ChatGPT / Claude / Pi Vocab List Flashcards
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Am I an iconoclast if I want people to stop using images of Christ?
Iconoclast
I ain’t attackin’ no one - I just think the images should be destroyed.
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- a person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions
- a destroyer of images used in religious worship
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Abrogate
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To abolish or annul by authority; to cancel
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Anomie
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Lack of the usual social or ethical standards in an individual or group
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Apocryphal
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Of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true
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Bellicose
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Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight
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Calumny
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The making of false and defamatory statements to damage someone’s reputation
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Desultory
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Lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
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Enervate
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To weaken or drain of energy
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Kyle from Secular Talk excoriates the right and Trump on a daily basis.
Excoriate
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To criticize severely and publicly
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Fustian
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Pompous or pretentious speech or writing
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Hegemony
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Leadership or dominance by one country or group over others
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Imbroglio
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A complicated or confusing situation
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Inchoate
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Just begun and not fully formed or developed
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Insouciant
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Showing a casual lack of concern; indifferent
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Lachrymose
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Tearful or given to weeping
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Mendacious
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Not telling the truth; lying
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Obdurate
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Stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action
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Palliate
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To make less severe without removing the cause
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Paroxysm
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A sudden attack or violent expression of a particular emotion or activity
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Recalcitrant
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Stubbornly disobedient or resistant to authority
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Sycophant
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A person who acts obsequiously toward someone to gain advantage
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Temerity
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Excessive confidence or boldness; audacity
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I think of southern white men who have big TRUCks and want to fight.
Truculent
I think of MAGA - aggressive and defiant against absolutely nothing.
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Aggressively defiant or eager to fight
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Turgid
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Swollen and distended or congested; pompous
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Vicissitude
A change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome
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Vituperate
To blame or insult in strong or violent language
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Abstruse
Difficult to understand; obscure
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Alacrity
Brisk and cheerful readiness
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Cajole
To persuade someone using flattery or coaxing
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Circumlocution
The use of many words where fewer would do; evasive speech
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Clandestine
Kept secret or done secretly
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Conflagration
A large destructive fire
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Disparate
Essentially different in kind; not allowing comparison
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Effrontery
Insolent or impertinent behavior
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Equanimity
Mental calmness and composure
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Evanescent
Quickly fading or disappearing
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Fastidious
Very attentive to detail; hard to please
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Garrulous
Excessively talkative
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Harangue
A lengthy and aggressive speech
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Idiosyncratic
Peculiar or individual
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Ineffable
Too great to be expressed in words
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Invective
Insulting, abusive, or critical language
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Juxtapose
To place close together for contrasting effect
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Magnanimous
Very generous or forgiving
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Nonplussed
Surprised and confused so much that they are unsure how to react
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Obfuscate
To make obscure, unclear, or unintelligible
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Penurious
Extremely poor; poverty-stricken
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Quixotic
Exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical
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Sagacious
Having keen mental discernment and good judgment
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Ubiquitous
Present, appearing, or found everywhere
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Definition
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Abstruse
Difficult to understand; obscure
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Antediluvian
Extremely old or old-fashioned
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Aspersion
A false or damaging accusation
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Capitulate
To surrender or give up
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Desultory
Lacking a plan or purpose; random
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Ebullient
Enthusiastic and full of energy
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Enervate
To weaken or drain of energy
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Ephemeral
Lasting for a very short time
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Equivocate
To speak vaguely to avoid committing oneself
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Fastidious
Very attentive to accuracy and detail
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Grandiloquent
Using pompous or extravagant language
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Insouciant
Showing a casual lack of concern
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Lachrymose
Tearful or given to weeping
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Malfeasance
Wrongdoing by a public official
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Nascent
Just coming into existence; emerging
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Obsequious
Excessively compliant or submissive
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Palliate
To make less severe without curing
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Perfunctory
Done without interest or enthusiasm
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Propitiate
To appease or win over
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Recondite
Abstruse; difficult for ordinary people to understand
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Solipsistic
Self-centered; believing only in oneself
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Tergiversate
To change one's loyalties; to be evasive
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Truculent
Aggressive and quick to argue
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Verisimilitude
The appearance of being true or real
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Vituperate
To blame or criticize harshly
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Acquiesce
To accept or comply passively
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Anomie
Social instability due to breakdown of standards
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Apothegm
A concise and instructive saying
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Burgeon
To grow or develop rapidly
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Circumlocution
Using many words where fewer would do
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Concomitant
Naturally accompanying or associated
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Diaphanous
Light and delicate; translucent
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Disparage
To speak disrespectfully about
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Elicit
To draw out or evoke a response
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Ephemeral
Lasting a very short time
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Exigent
Urgent; requiring immediate action
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Gainsay
To deny or contradict
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Hegemony
Leadership or dominance by one group
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Inexorable
Impossible to stop or prevent
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Loquacious
Tending to talk a great deal
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Mollify
To soothe or pacify
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Noisome
Having an extremely offensive smell
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Pellucid
Translucent; easy to understand
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Perspicacious
Having keen mental perception
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Quotidian
Ordinary or everyday
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Sycophant
A person who acts obsequiously toward someone
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Taciturn
Reserved or uncommunicative in speech
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Turpitude
Depraved or wicked behavior
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Ubiquitous
Present everywhere simultaneously
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Vicissitude
A change in circumstance or fortune
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Abate
To become less intense or widespread
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Aberration
A departure from what is normal or expected
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Alacrity
Brisk and cheerful readiness
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Ambivalent
Having mixed feelings about something
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Anomaly
Something that deviates from the norm
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Appease
To pacify by acceding to demands
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Audacious
Showing a willingness to take risks
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Benevolent
Well-meaning and kindly
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Capricious
Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood
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Disparate
Essentially different in kind; not allowing comparison
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Elucidate
Make clear; explain
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Enigmatic
Difficult to interpret or understand
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Exacerbate
Make worse
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Gregarious
Fond of company; sociable
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Harangue
A lengthy and aggressive speech
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Impertinent
Not showing proper respect; inappropriate
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Mendacious
Not telling the truth; lying
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Onerous
Involving an amount of effort that is oppressively burdensome
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Parsimonious
Extremely unwilling to spend money
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Placate
Make someone less angry or hostile
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Pragmatic
Dealing with things sensibly and realistically
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Querulous
Complaining in a whining manner
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Reticent
Not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily
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Spurious
Not being what it purports to be; false
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Vindicate
Clear someone of blame or suspicion
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Acumen
The ability to make good judgments and quick decisions
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Arduous
Requiring great effort; difficult and tiring
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Astute
Having or showing an ability to assess situations accurately
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Banal
So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring
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Cacophony
A harsh
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Convoluted
Extremely complex and difficult to follow
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Didactic
Intended to teach; excessively instructive
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Diffident
Modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence
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Egregious
Outstandingly bad; shocking
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Ephemeral
Lasting for a very short time
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Fastidious
Very attentive to detail
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Furtive
Attempting to avoid notice; secretive
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Hackneyed
Overused and consequently lacking in freshness
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Indolent
Wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy
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Innocuous
Not harmful or offensive
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Juxtapose
Place side by side for contrast
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Laconic
Using very few words
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Mitigate
Make less severe or serious
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Nuance
A subtle difference in meaning or opinion
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Ostentatious
Designed to impress or attract attention
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Precarious
Not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall
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Repudiate
Refuse to accept; reject
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Superfluous
Unnecessary; more than enough
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Tenuous
Very weak or slight; insubstantial
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Zealous
Having or showing great energy or enthusiasm
