Barron's Word List 4 Flashcards
(133 cards)
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jibe
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to be in agreement
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jocose
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fond of joking; jocular
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juggernaut
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huge force destroying everything in its path
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junta
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group of people united in political intrigue
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juxtapose
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place side by side
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kudos
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fame; glory; honor
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labile
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likely to change
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laconic
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using few words
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lambaste
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to trash verbally or physically
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lasivious
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lustful
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lassitude
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lethargy; sluggishnes
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latent
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dormant; not apparent
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laud
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praise
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lethargic
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inactive
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levee
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an embankment that prevents a river from overflowing
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levity
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light manner or attitude
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liberal
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tolerant; broad-minded
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libertine
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one without moral restraint
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libido
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sexual desire
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lilliputian
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extremely small
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limn
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to draw, describe
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limpid
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clear; transparent
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linguistic
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pertaining to language
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litany
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lengthy recitation; repetitive chant
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literati
scholarly of learned persons
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litigation
legal proceedings
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log
record of a voyage or daily activities
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loquacious
talkative
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lucid
bright; clear; intelligble
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lucre
money or profits
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luminous
bright; brilliant; glowing
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lustrous
shining
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machiavellian
craft; double-dealing
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machinations
plots or schemes
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maelstrom
whirlpool; turmoil
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magnaminity
generosity; nobility
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malign
to speak evil of
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malinger
to feign illness to escape duty
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malleable
capable of being shaped by pounding; impresisonate
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maverick
dissenter
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megalomania
delusions of power or importance
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menagerie
a variety of animals kept together
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mendacious
dishonest
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mendicant
beggar
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meretricious
gaudy; specious; attractive but useless
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mesmerize
to hypnotize
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metamorphosis
change; transformation
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metereological
concerned with weather
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meticulous
very careful; picky; fastidious
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mettle
courage; endurance
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mettlesome
full of courage and fortitude
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microcosm
a small system having analogies to a larger system
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militate
to work against
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minatory
threatening; menacing
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minuscule
very small
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minutia
petty details
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misanthrope
one who hates humanity; one who dislikes others
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miscellany
mixture of writings on various subjects
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miscreant
villan; criminal
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misogynist
one who hates women
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mitigate
alleviate; to become less sever
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mnemonic
related to memory; assisting memory
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modicum
limited quantity
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mollify
to soothe
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monolithic
solid and uniform; constituting a single unified whole
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morose
ill-humored; sullen
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motley
many colored; made up of many parts
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multifarious
diverse
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mundane
worldy as opposed to spiritual; concerned with the ordinary
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necromancy
black magic
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negate
to cancel out; nullify
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neologism
new word or expression
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neophyte
novice; beginner
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nexus
a means of connection; a center
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nonplussed
bewildered
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nostalgia
sentimental longing for a past time
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nostrum
medicine or remedy for a past time
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nugatory
useless; invalid
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obdurate
stubborn
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obsequious
overly submissive
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obsequy
funeral ceremony
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obviate
remove a need or difficulty; prevent
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occlude
to shut; block
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occult
relating to practices connected with supernatural phenomena
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odyssey
a long, adventurous voyage; a quest
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olfcatory
concerning the sense of smell
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oligarchy
form of government in which power belongs to only a few leaders
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onerous
burdensome
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onomatopeia
formation or use of words that imitate sounds of the actions they refer to
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opprobium
public disgrace; contempt
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ornithologist
scientist who studies birds
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oscillate
to move back and forth
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ostentiatious
showy; pretentious
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overweening
showing excessive confidence or pride; arrogant
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paean
song of joy or triump
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paleonthology
study of past geological era through fossil remains
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pallid
lacking color liveliness
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panegyric
elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise
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paragon
model of perfection or excellence
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partisan
one sided; committed to a party, group or cause
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pathological
departing from normal condition
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patois
jargon; a regional dialect
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paucity
scarcity
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pedantic
showing off learning
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pellucid
transparent; easily understood
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penchant
inclination
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penury
extreme poverty
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peregrination
wandering from place to place
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peremptory
imperative; leaving no choice
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perennial
present throughout the years; persistent
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perfidious
faithless; disloyal; untrustworthy
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perfunctory
superficial; carried out with little effort
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perigee
point in an orbit that is closest to Earth
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permeable
penetrable
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perturb
to disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious
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pervasive
spread through every aprt
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petulant
rude; peevish
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phlegmatic
unemotional; calm in teperament
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phoenix
anything that is restored after suffering great destruction
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physiognomy
facial features
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piety
devoutness; quality of being religious
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piquant
pleasantly pungent; attractive
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pique
fleeting feeling or hurt pride
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placate
soothe; pacify
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placid
calm
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plaintive
melancholy; mournful
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plasticity
pliability; condition of being able to be shaped or formed
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platitude
stale; overused expression
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platonic
spiritual; theoretical
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plethora
excess; overabundance
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plumb
to examine deeply; determine the depth
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plummet
to fall; plunge
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plutocracy
society ruled by the wealthy
