Barron's Word List 3 Flashcards
(140 cards)
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esoteric
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hard to understand; known only to a few
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estimable
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admirable; possible to estimate
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ethnocentric
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based on the attitude that one’s group is superior
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etiology
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causes or origins
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eulogy
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high praise to a dead person
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euphoria
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feeling of extreme happiness
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euthanasia
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mercy killing
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evince
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to show plainly; be an indication of
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exacerbate
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to aggravate; make worse
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excuplate
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to clear of blame; vindicate
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exhort
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to urge by strong appeals
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exigency
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crisis; urgent requirements
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expatiate
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to speak or write at length
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expatriate
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to send into exile
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expiate
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to atone for
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explicate
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to explain; interpret; clarify
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expository
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explanatory
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extant
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in existence; not lost
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extirpate
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to root up; to destroy
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extraneous
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not essencial
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extrinsic
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not inherent or essential
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facetious
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treating serious issues with inappropriate humor
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facilitate
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to make less difficult
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factotum
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a person who does all sorts of work; a handyman
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fallacious
based on a false idea or fact; misleading
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fallow
plowed but not sowed; uncultivated
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fatuous
foolishly self-satisfied
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fauna
animals of a period or region
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felicitous
suitable expressed; appropriate
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feral
existing in a wild or untamed state
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fervor
warmth and intensity of emotion
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fetid
having a bad smell
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fetter
to bind; confine
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fiat
arbitrary order; authorization
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fledging
beginner; novice
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flora
plants of a region or era
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fidelity
loyalty; exact correspondence
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fissure
crevice
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flag
to droop; grow weak
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flout
to treat scornfully
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flux
flowing; a continuous moving
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foment
to incite; arouse
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forbearance
patience
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forestall
to prevent; delay
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formidable
menacing; threatening
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forswear
renounce; repudiate
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founder
to sink; fail; collapse
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fracas
a loud quarrel; brawl
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fractious
quarrelsome; unruly; rebellious
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fresco
a painting done on plaster
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frieze
ornamental band on a wall
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froward
stubbornly contrary; obstinately disobedient
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frugality
thrift
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fulminate
to attack loudly; denounce
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fulsome
so excessive as to be disgusting
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fusion
union; synthesis
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futile
ineffective; useless; fruitless
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florid
ruddy; reddish; flowery
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gainsay
to deny; dispute; oppose
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gambol
to frolic; leap playfully
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garrulous
very talkative; wordy
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gauche
coarse and uncouth; clumsy
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geniality
cheerfulness; kindliness; socialbility
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glib
fluent in an insincere way; offhand
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goad
to prod; urge on
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gossamer
sheer; light and delicate; like cobwebs
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gouge
to tear out; scoop out; overcharge
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grandiloquent
pompous; bombastic
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gregarious
outgoing; sociable
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grouse
to complain
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guileless
free of cunning or deceit; artless
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guise
outward appearance; false appearance
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gullible
easily decieved
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gustatory
affecting the sense of taste
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halcyon
calm and peaceful; happy; golden; prosperous
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hallowed
holy; sacred
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harangue
long, pompous speech
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harrowing
extremely distressing; terrifying
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hermetic
tightly sealed
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heterodox
not widely accepted
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hirsute
covered with hair
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homily
sermon
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hyperbole
purposeful exaggeration for effect
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iconoclastic
attacking cherished traditions
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idolatry
idol worship; blind or excessive devotion
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igneous
produced by fire; volcanic
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imbroglio
complicated situation; an entanglement
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immutable
inchangeable
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impair
to damage; injure
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impassive
showing no emotion
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impecunious
poor; having no money
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impede
to hinder; block
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impermeable
impossible to pass through
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imperturbable
not easily disturbed
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impervious
incapable of being affecting; impossible to penetrate
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impringe
to strike; encroach
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implacable
inflexible; incapable of being pleased or calmed down
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implausible
unlikely; unbelievable
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implicit
implied; understood but not stated
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implode
collapse inward violently
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imprecation
curse; damnation
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impute
to attribute the fault to; relate to a particular cause or srouce
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inadvertenly
carelessly; unintentionally
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incarnate
having bodily form
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inchoate
imperfectly formed or formulated
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incongruity
state of not fitting
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inconsequencial
insignificant; unimportant
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incursion
sudden invasion
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indeterminate
uncertain; indefinite
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indigence
poverty
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indolent
habitually lazy; idle
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ineluctable
not to be avoided or escaped; inevitable
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inert
unable to move; sluggish
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inherent
firmly established by nature or habit
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innocuous
harmless
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insensible
unconscious; unresponsive
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insinuate
to suggest; say indirectly; imply
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insipid
lacking in flavor; dull
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insouciant
indifferent; lacing concern or care
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insularity
narrow-mindedness; isolation
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insuperable
insurmountable; unconquerable
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intangible
not material
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interdict
to forbid; prohibit
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internecine
deadly to both sides
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interpolate
to insert; change by adding new words or material
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interregnum
interval between reigns; gap in continuity
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intimate
marked by close acquaintance
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intractable
not easily managed
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intransigence
stubbornness; refusal to compromise
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inundate
flood; overwhelm someone
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inured
hardened; accustomed; used to
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inveticve
verbal abuse
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inveigh
to disapprove; protest vehemently
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inveigle
to win over by flattering or coazing
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inveterate
confirmed; long standing
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invidious
likely to provoke ill will
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irascible
easily angered
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irresolute
unsure of how to act; weak
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itinerant
wandering from place to place; unsettled
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itinerary
route of a traveler's journey
