English 10 Flashcards
(84 cards)
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Mal
A
bad
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Dismal
A
dreary
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Malicious
A
intending to do harm
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Post
A
after
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Preposterous
A
contrary to reason
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Posterity
A
future generations of people
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Port
A
carry
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Portly
A
having a stout body
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Rapport
A
harmonious connection
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Inter
A
between
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Interim
A
in between time periods
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Interject
A
interrupt
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Luc/lum
A
light
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Elucidate
A
to make clear
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Luminous
A
full of light
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Dis
A
lack of
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Disingenuous
A
lacking sincerity
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Disregard
A
ignore
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Loqu
A
talk
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Loquacious
A
talkative
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Eloquent
A
clearly expressing
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Vita/Viv
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life
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Vivacious
A
lively and animated
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Vitality
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strength
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Ize
make
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Galvanize
make excited or shock
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Ostracize
exclude
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A/An
not, without
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Anomaly
not standard or expected
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Abysmal
extremely bad or appalling
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Val/Vail
worth / strong
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Validity
logically or factually sound
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Am
love
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Ambivalent
mixed feelings
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Amicable
done in a friendly spirit
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Cred
believe
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Credibility
the quality of being trusted
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Incredulous
unable or unwilling to believe something
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Ten
to hold
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Tenacious
hold firmly to belief
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Tentative
holding back on final decision
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Vert
turn
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Inadvertently
accidentally
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Divert
cause to change course
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Ous
full of
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Egregious
outstandingly bad
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Facetious
treat serious with humor
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Ment
mind
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Sentiment
thought or opinion based on a feeling
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Demented
mentally ill or insane
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Pro
for
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Proclivity
natural tendency to like something
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Procure
obtain
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Fic
make
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Efficacious
effective
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Prolific
productive
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Enamored
in love with
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Dict
say
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Dictate
state or order
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Indict
accused of a crime
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Omni
all
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Omnipotent
having unlimited power
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Omniscient
all knowing
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Bene
good
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Benevolent
well meaning or kind
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Benefactor
one who gives money to help
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Curr/curs
run
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Scurried
move hurriedly with short steps
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Precurser
a person or thing that comes before another of the same kind
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Voc
voice or call
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Advocate
recommend or support
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Revoke
make something not valid or cancel the power of something
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Idi
personal, own
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Idiom
phrase with figurative meaning
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Idiosyncrasy
unusual feature of a person; a habit
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Fort
strength
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Fortitude
courage in times of pain
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Fortuitous
happening by luck or chance
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Mitt/miss
send
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Missionary
person sent on religious mission
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Intermittent
occurring at irregular intervals
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Sol
alone
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Desolate
deserted
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Solidify
to make hard or strong; firmly fixed
