HSPT - Vocab Words - Week #2 - flashcards

Question 1

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Fabricate:

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1) invent or concoct (something), typically with deceitful intent. 2) construct or manufacture (something, especially an industrial product), especially from prepared components.

Question 2

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Fallacy:

Answer 2

1) a mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument.

Question 3

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Falter:

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1) start to lose strength or momentum. 2) speak in a hesitant or unsteady voice.

Question 4

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Fastidious:

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1) very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail. 2) very concerned about matters of cleanliness.

Question 5

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Fathomable:

Answer 5

1) capable of being understood

Question 6

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Fiasco:

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1) a thing that is a complete failure, especially in a ludicrous or humiliating way.

Question 7

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Flamboyant:

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1) (of a person or their behavior) tending to attract attention because of their exuberance, confidence, and stylishness.

Question 8

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Florid:

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1) having a red or flushed complexion.elaborately or excessively intricate or complicated.

Question 9

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Flourish:

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1) (of a person, animal, or other living organism) grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly favorable environment. 2) (of a person) wave (something) around to attract the attention of others.

Question 10

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Formidable:

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1) inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.

Question 11

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Foresee:

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1) be aware of beforehand; predict.

Question 12

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Fortitude:

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1) courage in pain or adversity.

Question 13

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Futile:

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1) incapable of producing any useful result; pointless.

Question 14

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Frenetic:

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1) fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way.

Question 15

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Frivolous:

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1) not having any serious purpose or value. 2) (of a person) carefree and not serious.

Question 16

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Frugal:

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1) sparing or economical with regard to money or food. 2) simple and plain and costing little.

Question 17

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Genuine:

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1) truly what something is said to be; authentic. 2) (of a person, emotion, or action) sincere.

Question 18

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Gloat:

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1) contemplate or dwell on one’s own success or another’s misfortune with smugness or malignant pleasure.

Question 19

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Guerrilla:

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1) a member of a small independent group taking part in irregular fighting, typically against larger regular forces.

Question 20

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Gullible:

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1) easily persuaded to believe something; credulous.

Question 21

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Gregarious:

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1) (of a person) fond of company; sociable. 2) (of animals) living in flocks or loosely organized communities.

Question 22

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Haphazard:

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1) lacking any obvious principle of organization.

Question 23

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Heritage:

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1) property that is or may be inherited; an inheritance.

Question 24

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Hierarchy:

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1) a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.

Question 25

# Define... Hypocrisy:

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1) the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform; pretense.

Question 26

# Define... Hysterical:

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1) deriving from or affected by uncontrolled extreme emotion.

Question 27

# Define... Immune:

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1) resistant to a particular infection or toxin owing to the presence of specific antibodies or sensitized white blood cells.

Question 28

# Define... Impartial:

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1) treating all rivals or disputants equally; fair and just.

Question 29

# Define... Impertinent:

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1) not showing proper respect; rude. 2) not pertinent to a particular matter; irrelevant.

Question 30

# Define... Imprudent:

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1) not showing care for the consequences of an action; rash.

Question 31

# Define... Inept:

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1) having or showing no skill; clumsy.

Question 32

# Define... Incentive:

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1) a thing that motivates or encourages one to do something.

Question 33

# Define... Incite:

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1) encourage or stir up (violent or unlawful behavior).

Question 34

# Define... Indigenous:

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1) originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.

Question 35

# Define... Inference:

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1) a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.

Question 36

# Define... Innate:

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1) inborn; natural.

Question 37

# Define... Inundate:

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1) overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with. 2) flood.

Question 38

# Define... Insolent:

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1) showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect.

Question 39

# Define... Instigate:

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1) bring about or initiate (an action or event).

Question 40

# Define... Intrepid:

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1) fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect).

Question 41

# Define... Intricate:

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1) very complicated or detailed.

Question 42

# Define... Introspection:

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1) the examination or observation of one's own mental and emotional processes.

Question 43

# Define... Irate:

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1) feeling or characterized by great anger.

Question 44

# Define... Jeer:

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1) make rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud voice.

Question 45

# Define... Jocular:

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1) fond of or characterized by joking; humorous or playful.

Question 46

# Define... Jovial:

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1) cheerful and friendly.

Question 47

# Define... Keen:

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1) having or showing eagerness or enthusiasm.

Question 48

# Define... Kinship:

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1) blood relationship.

Question 49

# Define... Labyrinth:

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1) a complicated irregular network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find one's way; a maze.

Question 50

# Define... Laconic:

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1) (of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words.

Question 51

# Define... Lament:

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1) a passionate expression of grief or sorrow. 2) mourn (a person's loss or death).

Question 52

# Define... Lavish:

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1) sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious.bestow something in generous or extravagant quantities upon.

Question 53

# Define... Lichen:

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1) a simple slow-growing plant that typically forms a low crustlike, leaflike, or branching growth on rocks, walls, and trees. 2) a skin disease in which small pimples or bumps occur close together.

Question 54

# Define... Listless:

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1) (of a person or their manner) lacking energy or enthusiasm.

