List 2 Flashcards by Tan Nguyen

abate

(v) make less intense

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abjure

(v) solemnly renounce

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anomalous

(adj) abnormal

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antipathy

(adj) hate intensely

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arcane

(adj) understood by only a few, mysterious

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arduous

(adj) involving or requiring strenuous efforts

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artless

(adj) without deception, natural

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ascetic

(adj) severe self-discipline, austere

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assuage

(adj) satisfy, make a uneasy feeling less intense

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betray

(v) unintentionally reveal

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bucolic

(adj) pleasant of urban feel

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burgeon

(adj) grow rapidly

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cacophonuous

(adj) involving or producing harsh sounds

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canonize

(v) treat of great significance

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censure

(v) excessively disapprove

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chicanery

(n) use of deception

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coalesce

(v) come together to form one mass

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cogent

(adj) clear, logical and convincing

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compelling

(adj) invoking interest in a powerful and irresistible way

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contend

(adj) struggle to surmount difficulty

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copious

(adj) abundant in supply

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cosmopolitan

(adj) mixture of cultures

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deference

(n) polite submission or respect

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desultory

(adj) lacking plan, purpose or enthusiasm

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diffident

(adj) modest or shy because lack of confidence

dilatory

(adj) wasting time

equivocate

(v) use ambiguous language

prodigal

(v) spending money recklessly

polarize

(v) divide into two sharply contrasted groups

verbose

(adj) using more words than needed

abstain

(v) restrain one from doing

approbation

(n) approval

cherish

(v) protect and care for lovingly

corroborate

(adj) to confirm or support an agrument

disparate

(adj) two things that are different in fundamental way

emulate

(v) to match or surpass a person or achievement

enervate

(v) to make someone exhausted

ephemeral

(adj) last momentarily

fervid

(adj) intensely enthusiastic or passionate

garruluous

(adj) excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters

incendiary

(adj) tending to stir up conflicts

inimical

(adj) tending to obstruct, hostile

intimate

(adj) closely acquainted

invigorate

(v) energize, give energy to

mitigate

(v) make sth bad less severe

obsolete

(adj) out of date

opaque

(adj) unclear

pedantic

(adj) overly concern with details, over-scrupulous

paradigmatic

(adj) serving as a typical example to sth

placid

(adj) not easily upset or excited

polemical

(adj) of or involve strongly critical writing

precipitate

(adj) cause to happen suddenly

profundity

(n) great depth of insights or details

prophetic

(adj) accurately predict what happens in the future

prudent

(adj) acting or showing with great care for the future

punctilious

(adj) showing great attention to details or correct behavior

recondite

(adj) little known

scrupulous

(adj) great attention to details

tranquil

(adj) free from disturbance

vacillate

(v) waver between two opinions

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