Direct Vocab 3 Flashcards
(102 cards)
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acquiesce
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(v.) to agree without protesting
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acrimony
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(n.) bitterness, discord
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acumen
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(n.) keen insight
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acute
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- (adj.) sharp, severe 2. (adj.) having keen insight
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adamant
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(adj.) impervious, immovable, unyielding
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adept
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(adj.) extremely skilled
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adhere
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- (n.) to stick to something 2. (n.) to follow devoutly
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admonish
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(v.) to caution, criticize, reprove
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adorn
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(v.) to decorate
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adroit
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(adj) skilled, dexterous
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adulation
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(n) extreme praise
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adumbrate
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(v) to sketch out in a general way
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adverse
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(adj) unfavorable, dangerous, antagonistic
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advocate
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(v) to argue in favor of something
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battery
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1.(n.) a device that supplies power
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beguile
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(v.) to trick, deceive
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behemoth
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(n.) something of tremendous power or size
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chide
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(v.) to voice disapproval
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choreography
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(n.) the arrangement of dances
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chronicle
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- (n.) a written history
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chronological
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(adj.) arranged in order of time
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circuitous
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(adj.) roundabout
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circumlocution
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(n.) indirect and wordy language
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circumscribed
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(adj.) marked off, bounded
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circumspect
(adj.) cautious
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circumvent
(v.) to get around
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clairvoyant
(adj.) able to perceive things that normal people cannot
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clamor
1. (n.) loud noise
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clandestine
(adj.) secret
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cleave
1. (v.) to divide into parts
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demarcation
(n.) the marking of boundaries or categories
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demean
(v.) to lower the status or stature of something
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demure
(adj.) quiet, modest, reserved
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denigrate
(v.) to belittle, diminish the opinion of
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denounce
(v.) to criticize publicly
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deplore
(v.) to feel or express sorrow, disapproval
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depravity
(n.) wickedness
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deprecate
(v.) to belittle, depreciate
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derelict
(adj.) abandoned, run-down
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eloquent
(adj.) expressive, the quality of choosing words well, moving
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elucidate
(v.) to clarify, explain
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elude
(v.) to evade, escape
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emaciated
(adj.) very thin, enfeebled looking
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embellish
1. (v.) to decorate, adorn
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embezzle
(v.) to steal money by falsifying records
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emend
(v.) to correct or revise a written text
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fatuous
(adj.) silly, foolish
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fecund
(adj.) fruitful, fertile
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felicitous
1. (adj.) well suited, apt
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genial
(adj.) friendly, affable
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hapless
(adj.) unlucky
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impinge
1. (v.) to impact, affect, make an impression
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implacable
(adj.) incapable of being appeased or mitigated
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implement
1. (n.) an instrument, utensil, tool
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implicate
(v.) to involve in an incriminating way, incriminate
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implicit
(adj.) understood but not outwardly obvious, implied
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impregnable
(adj.) resistant to capture or penetration
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impudent
(adj.) casually rude, insolent, impertinent
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largess
(n.) the generous giving of lavish gifts
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latent
(adj.) hidden, but capable of being exposed
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manifest
1. (adj.) easily understandable, obvious
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manifold
(adj.) diverse, varied
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maudlin
(adj.) weakly sentimental
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negligent
(adj.) habitually careless, neglectful
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kudos
(n.) praise for an achievement
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obscure
(adj.) unclear, partially hidden
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obsequious
(adj.) excessively compliant or submissive
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penchant
(n.) a tendency, partiality, preference
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penitent
(adj.) remorseful, regretful
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penultimate
(adj.) next to last
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penurious
(adj.) miserly, stingy
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perfidious
(adj.) disloyal, unfaithful
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perfunctory
(adj.) showing little interest or enthusiasm
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permeate
(v.) to spread throughout, saturate
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pernicious
(adj.) extremely destructive or harmful
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perplex
(v.) to confuse
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perspicacity
(adj.) shrewdness, perceptiveness
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raze
(v.) to demolish, level
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rebuke
(v.) to scold, criticize
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recalcitrant
(adj.) defiant, unapologetic
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recapitulate
(v.) to sum up, repeat
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reciprocate
(v.) to give in return
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reclusive
(adj.) solitary, shunning society
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reconcile
1. (v.) to return to harmony
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rectitude
(n.) uprightness, extreme morality
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redoubtable
1. (adj.) formidable
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scintillating
(adj.) sparkling
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scrupulous
(adj.) painstaking, careful
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scurrilous
(adj.) vulgar, coarse
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sedentary
(adj.) sitting, settled
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semaphore
(n.) a visual signal
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tenuous
(adj.) having little substance or strength
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terrestrial
(adj.) relating to the land
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timorous
(adj.) timid, fearful
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tirade
(n.) a long speech marked by harsh or biting language
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toady
(n.) one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors
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uncanny
(adj.) of supernatural character or original
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variegated
(adj.) diversified, distinctly marked
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vehemently
(adv.) marked by intense force or emotion
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veneer
(n.) a superficial or deceptively attractive appearance, facade
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whimsical
(adj.) fanciful, full of whims
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zenith
(n.) the highest point, culminating point
