List 1 Flashcards

(60 cards)

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Abound

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(adj) large numbers or amounds

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amorphous

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(adj) shapeless

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austere

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(adj) self-denial

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belie

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(v) to give wrong impression

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capricuous

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(adj) sudden change in moods

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cerebral

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(n) part of brain that is responsible for intellectual

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cogenial

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(adj) pleasant because suited for one’s state

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conspicuous

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(adj) completely visible

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cursory

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(adj) hasty and not carefully

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daunting

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(adj) hard to deal with

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deify

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(v) worship or regard as god

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didantic

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(adj) instructive, as to appearing patronizing

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disseminate

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(v) to spread

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feasible

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(adj) possible

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flout

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(v) mock, shout at

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homogeneous

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(adj) all of the same kind

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humdrum

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(adj) lacking excitement

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insipid

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(adj) tasteless, lacking in interest

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loquacious

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(adj) talkative

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misanthropic

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(adj) hateful of mankind

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misnomer

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(v) wrong name or title

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negligent

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(adj) fail to take proper care of sth

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obsequeous

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(adj) excessively obedient

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placate

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(v) to make less angry

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proclivity
(n) tendency to do sth regularly
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puerile
(adj) childishly silly
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quixotic
(adj) extremely idealistic
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spendthrift
(a) a person who spends excessively
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taciturn
(adj) say litte
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wary
(adj) feeling or showing caution about possible dangers
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adulterate
(v) render poorer quality by mixing lower quality
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advocate
(v) publicly recommend or support
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aggrandize
(v) increase power, reputation, status of someone
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alacrity
(n) brisk and cheerful readiness
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ambivalent
(adj) having mixed feelings
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ameliorate
(v) make something bad better
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amenable
(adj) open to suggestions, can be influenced by
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anachronistic
(adj) belonging to an earlier period
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audacious
(adj) willing to take risk
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avaricious
(adj) showing extreme greed
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banal
(adj) repetitive
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benign
(adj) gentle and kind
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brazen
(adj) bold and without shame
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calumny
(n) false statements about someone
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candid
(adj) honest
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castigate
(v) reprimand badly
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caustic
(adj) sarcastic in a bitter way
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construe
(v) interpret in a particular way
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contrite
(v) feeling remorse
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convoluted
(adj) extremely complex
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covet
(v) yearning to possess something belong to others
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craven
(adj) cowardly
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decorum
(n) behavior in good taste and propriety
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deft
(adj) demonstrate skills and cleverness
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demur
(v) raise objections or reluctant
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derivative
(adj) imitative of other's work
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desicate
(v) cause to be completely dry
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diatribe
(v) forceful and bitter verbal attack
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increduluous
(adj) unwilling or unable to believe in something
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ingenuous
(adj) innocent or naive