day 1 or 1 day Flashcards
(100 cards)
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Condescend
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To lower oneself to a less formal or less dignified level
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Enigma
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A mystery
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Impasse
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A dead end
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Plight
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Sad Situation
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Ostensible
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Seems this way but it isnt
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Sluggish
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lacking energy
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bland
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having moderate quality
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hovel
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a small miserable dwelling
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compel
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to cause to occur by force
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artisan
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a worker trained or skilled in some manual trade
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impeccable
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flawless
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surmount
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to overcome to climb to the top
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pastoral
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relating to country life, sheperdss
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superflous
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extra
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Avert
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to turn away
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mandate
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to command an orderpr
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proscribe
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to prohibit or forbid
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consagunity
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blood relationship
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prone
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tending or likely
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credible
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capable of being believed
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complicty
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involvement as an accomplice in a crime or wrongful act
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kudos
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fame
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fruitless
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without results
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paucity
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smallness of number
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sycophant
one who seeks favor by fflattering
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tractable
easily controlled
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holistic
dealing with something as a whole rather than by its individual parts
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verdant
green
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promulgate
to make known by official announcement
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skeptical
tending to question or doubt
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forte
something that a person excels at
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harbinger
someone or something that indicates what is to come
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annul
to make void
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adversity
misfortune; trouble
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castigate
to criticize severely, esp in public
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oratory
public speaking
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Conduit
a channel for conducting fluids. a means by which something is transmitted
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bolster
to support or strengthen
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wont
accustomed
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recur
to repeat to occur again
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brook
to tolerate
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consecrate
to make or set apart as sacred
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espouse
adopt or support (a cause, belief, or way of life).
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dispose
to give tendency or inclination to
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modicum
a small quantity
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composed
calm and self possessed
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edifice
a building; architectural monumentr
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reserve red
self restrained and withddrawn
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translucent
letting light through, but not visual details
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endeavor
a serious attempt or effort
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glib
easy and fluent in conversation or writing, often suggesting insincerity or decietfulness
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subtle
not obvious
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scurry
to move with light running steps
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ruabble
a noisy crowd; the lowes, coarest class of people
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tenunous
weak thing
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glutton
one who eats too much
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frenetic
wildly excited or active
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forthright
direct and without evasion; honest
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nominal
appearing in name only; negligible or of low amount
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savant
a well educated person; scholar
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coerce
to force by threat or intimidation
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prescient
knowing things before they occur
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concise
to the point
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opaque
not letting in light; unintelligible
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excise
to remove by or as if by cutting
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dossier
group of documents
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culminate
to reach the highest pointl
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allot
to distribute; to assign as a portion
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conundrum
a riddle or puzzle esp one without a solution
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Bevy
a group esp of birds
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frowzy
having an uncared for appearance
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diminution
a decrease or diminishing
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cower
to draw back out of fear
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affable
friendly; easy to talk to
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foliage
leaves
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prerogative
a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class.
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aplomb
self assurance; self confidence; poise
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capricious
erratic tending to change abruptly
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unilateral
one sided; unequal
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supple
easy to bend
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crux
an essential or pivotal point; a perplexing difficulty
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segue
an easy effective or uninterrupted transition
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manuscript
a book or other document written by hand
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callous
lacking pity or mercy
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civil
observing accepted social customs; not rude
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procure
to obtain or acquire
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niche
a place or situation suited for a person or thing
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apprise
to inform or notify
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creed
a system of beliefs; principles or opinions
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discord
conflict or disagreement
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parameter
one of a set of measurable factors that determine a systems behavior and are varied in an experiment
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obviate
to stop from occuring to prevet or make unneecessary
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denomination
the name for a special class of persons; such as a religious group
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aggravate
to wrosen
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replete
well filled abundantly supllied
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proceeds
money obtained from an event or activity.
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improvise
to do without preparation
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forbidding
disagreeable
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hyperbole
exaggeration
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relentless
harsh; pitiless; persistent bc
