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Flashcards in CT 201-230 Deck (30)
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1
Q

Amiable

A

Friendly

2
Q

Lethargy

A

laziness, sluggishness, indifference

3
Q

Trepidation

A

Fear, apprehension

4
Q

Desecrate

A

To pollute a holy place

5
Q

Sycophant

A

one who sucks up to others

6
Q

Tenet

A

A principle held as true

7
Q

Tenacious

A

Persistent holding a belief

8
Q

Furtive

A

Secretive

9
Q

Supercilious

A

Snobbish; conceited; haughty;patronizing

10
Q

Verbose

A

wordy; overly talkative

11
Q

Hackneyed

A

lacking significance through being overused; unoriginal (A cliché)

12
Q

Amass

A

To accumulate

13
Q

Vehement

A

Urgent; Passionate

14
Q

Assuage

A

To soothe; to pacify; to ease the pain of; to relieve

15
Q

Prodigious

A

Extraordinary; enormous

16
Q

Torpor

A

Sluggishness, inactivity; apathy

17
Q

Innocuous

A

Harmless; innocent; safe

18
Q

Pedestrian

A

Common; ordinary; dull; boring

19
Q

Subtle

A

Not obvious; able to make final distinctions; ingenious; crafty

20
Q

Prudent

A

careful; having foresight

21
Q

retract

A

To take back; withdraw; pullback

22
Q

facilitate

A

to make easier

23
Q

Diffident

A

Timid; lacking in self confidence

24
Q

Nullify

A

to do away with; invalidate; reverse; to make unimportant

25
Q

Impetuous

A

Characterized by sudden energy or motion

26
Q

Mercurial

A

Quick and changeable in mood

27
Q

Prerogative

A

An exclusive right, advantage

28
Q

Salubrious

A

Promoting health or welfare

29
Q

Arbiter

A

One who decides a disputed matter

30
Q

anomaly

A

a deviation from the rule or expectation ,an incongruity; outlier