List 1B Flashcards
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AUSPICIOUS
A
favorable; successful
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AUSTERE
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strict or severe in discipline
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AUTONOMY
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independence
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AVARICE
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greed
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AVERSE
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reluctant
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AWE
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a mixed emotion of respect, wonder, and dread
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BANAL
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ordinary and commonplace
8
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BANE
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a cause of death or ruin
9
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BELIE
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to represent falsely
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BELITTLE
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to speak of in an insulting way
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BELLIGERENT
A
eager to fight
12
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BEMUSE
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to confuse, stun, or stump
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BENEVOLENT
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inclined to perform kind acts
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BENIGN
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kind; beneficial
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BERATE
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to criticize severely or angrily
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BOISTEROUS
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noisy; disorderly
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BOLSTER
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to support; to reinforce
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BOMBASTIC
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using arrogant or pretentious speech
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BRAZEN
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rudely bold
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BRUSQUE
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rudely brief
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BUOYANT
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cheerful
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BURGEON
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to grow
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BUTTRESS
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to support or strengthen
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CACOPHONY
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jarring, disagreeable sound
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CAJOLE
to persuade by flattery
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CALLOUS
emotionally hardened or unfeeling
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CAMARADERIE
goodwill among friends
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CANDID
honest and straightforward
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CANTANKEROUS
ill-tempered
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CAPRICIOUS
impulsive, unpredictable
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CARNIVOROUS
meat-eating
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CATHARTIC
emotionally cleansing or relieving
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CAUSTIC
harsh, stinging; sarcastic
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CENSURE
to criticize severely
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CEREBRAL
intellectual
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CHRONIC
continuing or lingering
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CIRCUITOUS
being or taking a roundabout course
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CIRCUMSPECT
cautious and wise
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CIRCUMVENT
to avoid or get around
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CLAIRVOYANCE
the power to see things that cannot be perceived by the senses
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CLANDESTINE
kept or done in secret
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COGENT
forcefully convincing
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COGNIZANT
aware
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COHERENT
logically connected; making sense
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logically connected; making sense
sticking or holding together
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COLLABORATE
sticking or holding together
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COMMEND
to praise
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COMPEL
to exert a strong, irresistible force on
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COMPETENT
having adequate ability
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COMPLACENT
self-satisfied to the point of inactivity;unconcerned
