Final 2 Flashcards

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Esoteric

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Understood only by a small group or select few

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Aloof

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At a distance, apart

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Exotic

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Foreign, unfamiliar

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Fuse

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To mix to join together

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Incorrigible

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Incapable of being reformed or impeoved

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Innate

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Existing from birth, inborn

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Pacifist

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Opposed to warfare

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Precocious

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Unusually advanced or mature in development

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Prologue

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Introductory remarks in speech, play, or literary work, introductory action

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Symmetry

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Balanced proportions

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Trepidation

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Fear, trembling, agitation

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Vilify

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To malign, to defame, to utter abusive statements against

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Tenous

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Not substantial or strong

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Vaunted

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Boasted about; too highly praised

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Evanescent

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Quickly disappearing; fleeting

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Devoid

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Lacking; completely empty

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Plenipotentiary

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Having full power or authority

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Asset

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Somethibg of value; a resource

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Satiety

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Condition of being too full or too satisfied

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Adroit

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Skilful and clever

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Rectitude

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Good moral character; ethical quality

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Intrusive

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Forcing into without invitation; inappropriately personal

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Obstrusive

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Drawing attention to oneself in a negative way; unpleasantly noticeable

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Prestige

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Recognition or respect from other

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Stricture
A limit or restraint
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Infelicitous
Unfortunate; unhappy
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Felicitous
Perfectly suitable; appropriate
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Risible
Drawing laughter or amusement; ridiculous
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Derisive
Treating with ridicule; scornful
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Interlude
Period between two events or scenes
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Allude
To mention without going into Detail
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Ludicrous
So unbelievable As to seem ridiculous
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Inexplicable
Impossible to explain or understand
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Implicate
To show that someone has a connection with a crime
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Suppress
To put down by force
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Confluence
A meeting of two or more people, events, or circumstances; merging
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Flux
Continuous change; instability
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Duress
The use of force or threats to make someone act
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Obdurate
Wickedly stubborn; obstinate
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Dour
Gloomy and stern
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Comprise
To consist of; to contain
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Discrete
Separate distinct
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Discretion
Carefulness in what one says or does; prudence
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Discern
To see or make out clearly; recognise
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Adumbrate
To briefly outline or describe
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Myopic
Nearsighted; lacking vision or foresight
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Verbose
Using too many words
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Verbiage
An overabundance of words; excessive wordiness
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Taciturn
Characterised by infrequent speech; silent
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Tacit
Understood as meant but not openly said
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Vocation
Profession; trade
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Circumscribe
To tightly limit or restrict
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Ascribe
To think of as belonging to or coming from; to assign
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Proscribe
To forbid; to outlaw
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Resignation
Acceptance of something that cannot be avoided; patient submission
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Consign
To deliver, especially to a negative fate or outcome
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Obloquy
Harsh criticism; abuse
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Loquacious
Very talkative
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Precipitate
To cause something to happen immediately