Just defo answers Flashcards
(110 cards)
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Difficult to understand
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Abstruse
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Hazy, unfamiliar, difficult to understand
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Obscure
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Easy to understand; transparent; clear-thinkin
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Lucid
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Unclear, vague; having several interpretations
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Ambiguous
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Uncertain, misleading
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Equivocal
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Clear
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Explicit
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To make an unpleasant situation better, to improve.
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Ameliorate
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Make less server; to ease
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Assuage
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To make a bad situation worse
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Exacerbate
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Feeling of resentment, hostility, or enmity
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Animosity
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Bitter, long-lasting resentment
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Rancor
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friendship
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Amity
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lack of interest
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Apathy
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not emotionally involved; objective
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Dispassionate
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Filled with or motivated by enthusiastic devotion
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Zealous
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Of questionable authorship or authenticity
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Apocryphal
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doubtful; questionable
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Dubious
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having a claimed and verifiable origin or authorship
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Authentic
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person who rejects physical comfort and luxury for self-discipline
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Ascetic
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stern, plain; without luxuries
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Austere
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the belief that only pleasure is worth pursuing
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Hedonism
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intriguingly
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Exotic
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dull; or ordinary
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Pedestrian
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boring; trite; insipid
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Banal
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offensively conspicuous or undisguised
Blatant
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rudely bold; insolent
Brazen
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marked by decorum; proper
decorous
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Greed; especially with money
Cupidity
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Making quick decisions and taking sudden action; hasty; impulsive
impetuous
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Not movable; strong in belief; staunch
Steadfast
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Greed
Avarice
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Charitable work; generosity
Philanthropy
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The use of wordy and indirect language
Circumlocution
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Tiresomely talkative; rambling
Garrulous
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Short and to the point; concise
Succinct
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mercy
Clemency
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To free from blame; to exculpate
Exonerate
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To take revenge for
Avenge
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To violate the sacredness; profane
Desecrate
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Desecration, profanation, misuse, or theft of something sacred
Sacrilege
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Respect greatly; revere
Venerate
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Sorry; penitent
Contrite
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Remorse or contrition for pass conduct or sin
Repentant
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Impossible to correct, control, or discipline
Incorrigible
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Jumble of loud, usually discordant sounds
Din
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harshness of sound; unharmonious
Cacophony
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Agreement
Euphony
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sticking to widely-accepted beliefs, even when faced with contrary evidence; closed-minded
Dogmatic
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Being without exception of qualification; absolute
Categorical
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behaving like a meek, spineless servant; subservient, sycophantic
Obsequious
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Hard to catch or understand; evasive
Elusive
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Tending to avoid giving direct answers
Evasive
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Direct and frank; straightforward
Candid
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Riddle or mystery
Conundrum
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Mysterious or puzzleing
Enigmatic
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Clearly apparent to the site or understanding
Manifest
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Temporary or short-lived
Ephemeral
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Existing only briefly
Transitory
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Lasting an indefinitely long time
Perpetual
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To free from a trap or difficult situation; to disentangle
Extricate
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To set free
Deliver
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To weigh down or burden
Encumber
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having an offensive odor
Fetid
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Having the disagreeable odor or taste of decomposing oils or fats; rank
Rancid
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A usually pleasant odor
Aromatic
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To Schakel or restrict the freedom of
Fetter
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To obstruct or delay the progress of
Hinder
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To free from bondage, oppression, or restraint
Emancipate
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Incapable of being penetrated. as by water, You can't in general
Impervious
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Impossible to capture or enter by force
Impregnable
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Able to be hurt
Vulnerable
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Out of place
Incongruous
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Different
Disparate
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Proper or suitable
Seemly
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Having a quality that arises within, rather than learned or acquired from the outside; inborn
Innate
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Originating and living in an area or environment
Indigenous
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Originating from the outside; external
Extrinsic
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harmless; inoffensive
Innocuous
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Lacking strength; weak
Feeble
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Poisonous or destructive; filled with hate or anger; harsh
Virulent
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When a person's thoughts and feelings are directed inwards
Introversion
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Lacking self-confidence; timid
Diffidence
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Sociable; enjoying companionship
Gregarious
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Adhering to an accepted or established
Orthodox
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Favoring traditional rules and vales; tending to oppose change
Conservative
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Favoring civil and political liberties, democratic reforms, and protection from arbitrary authority
Liberal
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Over Abundance; excess
Plethora
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Unnecessary; extra
Superfluous
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A scarce supply; lack
Dearth
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Wasteful, especially of money; extravagant
Prodigal
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To give or bestow in abundance; shower
Lavish
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Stinginess; excessive frugality
Parsimony
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Lacking in imagination and spirit;dull
Prosaic
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Tiresomely long and dull; boaring
Tedious
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Unusual or eccentric; odd; different from all others
Peculiar
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Limited or restricted, parochial
Provincial
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Having a narrow view, restricted; local
Parochial
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Polite and refined in manner, shave or sophisticated
Urbane
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To tear or split into pieces violently
Rend
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To cut (a part) from the whole
Sever
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To unite into one system or whole; combine
Consolidate
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Culpable
Guilty; blameworthy
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Laudable
Praiseworthy; commendable
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A short interval of rest or relief
Respite
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A gap or interruption in space, time, or continuity; break
Hiatus
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To draw out or lengthen in time; prolong
Protraction
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A harsh or trying circumstance; hardship
Rigor
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Great affliction or distress
Tribulation
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make easier
Facilitate
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