated to memory; assisting memory
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mettle
courage; endurance
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query
question
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lucre
money or profits
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callous
thick-skinned; insensitive
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canon
an established set of principles; a basis or standard for judgment; a group of literary works
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demotic
pertaining to people
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bawdy
obscene
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disjointed
lacking order or coherence; dislocated
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insinuate
to suggest; say indirectly; imply
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taxonomy
science of classification
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cardinal
of foremost importance
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prate
to talk idly; chatter
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brazen
bold; shameless
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cosmology
study of the universe as a totality; theory of the origin and structure of the universe
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strut
to swagger, display to impress others
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lustrous
shining
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flourish
en embellishment or ornamentation
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vortex
whirpool, center of turbulence
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archeology
the study of material evidence of past human life
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juxtapose
place side by side
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megalomania
delusions of power or importance
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intimate
marked by close acquaintance
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stanch
to stop or check the flow of
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explicate
to explain;interpret;clarify
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inadvertenly
carelessly; unintentionally
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subversive
intended to undermine or underthrow, especially an established government
