Group 9 Flashcards
(30 cards)
1
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BOORISH
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- Rude or unrefined in manners or behavior
2
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BROOK
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- To tolerate or endure something, especially an annoyance
3
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CIRCUMSPECT
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- Cautious or wary, especially when considering potential consequences
4
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COMITY
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- A courteous harmony or mutual respect toward others
5
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COMMENSURATE
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- Comparable in size, extent, or degree; poportionate
6
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CORDIAL
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- Characterized by warmth and sincerity
7
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DELETERIOUS
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- Having a harmful effect
8
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DICHOTOMY
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- A split into two contrasting or opposite parts
9
Q
EDIFY
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- Enlighten or uplift through knowledge; teach
10
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ELICIT
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- Extract a reply or action; provoke
11
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ERUDITE
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- Possessing great knowledge, typically from study or research
12
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FECUND
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- Fertile or highly productive
13
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FEEBLE
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- Weak; deficient in strength
14
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FELICITOUS
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- Well-suited or apt
- Causing delight or satisfaction
15
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FORBEAR
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- Refrain or abstain from doing something
16
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HAPHAZARD
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- Lacking clear planning, order, or direction
17
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HODGEPODGE
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- A mixture or assortment of different things
18
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IMPEDE
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- Obstruct or hinder progress
19
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IMPETUOUS
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- Rash or hasty in action or decision
20
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IRASCIBLE
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- Easily angered or irritated
21
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MERCENARY
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- Motivated primarily by a desire for monetary or material gain
22
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METICULOUS
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- Exhibiting great care to detail
23
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MORDANT
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- Biting or sharply critical in thought or expression
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OUTSTRIP
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- Surpass or do better than
25
PRECARIOUS
1. Uncertain and likely to cause danger
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QUIRKY
1. Unusual in an endearing or peculiar way
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REPUDIATE
1. Reject or refute
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TACT
1. Skill in handling difficult situations without causing offense
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TRIFLING
1. Lacking significance or importance
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TURBULENT
1. Full of conflict or chaos