Question 55

# Define... Lofty:

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1) of imposing height.(of wool and other textiles) thick and resilient.

Question 56

# Define... Maneuver:

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1) a movement or series of moves requiring skill and care.carefully guide or manipulate (someone or something) in order to achieve an end.

Question 57

# Define... Medley:

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1) a varied mixture of people or things; a miscellany.

Question 58

# Define... Meticulous:

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1) showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.

Question 59

# Define... Miniscule:

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1) extremely small; tiny.

Question 60

# Define... Mosaic:

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1) a picture or pattern produced by arranging together small colored pieces of hard material, such as stone, tile, or glass. 2) an individual (especially an animal) composed of cells of two genetically different types.

Question 61

# Define... Motley:

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1) incongruously varied in appearance or character; disparate.

Question 62

# Define... Mundane:

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1) lacking interest or excitement; dull. 2) of this earthly world rather than a heavenly or spiritual one.

Question 63

# Define... Mutation:

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1) the action or process of mutating. 2) the changing of the structure of a gene, resulting in a variant form that may be transmitted to subsequent generations, caused by the alteration of single base units in DNA, or the deletion, insertion, or rearrangement of larger sections of genes or chromosomes.

Question 64

# Define... Naive:

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1) (of a person or action) showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment; innocent.

Question 65

# Define... Nemesis:

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1) the inescapable agent of someone's or something's downfall.

Question 66

# Define... Novel (adj; not the book!):

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1) new or unusual in an interesting way.

Question 67

# Define... Nuance:

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1) a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound.

Question 68

# Define... Neutral:

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1) not helping or supporting either side in a conflict, disagreement, etc.; impartial. 2) having no strongly marked or positive characteristics or features.

Question 69

# Define... Nuisance:

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1) a person, thing, or circumstance causing inconvenience or annoyance.

Question 70

# Define... Obedience:

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1) compliance with an order, request, or law or submission to another's authority.

Question 71

# Define... Obdurate:

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1) stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action.

Question 72

# Define... Obsolete:

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1) no longer produced or used; out of date.(of a part or characteristic of an organism) less developed than formerly or in a related species; rudimentary; vestigial.

Question 73

# Define... Obstinate:

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1) stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so.

Question 74

# Define... Omnivore:

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1) an animal or person that eats food of both plant and animal origin.

Question 75

# Define... Ornate:

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1) made in an intricate shape or decorated with complex patterns. 2) (of literary style) using unusual words and complex constructions.

Question 76

# Define... Opaque:

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1) not able to be seen through; not transparent.

Question 77

# Define... Ozone:

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1) a colorless unstable toxic gas with a pungent odor and powerful oxidizing properties, formed from oxygen by electrical discharges or ultraviolet light. It differs from normal oxygen (O2) in having three atoms in its molecule (O3).

Question 78

# Define... Pacify:

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1) quell the anger, agitation, or excitement of.

Question 79

# Define... Palpate:

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1) examine (a part of the body) by touch, especially for medical purposes.

Question 80

# Define... Paradox:

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1) a statement or proposition that, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory.

Question 81

# Define... Parole:

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1) the release of a prisoner temporarily (for a special purpose) or permanently before the completion of a sentence, on the promise of good behavior.

Question 82

# Define... Perpetuate:

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1) make (something, typically an undesirable situation or an unfounded belief) continue indefinitely.

Question 83

# Define... Persevere:

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1) continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty or with little or no prospect of success.

Question 84

# Define... Pester:

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1) trouble or annoy (someone) with frequent or persistent requests or interruptions.

Question 85

# Define... Petite:

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1) (of a woman) having a small and attractively dainty build.

Question 86

# Define... Placate:

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1) make (someone) less angry or hostile.

Question 87

# Define... Plateau:

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1) an area of relatively level high ground.a state of little or no change following a period of activity or progress.

Question 88

# Define... Ponder:

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1) think about (something) carefully, especially before making a decision or reaching a conclusion.

Question 89

# Define... Potent:

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1) having great power, influence, or effect.

Question 90

# Define... Pragmatic:

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1) dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.

Question 91

# Define... Preclude:

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1) prevent from happening; make impossible.

Question 92

# Define... Precocious:

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1) (of a child) having developed certain abilities or proclivities at an earlier age than usual.

Question 93

# Define... Prolific:

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1) (of a plant, animal, or person) producing much fruit or foliage or many offspring. 2) present in large numbers or quantities; plentiful.

Question 94

# Define... Prose:

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1) written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure.

Question 95

# Define... Prosperous:

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1) successful in material terms; flourishing financially.

Question 96

# Define... Provoke:

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1) stimulate or give rise to (a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one) in someone.

Question 97

# Define... Proximity:

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1) nearness in space, time, or relationship.

Question 98

# Define... Prudent:

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1) acting with or showing care and thought for the future.

Question 99

# Define... Pulverize:

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1) reduce to fine particles.

Question 100

# Define... Quandary:

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1) a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation.a difficult situation; a practical dilemma.