English 2H Vocabulary (part 2) Flashcards
(114 cards)
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Fallible (adj)
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Capable of error
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Fallow (adj)
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Inactive; unproductive
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Farcical (adj)
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clumsy
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Fatalistic (adj)
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believing that everything is determined by fate
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Fawn (V)
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- to act submissive; passive
2. A young deer
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Fealty (N)
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Loyalty; faithfulness
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Feign (V)
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To pretend
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Feisty (adj)
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Aggressive; Lively energetic
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Felicity (N)
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Happiness
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Felonious (Adj)
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of/ like/ constituting a felony
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Flagrant (adj)
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Glaringly bad; outrageous
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Fluent (adj)
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having the ability to speak, write, and read fluidly
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Flux (noun)
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state of continual change or movement
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Foible (noun)
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a minor weakness in character
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Fracas (noun)
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a loud quarrel
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Frivolous (adj)
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trivial; silly
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Futile (adj)
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useless
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Gaff (noun)
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a large hook
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Gait (noun)
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a matter of walking
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Gambit (noun)
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opening action that one uses to gain advantage
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Gape (verb)
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to state with an open mouth
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Garble (verb)
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to distort
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Genealogy (noun)
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family history
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Genesis (noun)
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beginning, origin
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Ghastly (adjective)
Horrible; frightful
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Gird(V)
to encircle with a belt or a band
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Gist (n)
main point
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Glean (V)
to collect bit by bit
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Glutinous (adj)
gluey; sticky
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Gorge (V)
To eat or swallow greedily
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Gothic (adj)
medieval
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Granary (N)
Storehouse for gain
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Gratify (V)
to please
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Guile (N)
slyness and cunning in dealing with others
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Gull (V)
to cheat
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Gyrate (V)
to rotate
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Harp (V)
to persist in talking constantly
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Haughty (adj)
arrogant
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Havoc (noun)
Great destruction
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Hilarity (Noun)
gaiety; hilarious
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Holocaust (Noun)
A great or complete destruction of life
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Homily (Noun)
A sermon; a tedious lecture
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Hone (V)
to sharpen
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Hovel (noun)
A dirty, wretched living place
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Humane (Adj)
kind, compassionate
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Imbibe (V)
to drink an alcoholic beverage
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Imbue (V)
to fill completely
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Immaculate (adj)
spotless
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Impede (V)
to hinder, obstruct ; delay, retard
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Impel (v)
to push into motion
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Impermeable (Adj)
not permitting passage
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Impatient (adj)
rude and disrespectful
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Imperturbable (adj)
not easily excited, even under pressure
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Impervious (Adj)
not being able to be effected by
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Impetuous (adj)
acting suddenly without thought
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Jaded (adj)
worn out; dulled as from over indulgence
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Jargon (noun)
Vocabulary distinctive to a particular group of people
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Judicious (adj)
showing sound judgement
ant: unwise
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lacerate (verb)
to tear (flesh) jaggedly
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lackadaisical (adj)
uninterested; listless
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lackey (noun)
slavish follower
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laggard (noun)
a slow person, especially one who falls behind
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lament (verb)
to mourn
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lampoon (noun)
a written satire used to ridicule or attack someone
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languish (verb)
to become weak
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lateral (adj)
to the side
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lax (adj)
careless
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lethal (adj)
deathly; fatal
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licentious (adj)
morally uninterested
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macabre (adj)
disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death and injury
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mandarin (noun)
influenced person
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martial (adj)
warlike; military
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melee (noun)
noisy and confused fight
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mendicant (noun)
beggar
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mesmerize (verb)
to hypnotize
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minion (noun)
fawning; servile follower
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mitigate (verb)
to make less severe
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modicum (noun)
small amount
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nadir (noun)
lowest point
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narcissistic (adj)
conceited
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nefarious (adj)
very wicked/ evil
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nemesis (noun)
something or someone cannot conqueror
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neophyte (noun)
beginner
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nepotism (noun)
favoritism by a boss shown toward a relative
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numismatist (noun)
coin collector
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obeisance (noun)
a bow or similar gesture expressing deep respect
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obsequy (noun)
funeral right or ceremony
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obtrude (verb)
to force oneself upon others: unasked or unwanted
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ogre (noun)
monster; hideous being
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opiate (noun)
a narcotic; anything causing sleep or bringing relief
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oscillate (verb)
to swing or move back and forth like a pendelum
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ostentatious (Adj)
marked by a conspicuous, showy or pretentious display
basically: to impress and make notice of
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oust (verb)
to drive out , expel, disposes
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pacify (verb)
to calm down
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paean (noun)
song of praise or joy
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pall (noun)
something that covers or conceals
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pallid (adj)
pale, faint in color
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palpable (adj)
obvious; capable of being touched or felt
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pariah (noun)
an outcast
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patrician (noun)
an aristocrat (high in social class)
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paucity (noun)
scarcity, lack
| small amount
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pedagogue (noun)
school teacher
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penchant (noun)
a strong liking for
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pensive (Adj)
dreamly, thoughtful
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penury (noun)
extreme poverty
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personification (noun)
figure of speech in which a thing, quality, or idea is represented as a person
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quaff (verb)
to drink in large quantities; to gulp
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qualm (noun)
feeling of uneasiness
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query (noun)
a question
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query (verb)
to ask; to inquire
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queue (noun)
a line of people waiting their turn
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rabid (Adj)
intense; violent or raging; affected with rabies
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rambunctious (Adj)
unruly; uncontrollable, exuberance
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rancid (Adj)
having a bad taste or smell; spoiled
