Hotlist P2 Flashcards
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Indigence
A
Poverty
Impoverished
1
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Flotsam
A
Floating debris from a ship
2
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Emend
A
To correct
3
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Effusive
A
Unrestrained emotion
Bubbly
ebullient
4
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Ephemeral
A
Short lived
Fleeting
5
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Equanimity
A
Calm cool and collected
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Equivocal
A
Intentionally vague or misleading
7
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Erudite
A
Smart
Scholarly
8
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Esoteric
A
Obscure
Known to a select few
9
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Eulogy
A
Speech made at a funeral
10
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Evanescent
A
Fleeting
Temporary
11
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Exacerbated
A
Frustrated
12
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Exonerate
A
Vindicate absolve
13
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Fallacious
A
Misleading
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Extricate
A
liberate someone
16
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Indict
A
Charge with a crime
17
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Enigma
A
Mystery
18
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Foster
A
Nurture
Care for
19
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Innocuous
A
Harmless
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Garrulous
A
Talkative
21
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Fastidious
A
Picky
Difficult to please
22
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Ineffable
A
Abstract
Cannot be defined
24
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Hamper
A
Hinder
Slow
Obstruct
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Elegy
A
Melancholy/sad poem or song
26
Hackneyed
Commonplace
Cliched
Mundane
27
Histrionic
Relating to actors
| Drama
28
Piety
Having strong faith
29
Iconoclast
Maverick
Innovator
One who attacks tradition
30
Ignominy
Humiliation
| Disgrace
32
Impetuous
Hasty
arbitrary
Hotheaded
33
Improvident
Impractical
Neglectful
Not careful
34
Indolent
Lazy
35
Prattle
To babble
36
Egalitarianism
Belief in equality for everyone
37
Halcyon
Heaven
| Glory days
37
Hedonistic
Pleasure seeking
| Indulgence in pleasure
38
Levity
Lightheartedness
| Not serious
39
Mitigate
Mollify
Pacify
Make milder
40
Facetious
Sarcastic
| Sardonic
41
Nefarious
Evil
43
Idiosyncrasy
Unique habit
43
Incorrigible
Cannot be corrected
44
Invigorate
Stimulate
Refresh
Energize
45
Jetsam
Debris from a ship that was thrown overboard
47
Parsimony
Frugality
| Cheapness
48
Laconic
Terse
| Concise
49
Gregarious
Outgoing
50
Polemical
Skilled or adept in debate and argument
51
Profligacy
Extravagancy
52
Milieu
Surroundings
| Setting
53
Inane
Absurd
56
Mellifluous
Pleasant to the ear
57
Lassitude
Weariness
59
Insipid
Tasteless
| Bland
59
Laud
Praise
60
Listless
Unenergetic
| Boring
60
Nascent
Beginning
| Birth of something
61
Intrinsic
Part of something's nature
61
Lugubrious
Gloomy
Mournful
Sorrowful
62
Machination
Calculated pattern of thinking
| Like a machine
63
Misanthrope
One who hates people
64
Jingoism
Fanatical patriotism
66
Opulence
Excessive wealth
67
Pensive
Thoughtful
| Hesitant
68
Meandor
Winding
| Turning
69
Laggard
Sluggish
69
Ossify
Harden or strengthen
Rigid
Inflexible
70
Inundate
Submerge
| Flood
70
Palpable
Tangible
Possible
Reachable
72
Pithy
Substantial
| Dense
73
Perfidy
Treachery
| A breech of faith
73
Pernicious
Dangerous
74
Ponderous
Heavy
| Cumbersome
75
Pragmatic
Practical
| Not idealistic
76
Precocious
Advanced
Mature
Prodigy
77
Immutable
Unchangeable
77
Lampoon
To mock
77
Preeminence
High status
78
Pariah
Social outcast
