Flashcards in List12 Deck (83)
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Omniscient
having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight
knowing everything
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Trepidation
Fear
A feeling of fear that causes you to hesitate because you think something bad or unpleasant is going to happen
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Decipher
to find the meaning of (something that is difficult to read or understand)
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Oversee
To watch and direct
To examine and supervise
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Glean
To collect in a gradual way
To search carefully
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Mass
To form or gather into a large group
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Supple
To be able to bend or twist easily
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Enormity
A shocking, evil or immoral act
Great size
Great evil or wickedness
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Devolve
To pass on (responsibility, power etc)
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Hubris
exaggerated pride or self-confidence
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Chagrin
a feeling of being frustrated or annoyed because of failure or disappointment
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Complacency
self-satisfaction
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Prolong
To continue, to extend
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Conflate
To confuse
To combine into a whole
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Countenance
to accept, support, or approve of (something)
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Impugn
to criticize suggesting that someone is not honest
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Explicit
fully revealed or expressed without vagueness
Fully developed
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Disclose
To reveal
To make known or public
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Uphold
To support
To lift up
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Porous
Easy to pass through
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Hard-and-fast
Strict, something cannot be change
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Rudimentary
Not very developed
Basic or simple
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Sketchy
Not complete or clear
Done quickly without details
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Delusive
Deceitful , misleading ;
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Succinct
Concise; using few words
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Imperturbable
Very calm, serene
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Recede
To diminish
To move back, retreat
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Materialise
to appear especially in a sudden or magical way
To become real
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Perception
Observation
the ability to understand or notice something easily
Sagaciousness
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