Finals Vocabulary Flashcards

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disreputable

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not respectable, having a bad reputation adj.
Syn: notorious
Ant: respectable

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effervescent

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higly spirited, animated adj.
Syn: bubbly
Ant: lifeless

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conciliatory

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intended to lessen another’s anger adj.
Syn: appeasing
Ant: defiant, aggressive

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annotate

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to explain or discuss through a note v.

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malediction

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a recital of words intended to harm, a curse n.

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excruciating

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extremely painful, agonizing adj.
Syn: unbearable
Ant: pleasant

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tangible

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able to be grasped or perceived adj.
Syn: concrete
Ant: abstract

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Glutton

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one who wants or takes too much (especially food or drink) n.

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admonition

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gentle scolding n.

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sentiment

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a feeling about something n.

Syn: attitude

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inquisitive

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curious, asking many questions adj.

Ant: uninterested

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evocative

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calling forth a vivid image or impression adj.

Syn: suggestive

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colloquial

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of or related to informal speech, conversational adj.

Syn: idiomatic

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prescient

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sharing knowledge of events before they happen adj.
Syn: far-sighted
Ant: rash

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despondent

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lacking all hope adj.
Syn: despairing
Ant: joyful

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palatable

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acceptable, satisfactory adj.
Syn: tolerable
Ant: unbearable

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rancid

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rotten, spoiled adj.
Syn: soured
Ant: fresh

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precaution

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an action taken against danger ahead of time n.

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irrational

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not based on reason or logic adj.
Syn: logical
Ant: reasonable, rational

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imprecation

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a curse v.

Ant: blessing

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declaim

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to speak loudly and with feeling v.

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aesthetic

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having to do with beauty or order adj.

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abrogate

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to cancel, to repeal v.
Syn: abolish
Ant: ratify

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stagnant

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unhealthy because of lack or movement adj.
Syn: sluggish
Ant: invigorating

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erroneous
wrong or inaccurate adj. Syn: mistake Ant: correct
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degrade
to lower in dignity or esteem, insult v. Syn: belittle Ant: honor
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circumvent
to avoid by going around, bypass v. Syn: sidestep Ant: confront
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incursion
an attack on another's territory, a raid n. | Syn: invasion
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indolent
lazy, averse to work adj. Syn: listless Ant: robust
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antipathy
hostility or hatred adj. Syn: dislike Ant: sympathy
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Dissuade
to convince one not to do something v. Syn: discourage Ant: persuade
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olfactory
having to do with the sense of smell adj.
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virile
masculine, manly adj.
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pandemic
having an effect on a large area or region adj. Syn: rampant Ant: confined
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apolitical
having no interest in politics, not political adj.
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civility
politeness, courteousness n. Syn: decorum Ant: rudeness
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acrid
stinging or biting in odor or taste, harsh, irritating adj.
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avarice
desire for wealth, greed n.
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insipid
dull, uninteresting adj. Syn: colorless Ant: intriguing
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odoriferous
giving off an odor adj.