Flashcards in Daily List Q2 Deck (118)
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incipient
new, beginning
the incipient stage
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embryonic
new, beginning
the embryonic phase
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nascent
new, young
has nascent interest in politics
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inchoate
new and as such unformed
a rather inchoate plan at this point
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aura
climate; or a distinctive personality
an aura of uncertainty
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haughty
arrogantly superior
a look of haughty disdain
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supercilious
behaving or looking superior
the supercilious art dealer
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pretentious
attempting to impress
a pretentious literary term
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vainglorious
showing too much pride
his vainglorious boasting
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lagniappe
free
a lagniappe gift bag with her purchase
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usurp
to take without right
usurp the kingship
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portentous
ominous
the portentous night fall
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prescient
predicting
a prescient sense of things
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clairvoyant
being able to see into the future
clairvoyant into the future
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harbinger
something that signals another
the increase of jobs was a harbinger for the economy
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squalid
filthy
squalid living conditions
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squalor
filth
the squalor in which they lived
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squander
to waste
squander his talents
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obsequious -
ulterior motives; kissing up
obsequious to the teacher
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sycophantic
kissing up
sycophantic to the leader
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sycophant
kisser upper
the sycophant was annoying
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harbinger
a sign that indicates the future
a harbinger of springtime
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harbinger (v.)
signing of the future
harbinger danger
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obstreperous
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
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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