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DAY 5 (1~100) Flashcards

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Conventional

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based on accepted practice, traditional, ordinary

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Undermine

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to weaken or destroy

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dismissive

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rejecting another’s thoughts or ideas, condescending

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aesthetic

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relating to what is beautiful and pleasing

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Reconcile

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to return to harmony

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objective

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based on facts rather than personal feelings, unbiased

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Subtle

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not obvious, hard to notice

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Accessible

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obtainable, reachable, understandable

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Decorum

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propriety, good manners

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Impulsive

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doing things suddenly and without careful thought

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Deride

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to laugh at mockingly, scorn

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Suppress

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stifle, overwhelm

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Complacent

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self satisfied, overly pleased with oneself

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Reverent

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respectful, worshipful

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Disparage

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to criticize, belittle

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Relevant

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pertinent, referring to the case in hand

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Prudent

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cautious, careful

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Refute

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disprove, to prove wrong

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Inevitable

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unavoidable

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Innocuous

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harmless

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convey

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to take or carry from one place to another

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profound

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deep, complete

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Innovative

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novel, introducing a change

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ironic

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resulting in an unexpected and contrary outcome

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ambivalent
having opposing feelings
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pragmatic
practical
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Rational
based on facts and not on emotion
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Abstract
theoretical, not concrete, vague
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Distinct
different, distinguishable
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Felicitous
1. apt, appropriate 2. producing happiness
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Resolute
firm, determined
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tempered
made less intense or violent
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diverse
differing, various
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trivial
unimportant, trifling
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enhance
increase, improve
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redundant
repetitious, excessively wordy
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discern
to perceive, detect
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compelling
1. forceful, fascinating 2. very persuasive
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dubious
questionable, filled with doubt
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depict
portray
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Indifferent
1. unmoved or unconcerned 2. mediocre
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embellish
to decorate, adorn
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Parallel
1. very similar 2. same distance apart
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Supplant
replace
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Fabricate
1. build or create 2. lie
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Plausible
reasonable
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Eradicate
to eliminate or destroy
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Dominant
more important, powerful, or successful than most others
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Discord
conflict, lack of harmony
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Deleterious
harmful
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futile
useless, hopeless, ineffectual
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Indulgent
very lenient and generous
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indignant
angry because of something that is unfair or wrong
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Eclectic
chosen from a wide variety
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vindicate
1. clear from blame 2. justify or support
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Exemplary
serving as a model, outstanding
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Inhibit
restrain, prevent
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Discredit
defame, destroy confidence in
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contemporary
1. a person belonging to the same period 2. recent or at the same time
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provoke
1. to stir anger 2. to cause
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solicitous
concerned, eager to help
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daunting
intimidating
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skepticism
an attitude of doubting the truth of something
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Coherent
logically consistent, intelligible
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Autonomy
independence
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Comprehensive
thorough, inclusive
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Ambiguous
unclear or doubtful in meaning
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Pretentious
pompous, showy
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Rhetoric
1. art of effective communication 2. insincere and exaggerated language
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Ephemeral
short-lived, fleeting
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Spurious
false, counterfeit, forged, illegal
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Contempt
scorn, disdain
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Valid
logically convincing, sound
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Impetuous
violent, hasty, rash
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Mundane
dull and ordinary
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Restrained
showing careful self-control
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Repudiate
reject, disavow
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debunk
expose as false, exaggerated, or worthless
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Definitive
not able to be argued about or changed, complete
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divergent
differing, deviating
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Digress
to speak or write about something that is different form the main subject
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Sustain
1. support 2. keep up 3. experience (usually damage)
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Incongruous
not fitting
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seldom
rarely
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transient
momentary, temporary
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serene
calm
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inconsequential
insignificant, unimportant
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ideal
perfect
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foster
1. rear 2. encourage
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assert
declare or state with confidence
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narrative
a story
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perplex
to confuse
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prosaic
dull or ordinary
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substantiate
establish by evidence, verify, support
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optimistic
a belief that good things will happen in the future
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Tranquil
calm
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Denounce
condemn, criticize
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Wrought
caused, created
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Condescend
patronize, act arrogantly
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Partisan
one-sided, predjudiced

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