DAY 6 (101~190) Flashcards
(90 cards)
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Prosperity
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Good fortune, financial success, physical well-being
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Lucid
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easily understood, clear, intelligible
3
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Advocate
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to argue in favor of something, (noun) supporter
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Distinguish
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to tell apart
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Superficial
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shallow, not serious
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Illusory
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deceptive, not real
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Apprehensive
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afraid that something bad is going to happen
7
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Benevolent
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marked by goodness, generous
7
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Nostalgia
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longing for the past
8
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Sympathy
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a feeling of support for something
9
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Corrupt
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to cause to become dishonest
10
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Polemical
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aggressive in verbal attack, disputatious
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Belie
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- contradict
- give a false impression
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Mock
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- ridicule, imitate in derision
- not real
13
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Compromise
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- to settle the dispute
- to endanger, weaken
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Presumption
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- a belief or an assumption
- impertinent boldness or arrogance
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Disdain
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to scorn, hold in low esteem
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Caustic
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bitter, biting, acidic
15
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Subjective
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personal and not objective
15
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Differential
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showing respect for another’s authority
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Capricious
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unpredictable, fickle
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Animated
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lively, spirited
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Endorse
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approve, support
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Auspicious
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favorable, indicative of good things
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Exacerbate
to make more violent, worsen
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Obscure
unclear, partially hidden
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Dogmatic
aggressively and arrogantly certain, stubborn
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Extravagant
more than is usual, necessary, proper, very fancy
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Venerate
to regard with respect
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Gregarious
sociable
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Attain
to achieve, arrive at
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Elude
1. to evade
2. to escape understanding and perception
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Tenacious
holding fast, persistent
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Mediate
settle a dispute through the services of an outsider
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Meticulous
excessively careful, painstaking, scrupulous
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Negligible
so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
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Equanimity
composure, calmness of temperament
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Mitigate
to make less violent, alleviate, moderate
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Transitory
impermanent, fleeting
33
immutable
not changeable
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Evoke
to bring into the mind
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Cursory
tried to the point of being superficial, hastily done
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Rancor
deep, bitter resentment
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Reserved
not openly expressing feelings or opinions
38
Authentic
real or genuine, not copied or false
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Intuitive
having the ability to know or understand things without any proof
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Satirize
to show that something is bad by imitation or mockery
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Devoid
lacking
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Concise
brief and direct in expression
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Erroneous
mistaken, wrong
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Thwart
prevent, frustrate
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Collaborate
work together
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Spontaneous
done in a natural and often sudden way and without a lot of thought or planning
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Implement
1. to put into effect
2. an instrument, utensil, tool
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Underscore
emphasize
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Explicate
explain, interpret, clarify
49
Exasperate
to irritate, irk
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Pertinent
to the point, relevant
50
Momentous
very important
51
Conspicuous
easily seen, noticeable, striking
52
Amiable
friendly, agreeable, lovable
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Widespread
common over a wide area or among many people
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Pervasive
spreading throughout
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tenuous
having little substance or strength
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Prophetic
foretelling the future
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cynical
skeptical or distrustful of human motives
55
Innate
inborn, native, inherent
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Explicit
totally clear, definite, outspoken
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Distort
twist out of shape
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Challenge
1. to say that something may not be true
2. to interest or stimulate
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Moderate
not extreme
59
Acclaim
high praise
60
Legitimate
allowed according to rules or laws, valid. accepted
60
Patronize
1. support
2. act superior towards
3. visit as a customer
61
Exacting
extremely demanding
62
Contentious
quarrelsome, argumentative
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Conscientious
scrupulous, careful
63
Diligent
hardworking
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Deter
to discourage, prevent from doing
65
Initiate
begin
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Champion
to support OR a supporter
67
mediocre
ordinary, commonplace
68
domestic
1. home
2. national
69
pedantic
showing off learning, bookish
70
Opportunist
individual who sacrifices his principles for his interests
70
discriminating
able to see differences
71
wary
very cautious
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Vulnerable
susceptible, subject to something bad
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Adept
extremely skilled, expert at
74
Anachronistic
being out of correct chronological order
