Finals Flashcards
(115 cards)
1
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Repugnant
A
Opposed
2
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Repugnant
A
Opposed
3
Q
Polyglot
A
Many languages
4
Q
contiguous
A
boundary; sharing an edge
5
Q
complement
A
to complete
6
Q
disparage
A
belittle
7
Q
enigmatic
A
puzzling
8
Q
milieu
A
an environment, setting
9
Q
indigenous
A
produced a certain plague or region
10
Q
vitrolic
A
bitterly scathing
11
Q
pedantry
A
display of narrow-mindedness
12
Q
anachronism
A
something not in its correct time line in history
13
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veritable
A
real or genuine
14
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prodigal
A
wasteful
15
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forte
A
strong point
16
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canon
A
rule or law
17
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self-abnegation
A
setting aside a self-interest
18
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conciliatory
A
to overcome
19
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extirpate
A
to destroy completely
20
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ostracism
A
banishment or excluding
21
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entreprenuer
A
person who organizes, operate and assumes
22
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audacious
A
fearlessly, often recklessly daring, or bold
23
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specter
A
a ghost
24
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compunction
A
a strong uneasiness caused by sense of guilt
25
subterfuge
deception used to achieve an end
26
duplicity
deliberate deceptiveness in behavior
27
debaccle
a sudden and disastrous breakdown or collapse
28
erudition
deep, extensive, warning
29
deference
a yielding in opinion, judgment, wishes
30
exigency
pressing or urgent
31
reprehensible
deserving rebuke or ensure
32
ignominious
characterized by shame or disgrace
33
twit
to taunt or tease
34
extant
still in existence, not destroyed
35
callous
toughened
36
ethics
a system of moral principles or values
37
metaphysical
concerned with principles
38
incredulos
skeptical; disbelieving
39
stultifying
causing to appear foolish
40
exorbitant
going beyond what is reasonable
41
arduous
demanding great effort or labor
42
endemic
prevalent or limited to a locality
43
provincialism
the state of being confined to a province
44
continuum
something that is continuous
45
periphery
a line that forms a boundary
46
Polyglot
Many languages
47
contiguous
boundary; sharing an edge
48
complement
to complete
49
disparage
belittle
50
enigmatic
puzzling
51
milieu
an environment, setting
52
indigenous
produced a certain plague or region
53
vitrolic
bitterly scathing
54
pedantry
display of narrow-mindedness
55
anachronism
something not in its correct time line in history
56
veritable
real or genuine
57
prodigal
wasteful
58
forte
strong point
59
canon
rule or law
60
self-abnegation
setting aside a self-interest
61
conciliatory
to overcome
62
extirpate
to destroy completely
63
ostracism
banishment or excluding
64
entreprenuer
person who organizes, operate and assumes
65
audacious
fearlessly, often recklessly daring, or bold
66
specter
a ghost
67
compunction
a strong uneasiness caused by sense of guilt
68
subterfuge
deception used to achieve an end
69
duplicity
deliberate deceptiveness in behavior
70
debaccle
a sudden and disastrous breakdown or collapse
71
erudition
deep, extensive, warning
72
deference
a yielding in opinion, judgment, wishes
73
exigency
pressing or urgent
74
reprehensible
deserving rebuke or ensure
75
ignominious
characterized by shame or disgrace
76
twit
annoying person
77
extant
still in existence, not destroyed
78
callous
toughened
79
ethics
a system of moral principles or values
80
metaphysical
concerned with principles
81
incredulous
skeptical; disbelieving
82
stultifying
causing to appear foolish
83
exorbitant
going beyond what is reasonable
84
arduous
demanding great effort or labor
85
endemic
prevalent or limited to a locality
86
provincialism
the state of being confined to a province
87
continuum
something that is continuous
88
periphery
a line that forms a boundary
89
comprise
to be made up of
90
include
to contain
91
constitue
to influence
92
imply
suggests
93
infer
draws a conclusion
94
can't hardly
can hardly
95
equally as
equally with
96
most favorite
favorite
97
differ from
to be dissimilar
98
differ with
to disagree with
99
fewer
countable
100
less
amount
101
very unique
unique
102
continual
intervals
103
continuous
without interruption
104
farther
literal distance
105
further
figurative distance
106
feel
sense
107
can
ability
108
may
permission
109
nice
enjoyable
110
disinterested
impartial
111
uninterested
without curiosity
112
expect
presume
113
practical
useful
114
practiciable
feasible; capable of being done
115
than/then
than: comparison/ then: afterward
