English 2 Flashcards

(25 cards)

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Pliable

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Easily bent, flexible; easily influenced

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Impeccable

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In accordance with the highest standards or propriety; faultless

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Precocious

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having developed abilities at an earlier stage than usual

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Rapport

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a close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned understand each other’s feelings

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5
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Fabricate

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to make up for a purpose of deception; invent, create

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Dissuade

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to persuade someone NOT to take

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Impetus

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the force that makes something happen or happen faster

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Accentuate

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to make something more prominent or noticeable, emphasize

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Differ

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to be unlike or dissimilar, disagree

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Myopic

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lacking imagination, foresight or intellectual insight

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Transient

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lasting for only a short time;impermanent

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Ludicrous

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so foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous

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Debacle

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a great disaster, a complete failure

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Plethora

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a large or excessive amount of something

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Vivacious

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lively,animated, spirited

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Cacophony

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a harsh,discordant mixture of sounds

17
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Stoic

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a person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining

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Quaint

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Attractively unusual or old-fashioned

19
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Tirade

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a long,angry speech of criticism or accusation

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Abort

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Bring to a premature end because of a fault.

21
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innouous

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not harmful or offensive, innocent

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Wallow

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to become or remain helpless or to roll oneself about in a lazy relaxed matter

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Deploy

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bring into effective action; utilize

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Assuage

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Make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense, satisfy (an appetite or desire)

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Extrapolate
extend the application of (a method or conclusion, especially one based on statistics) to an unknown situation by assuming that existing trends will continue or similar methods will be applicable