Deriv 2.17-2.20 Flashcards

1
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Old fashioned, out of date, obsolete

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Antiquated

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2
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A summons to appear before a court of law, a formal statement honoring a person in public with an award

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Citation

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3
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Shamelessly bold or disrespectful, insolent, impertinent

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Impudent

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4
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To stir up, rouse, bring to action

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Incite

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5
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To revive, bring back to life

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Resuscitate

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6
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Showing care, attention, or concern

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Solicitous

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7
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Dark, gloomy

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Tenebrous

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8
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To make faulty, spoil, corrupt

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Vitiate

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9
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A dealer in rare old books

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Antiquarian

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10
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A person who collects and studies relics and ancient works of art

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Antiquary

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11
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Excess or redundancy

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Nimiety

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12
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Drowsiness, dullness

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Oscitancy

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13
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A damaging or disparaging remark

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Aspersion

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14
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Overlook, pardon, forgive

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Condone

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15
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Several, various

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Divers

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16
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Different, dissimilar

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Diverse

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17
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Distraction of attention, pastime

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Diversion

18
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To prevent from achieving an objective, foil

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Frustrate

19
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To scatter among other things

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Intersperse

20
Q

Thinly spread or distributed

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Sparse

21
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To refer in a casual or indirect way

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Allude

22
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To make larger or stronger, to develop more fully

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Amplify

23
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A place where many tees and shrubs are grown for study or exhibition

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Arboretum

24
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A conspiracy, a secret agreement for an illegal purpose

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Collusion

25
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A crude image or representation of a disliked person

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Effigy

26
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To fabricate, pretend

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Feign

27
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Quick-tempered, easily angered, irritable

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Irascible

28
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Absurd, ridiculous

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Ludicrous

29
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Fake

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Feint

30
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Rising

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Resurgence

31
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Above basic consciousness

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Supraliminal

32
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Phony

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Fictitious

33
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Done with constant care and careful attention

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Assiduous

34
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Feeling deep sorrow or remorse

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Contrite

35
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Anything that causes damage or injury

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Detriment

36
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Obstacle, obstruction

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Impediment

37
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Great misery or distress

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Tribulation

38
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No longer having originality, overused

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Trite

39
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Endured or performed by one person in place of another, involving imagined participation in another’s experience

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Vicarious

40
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Unpredictable changes that can occur in everyday life

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Vicissitude