DAY 7 (191~280) Flashcards
(90 cards)
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Provincial
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local and narrow-minded
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Obstinate
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not yielding easily, stubborn
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Heresy
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opinion contrary to popular belief
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Articulate
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- effective, distinct
- to utter clearly and distinctly
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Formal
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following established form, custom, and rules
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Detached
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- emotionally removed, objective
- physically unconnected
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Conformist
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one who behaves the same as others
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Complement
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to complete, make perfect
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Intrepid
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brave
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Feasible
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possible, practical
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Proponent
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supporter, backer
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Reprehensible
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deserving rebuke or criticism
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Extol
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to praise, revere
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Compatible
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harmonious, in harmony with
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Erratic
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odd, unpredictable
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Radical
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- very basic + important
- extreme and drastic
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Inherent
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firmly established by nature or habit; innate
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Resilient
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able to recover from misfortune; able to withstand adversity
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Tractable
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easily controlled
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Commend
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to praise in a serious + often public way
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Clandestine
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secret
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Adversity
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hardship, misfortune
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Convoluted
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intricate, complicated
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Empathy
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sensitivity to another’s feelings as if they were one’s own
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Inundate
to flood with abundance
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Genial
friendly, affable
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Insolvent
bankrupt, unable to repay one's debts
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Equivocal
ambiguous, uncertain, undecided
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Impede
hinder, block, delay
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Decisive
able to make choices quickly and confidently
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Cerebral
related to the intellect
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Prohibitive
so high that people are prevented from using or buying something
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Transcend
to go beyond or above, to surpass
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Dilatory
tending to delay, causing delay
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Divisive
causing dissent + discord
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Tolerant
willing to accept feelings + beliefs that are different
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Notion
an idea or opinion
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Cantankerous
ill humored, irritable, cranky
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Compound
1. to add to
2. a combination of different parts
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Consensus
an agreement of opinion
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Circumscribe
limit, confine
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enigmatic
mystifying, cryptic
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tentative
1. hesitant
2. not definite, not final
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colleague
a fellow worker
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regenerate
to grow again after being lost, to give new life to
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Hackneyed
unoriginal, trite
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Abundant
plentiful
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Preclude
to prevent
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Attribute
1. to see X as a result of Y
2. to credit, assign
3. a trait or quality
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Naïve
having or showing a lack of experience or knowledge, innocent or simple
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Chronological
arranged in an order of time
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Exorbitant
excessive
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Didactic
intended to instruct, overly moralistic
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Banal
dull, common
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Idiosyncratic
peculiar to one person, highly individualized
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Static
unchanging, lacking development
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Extraneous
irrelevant, extra, not necessary
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Notorious
widely and unfavorably known
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Salutary
beneficial, wholesome
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Ardent
intense, passionate, zealous
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Impenetrable
not able to be pierced or entered, beyond understanding
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Toxic
poisonous
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Amicable
friendly
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Trite
not original, overused
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Disparity
difference, condition of inequality
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Allude
refer indirectly
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Incisive
clear, sharp, direct
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Verbose
wordy, impaired by wordiness
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Anecdote
a short account/story
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Account
1. to give an explanation
2. a story
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Affectation
unnatural or artificial behavior, usually intended to impress
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Resignation
1, reluctant acceptance of a bad situation
2. the act of quitting
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Composure
mental calmness
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Florid
flowery, ornate
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Amenable
willing, complaint
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Condone
to pardon, deliberately overlook
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Tedious
dull, boring
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Officious
offering one's services when they are neither wanted nor needed
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Neutral
impartial, not supporting one side over another
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Exploit
1. use
2. abuse
2. deed or action
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Assiduous
hardworking, diligent
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Scrupulous
painstaking, careful
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Laconic
terse in speech or writing
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Incorporate
introduce something into a larger whole, combine, unite
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Refinement
the act or process of improving something
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Authoritarian
dictatorial, completely dominating another's will
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Predator
creature that seizes and devours another animal, person who robs or exploits others
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Incredulous
withholding belief, skeptical
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Hypothesis
an idea or theory that is not proven but that leads to further study
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Duplicity
crafty dishonesty
