Daily List Q2 Flashcards
(118 cards)
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incipient
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new, beginning
the incipient stage
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embryonic
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new, beginning
the embryonic phase
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nascent
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new, young
has nascent interest in politics
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inchoate
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new and as such unformed
a rather inchoate plan at this point
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aura
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climate; or a distinctive personality
an aura of uncertainty
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haughty
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arrogantly superior
a look of haughty disdain
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supercilious
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behaving or looking superior
the supercilious art dealer
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pretentious
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attempting to impress
a pretentious literary term
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vainglorious
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showing too much pride
his vainglorious boasting
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lagniappe
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free
a lagniappe gift bag with her purchase
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usurp
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to take without right
usurp the kingship
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portentous
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ominous
the portentous night fall
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prescient
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predicting
a prescient sense of things
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clairvoyant
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being able to see into the future
clairvoyant into the future
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harbinger
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something that signals another
the increase of jobs was a harbinger for the economy
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squalid
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filthy
squalid living conditions
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squalor
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filth
the squalor in which they lived
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squander
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to waste
squander his talents
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obsequious -
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ulterior motives; kissing up
obsequious to the teacher
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sycophantic
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kissing up
sycophantic to the leader
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sycophant
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kisser upper
the sycophant was annoying
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harbinger
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a sign that indicates the future
a harbinger of springtime
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harbinger (v.)
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signing of the future
harbinger danger
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obstreperous
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misbehaving
the kids were all obstreperous
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prescient
showing knowledge of events before they happen
| prescient people are interesting
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elucidate
to make clear
| elucidate the directions
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penchant
natural attraction
| penchant towards science
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aversion
distaste
| aversion for people's lies
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irascible
irritable
| in an irascible mood
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impasse
dead end
| the street had an impasse
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audacity
valor
| feats of audacity
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bravado
valor
| of great bravado
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augury
prediction of the future
| his augury proved false
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panacea
cure-all
| panacea for your problems
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opprobrium
strong disapproval
| opprobrium of her life choices
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droll
laughable
| her droll confidence
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poignant
depressing; emotionally moving
| that poignant speech
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ignominious
inglorious; disgraceful
| ignominious behavior
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cure-all
panacea
| cure-all for your problems
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ephemeral
short-lived
ephemeral fame
an ephemeral head ache
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transient
fleeting
transient joy
transient fever
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transitory
here then gone
| a transitory feeling
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audacious
bold
an audacious decision
an audacious lie
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emasculate
feel like less of a man; dis-empower
| she emasculated him by pointing out his weaknesses
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coerce
to intimidate
| coerce them into donating
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cajole
to sweet-talk
| cajoled them into coming
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gossamer
very sheer and light
| the gossamer material
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opaque
dense; coarse
| the rocks were opaque
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distraught
agitated
| they were distraught from the stress
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éclat
pizzazz; style
| his writing had a certain éclat
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harangue
bitter verbal attack
| a harangue against the proposition
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tirade
bitter verbal attack
| a tirade on the mainstream media
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diatribe
bitter verbal attack
| their diatribe proved fruitful
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encomium
tribute
| the encomium at his funeral
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panegyric
tribute
| the panegyric at the dedication
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lascivious
having lustful desires
| they were judged for being lascivious
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salacious
having lustful desires
| they were salacious
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lewd
having lustful desires
| the people were unusually lewd
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inviolable
not able to be violated
| their rights were inviolable
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vacillation
fluctuation
| the vacillation of the authorities to make a statement
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herculean
mighty
| her herculean effort
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obstreperous
unruly
| the obstreperous two-year old would not cooperate
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insolent
rude
| his insolent behavior
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vituperative
rude
| her vituperative reply
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scurrilous
rude
| their scurrilous retort
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aphorism
short saying
| Polonius had an aphorism
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axiom
short saying
| an axiom of the teacher
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orthodox
normal
| his orthodox writing style
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inept
lacking skill
| she was inept at swimming
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gauche
lacking skill
| he was gauche at menial labor
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dexterous
skillful
| he was dexterous at swimming
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deft
skillful
| she was deft at school
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tactful
skillful
| she was tactful at writing
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auspicious
favorable
| auspicious of success to come
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deleterious
unhealthy
| all that soda was surely deleterious
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droll
laughable
| her droll attempt
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jocular
playfully humorous
| his jocular behavior
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dour
grim; grave
| a dour look on her face
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mellifluous
smooth
| the mellifluous voices of the boys' choir
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cacophonous
involving harsh sounds
| the cacophonous sounds of middle school
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paragon
supreme example of
| the paragon of virtue
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quintessence
epitome (very essence of)
| quintessence of courage
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troupe
group of actors
| their theater troupe
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inert
not moving
| she lay inert in her bed
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equivocal
unsure
| the equivocal nature of her remarks
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unequivocal
very sure
| her unequivocal answer
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meticulous
precise
| meticulous with his appearance
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slovenly
sloppy
| his slovenly clothing
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embryonic
just beginning
| the embryonic stages of the plan
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pliable
bendable; malleable; impressionable
| the pliable metal
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docile
obedient
| the docile animal
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tact
ability to say/do the right thing in social situations
| he has tact for getting out of things
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debauch (v.)
to corrupt; to indulge
| debauch the innocent children
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debauch (n.)
an indulgence
| he spent his life in debauch
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debauchery
R-rated revelry; excessive indulgence
| his debauchery was borderline illegal
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debaucherous
saturnalian; excessive indulgence
| a night of debaucherous pleasures
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unabashed
fearless; shameless
| an unabashed supporter of his policies
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hubris
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excessive pride (tragic flaw=hamartia)
everyone hated him because of his hubris
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anomaly
an unnatural occurence
| the growth on the duck's bill is a harmless anomaly
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bête noire
"beast of the night"; something that is disliked
| his uncle's bête noire
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boone
boost
| thankful for the boone
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irascible
easily angered
| the irascible old man
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de jure
by right
| the king de jure
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callousness
insensitivity
| callousness towards their depression
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presage
to foreshadow
| presage war
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sybaritism
pursuit of pleasure
| the degree of sybaritism of the parties
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asceticism
self-denial
| physical asceticism
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vapid
dull
| the vapid acting
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insipid
bland
| mugs of insipid coffee
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strident
shrill
| his voice was strident
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ubiquitous
everywhere
| his ubiquitous influence on the children
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taut
tight
| make the rope taut
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colossal
of immense size
| the colossal wave
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terse
short-winded; abrupt
| a terse statement
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laconic
short-winded; using very few words
| his laconic reply
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pleonasm
needless repetition; more words than necessary
| his pleonastic responses
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kowtow
to yield or submit
| she kowtowed to the boss
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grovel
to yield or submit
| he groveled at his feet, begging for forgiveness
