high frequency vocab (100) Flashcards by boring jalapeño

abate

to diminish in intensity

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aberrant

diverging from the standard type

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abjure

to reject or renounce

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abscond

to leave secretly
evading detection

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abstain

to voluntarily refrain from doing smth

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acumen

keen judgement and perception

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admonish

scold or to advice firmly

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adulterate

to contaminate
or to make smth impure

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advocate

to recommend, support or advice

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aesthetic

concerned with the nature of beauty and art

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affection

fake or artificial behavior

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aggrandize

enlarge or increase , esp wealth or power

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alacrity

promptness and eagerness

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alleviate

to relieve a problem
to ease a burden

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amalgamate

to combine or to mix tgt

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ambiguous

unclear
open to multiple interpretations

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ambivalent

having mixed or contradictory feelings abt someone or smth

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ameliorate

to improve or mitigate a situation

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amenable

easily convinced or persuaded

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anachronism

smth old fashioned
smth appearing in a time period where it does not belong

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analogous

comparable
appropriate for analogy

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anoint

to choose for a particular office or position

to use oil on a person in a religious ceremony

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anomaly

an exception or unusual case

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antipathy

strong dislike or hatred

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antithetical

contrary to the very nature of

apathy

state of total disinterest or unenthusiasm

appease

to satisfy

arbitrary

seemingly chosen designated wo a reason or purpose

arcane

secret or only known to a selective group

archaic

old fashioned no longer in common usage

arduous

difficult, taxing, requiring considerable effort

articulate

well spoken

artless

natural, untrained

ascetic

austere or self-denying

assuage

to provide relief from an unpleasant situation satisfy

astonishment

shock, total surprise

audacious

very bold or presumptuous

austere

severe unadorned

avarice

greed

aver

to assert or allege declare, maintain

banal

boring cliché

belie

give false impression

benign

gentle, harmless

biased

prejudiced, displaying partiality

bolster

support

bombastic

overblown theatrical

brazen

bold or open to the point of shocking shameless

bucolic

pastoral, rustic, countryside, rural

burgeon

flourish bloom

cacophony

loud and chaotic noise

calumny

lie or slander

candid

honest , open

canon

accepted rules of a discipline

capacity

the capability to perform a particular action

capricious

mercurial, unpredictable, whimsical

castigate

to scold or criticize (berate) strongly

catalyst

something that speeds up a process

caustic

corrosive bitterly sarcastic

censure

to express intense condemnation

chauvinist

someone who believes prejudicially that their own group is superior one

chicanery

trickery or deception

chronological

ordered by time

coalesce

to come together

cogent

clearly laid out and persuasive

commensurate

in accordance with, proportional

compelling

captivating, very persuasive

comprehensive

complete and thorough

condone

to approve or allow

confound

to confuse or astonish

connoisseur

expert in particular subject matter area

consequential

as a result of significant or memorable

construe

to interpret

consumption

utilization

contend

assert or claim grapple with

contentious

controversial

contrite

remorseful

convoluted

roundabout, not straight forward

copious

plentiful, abundant

cosmopolitan

sophisticated

covet

to desire smth that doesnot belong to you

craft

cunning, skill

craven

cowardly to the point of being shameful

credence

belief or trust

credulous

gullible, naive

decorum

appropriate behavior good manners

deference

respect or polite submission

deflect

divert or cause to ricochet

deftness

skill, manual dexterity

delineate

to describe very accurately

demur

to object or raise concerns

denigrate

say negative things about

deride

to mock or ridicule

derivative

imitates another work in a way that is unoriginal or uninspiring

desiccate

to dry out completely to suck out the vitality and passion

desultory

halfhearted inconsistent or random

detachment

objectivity or aloofness

determinant

a strong factor in an outcome

diatribe

a rant or angry speech denouncing someone or something

didactic

educational with an instructive purpose

diffident

shy, timid or reserved due to lack of confidence

high frequency vocab (100) Flashcards

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