IVY global (100 words) 1.0 Flashcards
(100 cards)
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Abstruse
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Difficult to understand
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Apt
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Appropriate, inclined
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Cajole
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To coax
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Compendious
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Succinct
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Concur
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To agree
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Delineate
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To list, explain
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Digress(ion)
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To stray from the subject at hand
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Elucidate
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To clarify
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Embroil(ed)
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Involved in an argument or conflict
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Empiric(al)
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Based on observation and experiment (not theory)
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Enumerate
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To list
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Epitome, Epitomize
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Representative example
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Equivocal
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Ambiguous
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Exemplar
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Representative example
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Exhort
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To encourage
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Expedient
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Useful
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Fathom (verb)
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To understand
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Flagrant
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Evident, obvious
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Florid(ity)
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Flushed, flowery
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Incongruity, Incongruous
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Inappropriateness, discrepancy
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Ineffable
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Impossible to express in words
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Innuendo
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Implicit suggestion
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Laconic
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Concise
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Lucid
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Clear, easily understood
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Nebulous
Vague
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Nuance
Subtle difference
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Paradigm
Clear example
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Prattle
Babble
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Pronouncement
Formal declaration
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Proponent
Supporter
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Prosaic
Lacking imagination, dull
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Rebuttal
Defense, counterargument
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Recant
To reject, take back
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Repudiate
To reject
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Rescind
To annul, retract
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Rhetoric
Elegant speech or writing
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Scrutinize
To examine carefully
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Simile
A comparison using 'like' or 'as'
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Tangential
Irrelevant, digressive
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Treatise
Extensive written argument
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Verbose
Wordy, long-winded
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Aura
Air, feeling
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Bombastic
Pompous, inflated
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Buoyant
Cheerful, floating
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Callous
Insensitive
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Cantankerous
Irritable, argumentative
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Capricious
Fickle, unpredictable
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Caustic
Bitter, sarcastic
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Convivial
Sociable, lively
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Demonstrative
Openly emotional
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Despondent
Sad, depressed
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Diffident
Shy, lacking self-confidence
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Discomfited
Disappointed, defeated
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Disillusionment
Disenchantment, disappointment
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Dispassionate
Unemotional, impartial
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Elated
Joyful, thrilled
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Evoke
To bring about, stir up
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Felicitous
Well-suited, happy
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Forlorn
Sad, abandoned
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Fortitude
Courage in adversity
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Furor
Commotion, anger
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Histrionic
Overly dramatic or emotional
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Idyllic
Simple and tranquil
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Impetuous
Rash, impulsive
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Irate
Angry, enraged
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Jaded
Tired, bored, lacking enthusiasm
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Jocular
Cheerful, humorous
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Jovial
Cheerful and friendly
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Maudlin
Overly sentimental
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Melancholy
Bleak, sad
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Mercurial
Fickle, changeable
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Morose
Gloomy, sullen
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Peevish
Easily irritated
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Penchant
A strong preference
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Perfunctory
Done without care or interest
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Petulant
Irritable, easily annoyed
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Profound
Intense, significant
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Propensity
Inclination, tendency
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Repugnant
Offensive, disgusting
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Reticent
Emotionally reserved
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Sanguine
Cheerfully optimistic
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Solace
Comfort, consolation
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Somber
Bleak, gloomy
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Temperamental
Moody, unpredictable
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Trepidation
Apprehension, fear
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Truculent
Aggressive, bad-tempered
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Vicarious
Felt indirectly through another’s experience
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Wrath
Anger, rage
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Alacrity
Eagerness, readiness
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Dormant
Inactive
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Ebullient
Enthusiastic, lively
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Equanimity
Calmness, composure
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Hardy
Robust, sturdy
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Indolent
Lazy, avoiding activity
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Insipid
Dull, boring
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Instigate
To provoke, start
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Invoke
To call forth, appeal to
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Lackadaisical
Lacking energy, lethargic
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Laggard
Lazy person
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Languid
Lacking energy; slow and relaxed
