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December 16 Flashcards

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Unscrupulous

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Having or showing no moral principles. Not honest or fair.

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Demur

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Demur (v) - object to; strong objection.

Not the same as demure (a) - shy.

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Inveigle

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Use flattery.

Not the same as
Inveigh - scold, yell at

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Gratuitous

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Unwarranted; out of place.

Ex. Gratuitous violence.

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Impertinent

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Some one who is rude and doesn’t know their place.

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Redoubtable

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Someone who is scary and worthy of aww.

Ex. Redoubtable opponent.

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Dissemble

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Put on a false face.

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Facetious

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Funny.

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Contentious

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Habitually argumentative.

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Redress

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Counter balance the bad things.

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Apogee

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Арогей.

Apogee of one’s career.

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Engender

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To give rise to. Bring something into existence.
This controversy has engendered a lot of anger from both sides.

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Sully

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To stain something.
Someone’s standing in the community has been sullied by the allegation.
On GRE to ruin someone’s reputation.

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Elicit

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To draw out/bring out an emotion or a respond.

He elicited anger.

Illicit - means illegal.

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Evince

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Exhibiting/showing/indicating certain quality.

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Indolent

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Lazy.

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Maintain

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To assert something

I believe this is the case = I maintain that this is the case.

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Check

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Keep them in check. Meaning hold them back. Limit them.

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Qualify

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To take a statement and restrict the extent of it.

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Wanting

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Lacking

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Illusory vs elusive

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Illusory - exists in imagination.

Elusive - something that is difficult to pin down or capture.

Ex. Big foot is elusive. No one was able to find him.

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Sanctimonious v sacrosanct

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Sanctimonious - they are trying to be more holly or religious then everyone else.

With negative connotation.

Sacrosanct - something holly or sacred.

Ex. Bible is sacrosanct.

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Providence v provenance

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Providence - you plan ahead for the future. Prudent.

Provenance - origine of something.

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Circumspect v circumscribed

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Circumspect - someone who is cautious.

Circumscribe - set of or limit.
Ex. Being bound within a certain area .

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Tergiversate

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Speak inderectoy. Not give a straight forward answer. To be evasive.

To change one’s religion or political views.

26
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Bumptious

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Someone who is bumptious is incredibly self-assertive. They claim whatever they think is theirs.

27
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Puffery

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Exaggerated praise that is usually false.

28
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Condign

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Punishment that is in proportion to a crime committed.
Condign criticism is proportioned to what you did.

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Taciturn

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Habitually quiet

30
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Duplicity

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To be deceptive. To put on a false face.

31
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Equivocal

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To be vague. Not to be clear.

He said something equivocal.

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Frenzy

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Period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behaviour.

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Skirmish

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An episode of irregular or unpremeditated fighting.

34
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At loggerheads with someone

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In stubborn dispute or disagreement.

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Stifle

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Restrain a reaction or stop oneself acting on.

36
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To wage

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Carry on a war or campaign.

37
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Ravenous

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Very hungry.

38
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Torpor (n)

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Sluggish. Lazy.

39
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Languid

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Synonym is torpor.

Lazy. Lethergic.

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Travesty

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Poor/bad imitation of something.

Travesty of justice.

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Enervate

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Suck the energy from. Sap.

Innervate means energizar (opposite of enervate).

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Refute

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To dispute strongly.

43
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Meritorious

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Admirable

44
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Earnest

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Serious and sincere

45
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Piquant

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Provocative, striking.

46
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Recreant

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Cowardly or unfaithful.

47
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Fastidiously

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Very carefully, meticulously

48
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Dilatory

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Causing delay

49
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Cache

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Store away

50
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Scorn

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Treat with contempt

51
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Rapturous

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Synonym exultant.

Very happy

52
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Gauche

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Socially awkward

53
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Respite

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Break

54
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Remiss

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To not be doing something that is your duty that you should be doing.

55
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Reproof

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Criticism.

56
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Reproach

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Synonym - reproof

57
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Reprobate

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A person who is unethical.
Bad person.

58
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Adúmbrate

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To outline something. To foreshadow.

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