List 5 Flashcards
(100 cards)
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Anecdote
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Anecdote a brief amusing story
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Celerity
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Celerity speed
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Dexterous
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Dexterous skilful with hands
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Extraneous
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Extraneous irrelevant
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Incoherent
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Incoherent not clear
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Maladroit
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Maladroit clumsy; unskillful
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Pallid
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Pallid pale
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Presumptuous
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Presumptuous assuming too much; arrogant
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Scrupulous
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Scrupulous careful; diligent; painstaking; attention to detail
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Unequivocal
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Unequivocal clear; obvious
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Animosity
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Animosity hatred; antagonism
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Censorious
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Censorious disapproving; critical
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Dichotomy
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Dichotomy a division into two parts
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Extrapolate
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Extrapolate extend; predict on the basis of known data
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Incongruous
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Incongruous not fitting in; out of place; congruous means suitable
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Malady
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Malady illness
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Palpable
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Palpable easily felt; easily perceived; eg palpable bump on nose
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Pretentious
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Pretentious pompous; self-important
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Scrutinize
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Scrutinize examine carefully
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Unfetter
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Unfetter set free
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Annex (n)
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Annex (n) a building which is an addition to an existing
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Censure
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Censure blame; formal disapproval
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Didactic
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Didactic intended to teach; instructive
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Extrinsic
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Extrinsic irrelevant; on the outside
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Inconsequential
Inconsequential unimportant; insignificant; negligible
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Malediction
Malediction a curse; a word or phrase uttered with intention to bring evil; mal - bad, diction - to speak
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Panacea
Panacea remedy for all ills; eg chicken soup; pan - all (Greek)
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Prevaricate
Prevaricate speak misleadingly and evasively; deceive; eg politicians prevaricate when journalists ask pointed questions
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Scuttle
Scuttle sink; metal bucket with handle for coal
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Unfrock
Unfrock to remove a priest from his position
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Annex (v)
Annex (v) take possession of; seize; capture
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Cerebral
Cerebral intellectual
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Diffident
Diffident lacking confidence; opposite of confidence
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Fallacious
Fallacious false; mistaken belief
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Inconspicuous
Inconspicuous not easily seen; subtle; not noticeable
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Malefactor
Malefactor a wrong-doer; Someone who breaks the law; eg lawyers save malefactors from going to jail
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Paradigm
Paradigm 1. example; 2. model; 3. way of looking at things
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Pristine
Pristine unspoiled
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Seminary
Seminary an institution in which priests are trained
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Unprecedented
Unprecedented never having happened before
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Anomaly
Anomaly something which does not fit in a pattern; irregularity
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Certitude
Certitude certainty
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Digress
Digress wander off the subject
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Falter
Falter hesitate; waver; stutter
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Indelible
Indelible cannot be wiped out; can't be erased; eg. The indelible memories of war
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Malinger
Malinger deliberately avoid work; shirk
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Paradox
Paradox apparently contradictory statement
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Proclivity
Proclivity tendency towards; inclination; pro - forward, clivus - slope (Latin)
eg. proclivity for hardwork
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Sensuous
Sensuous appealing to the senses
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Unscathed
Unscathed unharmed; intact; without a scratch
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Antagonism
Antagonism hostility; strong opposition
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Charlatan
Charlatan trickster who claims knowledge he doesn't have
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Dike
Dike dam; embankment
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Fanatical
Fanatical obsessive; fixated
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Indifferent
Indifferent 1. neutral; 2. not outstanding
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Malingerer
Malingerer person who deliberately tries to avoid work
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Paragon
Paragon a perfect example
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Procrastinate
Procrastinate delay; put off
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Sentinel
Sentinel guard or soldier; sentry;
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Unwitting
Unwitting not deliberate; unconscious
| not aware of full facts; unintentional
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Antagonistic
Antagonistic opposed; hostile; aggressive
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Chary
Chary wary of; cautious about; reluctant to give
suspiciously reluctant to do something
eg. chary of being photographed by others
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Dilatory
Dilatory slow; falling behind with one's work ;
to cause delay;
eg. been dilatory in appointing CSCE execs
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Fanaticism
Fanaticism passion; excessive devotion
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Indigenous
Indigenous native to a particular area
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Malleable
Malleable flexible; can be shaped
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Paramount
Paramount of supreme importance
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Prodigal
Prodigal wasteful; extravagant
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Sequester
Sequester isolate; hideaway
| Sequester someone or something
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Upbraid
Upbraid scold; tell off; reprimand; find fault with someone
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Antediluvian
Antediluvian outdated; prehistoric; very old-fashioned
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Chastises
Chastises punishes; scolds severely
| synonyms: rebukes, reproofs, reprimands, upbraids
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Dilemma
Dilemma puzzling situation
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Fastidious
Fastidious overly particular; finicky
concerned about accuracy and detail;
SYN: scrupulous
eg. fastidious about getting hands dirty
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Indolence
Indolence laziness;
| avoiding an activity due to laziness
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Mallet
Mallet 1. wooden hammer; 2. stick used for polo
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Parasite
Parasite 1. scrounger (beggar); 2. animal which takes digested food from one another
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Prodigious
Prodigious very large; impressively large
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Serendipity
Serendipity fortunate coincidence; unsought discovery;
something good happened by chance;
eg. a fortunate stroke of serendipity
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Uproarious
Uproarious hilarious; hysterical; very funny;
| uproar, rowdy
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Anthology
Anthology a book which is a collection of poems or stories
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Chicanery
Chicanery trickery
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Dilettante
Dilettante person who dabbles in a subject without serious study
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Fatuous
Fatuous silly; foolish
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Inductee
Inductee novice; beginner
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Manipulatable
Manipulatable influencable; controllable
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Parched
Parched dried up
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Profane
Profane unholy
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Serene
Serene calm; peaceful
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Upshot
Upshot outcome; result, conclusion;
| eg. the upshot of the meeting was that he needs to visit site
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Anthropocentrism
Anthropocentrism putting man at the center of one's philosophy
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Chimerical
Chimerical changeable; unstable
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Diligent
Diligent hard-working
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Feasible
Feasible possible and practicable
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Indulgent
Indulgent pampering; satisfying desires
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Marred
Marred damaged; spoiled; disfigured
| eg. wrinkles marred her face
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Pariah
Pariah an outcast from society
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Profanity
Profanity swearing; cursing
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Serrated
Serrated jagged; saw-like
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Urbane
Urbane sophisticated; suave
