Final Vocabulary Review Flashcards

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Disreputable

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(Adj) Not respectable, having a bad reputation Syn: Notorious Ant: Respectable

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Effervescent

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(Adj) Highly spirited, animated Syn: Bubbly Ant: Lifeless

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Conciliatory

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(Adj) Intended to lessen ones anger Syn: Appeasing Ant: Defiant

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Annotate

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(Verb) To explain or discuss through a note

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Malediction

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(Noun) A recital of words intended to harm; a curse

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Excruciating

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(Adj) Extremely painful, agonizing Syn: Unbearable Ant: Pleasant

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Tangible

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(Adj) Able to be grasped or perceived Syn: Concrete Ant: Abstract

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Glutton

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(Noun) One who wants or takes to much

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Admonition

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(Noun) Gentle Scolding Syn: Chiding

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Sentiment

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(Noun) A feeling about something Syn: Attitude

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Inquisitive

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(Adj) Curious, asking many questions

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Evocative

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(Adj) Calling forth a vivid image or impression Syn: Suggestive

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Colloquial

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(Adj) Of or related to informal speech, conversation Syn: Idiomatic

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Prescient

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(Adj) Showing knowledge of events before they happen

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Despondent

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(Adj) Lacking all hope Syn: Despairing Ant: Joyful

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Palatable

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(Adj) Acceptable, satisfactory Syn:Tolerable Ant:Unbearable

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Rancid

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(Adj) Rotten, spoiled Syn: Sourced Ant: Friendliness

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Precaution

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(Noun) An action taken against danger ahead of time

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Irrational

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(Adj) Not based on logic or reason Syn: Illogical Ant: Reasonable

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Imprecations

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(Verb) A curse

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Declaim

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(Verb) To speak loudly and with feeling

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Aesthetic

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(Adj) Having to do with beauty or order

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Abrogate

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(Verb) To cancel, to repeal Syn: Abolish Ant: Ratify

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Stagnant

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(Adj) Unhealthy because lack of movement Syn: Sluggish Ant: Invigorating

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Erroneous

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(Adj) Wrong or inaccurate Syn: Mistaken Ant: Correct

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Degrade

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(Verb) To lower in dignity or esteem, insult

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Circumvent

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(Verb) To avoid by going around, bypass Syn: Sidestep Ant: Confront

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Incursion

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(Noun) An attack on another’s territory, a raid Syn: Invasion

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Indolent

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(Adj) Lazy and adverse to work Syn: Listless Ant: Robust

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Antipathy

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(Adj) Hostility or hatred Syn: Dislike Ant: Sympathy

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Dissuade

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(Verb) To convince someone not to do something Syn: Discourage Ant: Persuade

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Olfactory

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(Adj) Having to do with the sense of smell

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Virile

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(Adj) Masculine, Manly

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Pandemic

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(Adj) Having an effect on a large area or region Syn: Rampant Ant: Contained

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Apolitical

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(Adj) Having no interest in politics, not political

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Civility

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(Noun) Politeness, courteousness Syn: Decorum Ant: Rudeness

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Acrid

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(Adj) Stinging or biting in order to taste, harsh, irritating

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Avarice

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(Noun) Desire for wealth;greed

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Insipid

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(Adj) Dull, uninteresting Syn: Colorless Ant: Intriguing

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Odoriferous

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(Adj) Giving off an odor