Barron's Word List 2 Flashcards
(132 cards)
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clamor
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noisy outcry
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clique
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a small, exclusive group
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cloister
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to confine; seclude
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coagulate
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thicken; congeal
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coalesce
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to cause to become one
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codify
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to systematize
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cognizant
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informed; conscious; aware
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ccommensurate
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proportional
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compendium
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brief; comprehensive summary
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complacent
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self-satisfied
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complaisant
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overly polite; willingness to comply with the wish of others
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complement
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something that completes or makes up a whole
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compliant
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yielding
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compunction
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uneasiness caused by guilt
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concave
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curving inward
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conciliatory
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overcoming distrust or hostility
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concoct
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to invent
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concomitant
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existing concurrently
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condone
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to overlook voluntarily; forgive
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confound
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to baffle; perplex; mix up
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congenial
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similar in tastes and habits; friendly; suited to
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conjugal
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pertaining to marriage agreement
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connoisseur
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expert in matters of taste; expert knowledge or training
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conscript
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a person compulsorily enrolled for military service
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consecrate
to declare sacred
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contend
to assert
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cotentious
quarrelsome; causing quarrels
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contiguous
touching; neighboring; connecting without a break
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continence
self-control; abstention from sexual activity
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contrite
very sorrowful for a wrong; seeking forgiveness
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contumacious
disobedient; rebellious
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conundrum
riddle; puzzle with no solution
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converge
to approach; come together; tend to meet
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convex
curves outward
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convival
sociable
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convoluted
twisted; complicated
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copious
abundant; plentiful
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corquette
woman who flirts
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covert
hidden; secret
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covetous
desiring something owned by another
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cozen
to mislead by trick or fraud; decieve
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craven
cowardly
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credence
acceptance of something as true
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credo
statement of belief or principle; creed
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daunt
to discourage; intimidate; dishearten
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dearth
scarcity
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debauchery
corruption
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decorum
proper behavior
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defame
to malign; harm someone's reputation
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default
to fail to act
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deference
respect; regard for another's wish
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defunt
no longer existing
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delineate
to represent or depict
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demographic
related to population balance
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demotic
pertaining to people
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demur
to express doubt; question or oppose
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denigrate
to slur someone's reputation
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denizen
an inhabitant; a regular visitor
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denoument
outcome
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deride
to mock
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derivative
something derived; unoriginal
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desiccate
to dry completely
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desuetude
state of disuse
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desultory
random; disconnecting; rambling
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deterrent
something that discourages or hinders
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detraction
the act of taking away
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diaphanous
transparent; vague; insubstancial
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diatribe
bitter verbal attack
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dichotomy
division into two usually contradictory parts
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diffidence
shyness; lack of confidence
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diffuse
to spread out
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digression
act of straying from the main point
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dirge
funeral hymn
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disabuse
free from a misconception
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discerning
perspective; exhibiting keen insight and good judgement
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discomfit
to make uneasy; disconcert
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discordant
not in tune
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discredit
to dishonor; disgrace
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discrepancy
difference between
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discrete
constituting a separate thing; distinc
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discretion
quality of showing self-restraint in speech or actions
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disingenuous
not candid
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disinterested
unprejudiced; objective
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disjointed
lacking order or coherence; dislocated
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dismiss
put away from consideration; reject
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disparage
to belittle
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disparate
dissimilar
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dissemble
to pretend; disguise one's motives
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disseminate
to spread; scatter; disperse
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dissolution
disintegration; debuachery
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dissonance
discord; lack of harmony
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distend
to expand; swell out
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distill
extract the essential elements
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distrait
inattentive; preoccupied
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diverge
to vary; go in different directions from the same point
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divest
to strip; deprive; rid
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divulge
to make known something that is secret
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document
to provide with written evidence to support
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doggerel
poor verse
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dogmatic
stating opinions without proof
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dormant
inactive
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dross
waste; worthless matter
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dupe
to deceive; trick
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ebullient
exhilarated; overly enthusiastic
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eclectic
selecting from various sources
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effervescence
state of high spirits or liveliness
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effete
deplete of vitality; overrefined; decadent
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dissident
person who disagrees about beliefs
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doctrinaire
dogmatic; unyielding
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efficacy
effectiveness; efficiency
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effrontery
shameless boldness; presumptuousness
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egoism
the tendency to see thing in relation to oneself; self-centeredness
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egotistical
excessively self-centered; conceited
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elicit
to provoke; draw out
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elysian
delightful; blissful
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emaciated
thin and wasted
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embellish
to adorn; enhance
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emollient
soothing; mollifying
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empirical
derived from observation or experiment
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emulate
to imitate; copy
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encomium
a formal expression of praise
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endemic
inherent; belonging to an area
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enervate
to weaken
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engender
to cause; produce
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enhance
to increase; improve
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enunciate
to pronounce clearly
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ephermeral
short-lived; fleeting
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equable
stead; unvarying; serene
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quanimity
composure; calmness
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equivocate
intentionally use vague language
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errant
mistaken; straying from proper course
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erudite
learned; scholarly
