High Frequency Words Flashcards
(126 cards)
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Abridge
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condense or shorten.
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Abstemious
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Sparing in eating or drinking; temperate.
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Abstract
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Theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational.
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Abstruse
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Obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
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Accessible
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easy to approach; obtainable.
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Acclaim
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Applaud; Announce with great approval.
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Acknowledge
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Recognize; admit.
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Adulation
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Flattery; admiration.
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Adversary
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Opponent.
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Adversity
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Unfavorable fortune; hardship;a calamitous event.
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Advocate
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Urge; plead for.
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Alleviate
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Relieve.
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Aloof
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Apart; reserved.
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Altruistic
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unselfishly generous; concerned for others.
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Ambiguous
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Unclear or doubtful.
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Ambivalence
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The state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes.
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Analogous
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Comparable.
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Anarchist
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person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority.
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Anecdote
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Short account of an amusing or interesting event.
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Animosity
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Active enmity.
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Antagonism
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Hostility; active resistance.
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Apathy
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Lack of caring; indifference.
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Appease
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Pacify or soothe.
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Apprehension
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Fear.
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Arbituary
Capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical.
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Archaic
Antiquated.
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Arrogance
Pride; haughtiness.
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Articulate
Effective; distinct.
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Artifact
object made by human beings, either handmade or mass produced.
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Artisan
Manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist.
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Ascendancy
controlling influence; domination.
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Ascetic
Practicing self- denial; austere.
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Aspire
Seek to attain; long for.
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Astute
Wise; shrewd; keen.
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Attribute
Ascribe; explain.
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Augment
Increase; add to.
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Austere
Forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented.
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Authoritarian
Subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another's will.
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Autonomous
Self-governing.
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Aversion
Firm dislike.
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Belie
Contradict; give false impression.
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Benevolent
Generous; charitable.
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Bolster
Support; reinforce.
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Braggart
Boaster.
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Brevity
Conciseness.
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Cajole
Coax; wheedle.
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Calculated
Deliberately planned; likely.
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Candor
Frankness; open honesty.
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Capricious
Unpredictable; fickle; fanciful.
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Censorious
Critical.
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Censure
Blame; criticize.
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Coercion
Use to force to get someone to obey.
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Commemorate
Honor the memory of.
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Compile
Assemble; gather; accumulate.
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Complacency
Self- satisfaction; smugness.
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Compliance
Readiness to yield; comfortably in fulfilling requirements.
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Composure
Mental Calmness
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Comprehensive
Through; inclusive.
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Concede
admit; yield.
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Conciliatory
Reconciling; soothing.
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Concise
Brief and compact.
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Concur
Agree.
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Condone
Overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse.
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Conflagration
Great fire.
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Confound
Confused; puzzle.
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Consensus
General agreement.
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Constraint
Compulsion; repression of feelings.
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Contend
Struggle; compete; assert earnestly.
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Contentious
Quarrelsome.
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Contract
Compress or shrink; make pledge; catch a disease.
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Conviction
Judgement that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief.
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Cordial
Gracious; heartfelt.
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Corroborate
Confirm; support.
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Credulity
Belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivete.
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Criterion
Standard used in judging.
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Cryptic
Mysterious; hidden; secret.
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Cursory
Casual; hastily done.
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Curtail
Shorten; reduce.
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Decorum
Propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners.
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Deference
Courteous regard for another's wish.
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Degradation
Humiliation; debasement; degeneration.
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Delineate
Portray; depict; sketch.
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Denounce
Condemn; criticize.
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Deplore
Regret; approval of.
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Depose
Dethrone; remove from office.
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Depravity
Extreme corruption; wickedness.
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Deprecate
Express disapproval of; protest against; belittle.
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Deride
Ridicule; make fun of.
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Derivative
Unoriginal; derived from another source.
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Despondent
Depressed; gloomy.
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Detached
Emotionally removed; calm and objective; physically unconnected.
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Deterrent
Something that discourages; hindrance.
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Detrimental
Harmful; damaging.
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Devious
Roundabout; erratic; not straightforward.
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Devise
Think up; invent; plan.
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Diffuse
Wordy; rambling; spread out (like a gas).
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Digression
Wandering away from the subject.
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Diligence
Steadiness of effort; persistent hard work.
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Diminution
Lessening; reduction in size.
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Discerning
Mentally quick and observant; having insight.
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Disclose
Reveal.
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Discordant
Not harmonious; conflicting.
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Discount
Disregard; dismiss.
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Discriminating
Able to see differences; prejudiced.
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Disdain
View with scorn or contempt.
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Disinclination
Unwillingness
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Dismiss
Put away from consideration; reject.
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Disparage
Belittle.
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Disparity
Difference; condition of inequality.
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Disperse
Scatter.
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Disputatious
Argumentative; fond of arguing.
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Disseminate
Distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds).
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Dissent
Disagree.
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Divergent
Differing; deviating
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Doctrine
Teachings, in general; particular principle (religious, legal, etc.).
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Document
Provide written evidence.
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Dogmatic
Opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal.
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Dubious
Questionable; filled with doubt.
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Dublicity
Double- dealing; hypocrisy.
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Eclectic
Composed of elements drawn from disparate sources.
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Egotistical
Excessively self- centered; self- important; conceited.
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Elated
Overjoyed; in high spirits.
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Eloquence
Expressiveness; persuasive speech.
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Elusive
Evasive; baffling; hard to grasp.
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Embelish
Adorn; ornament.
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Emulate
imitate; rival.
