Magoosh Words Flashcards

(57 cards)

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Expansive

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Open around others and inclined to talking

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Facetious

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Jesting, not serious

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Petty

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Overly concerned with insignificant matters

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Hauteur

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To be arrogant

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Vitriol

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Harsh and bitter criticism

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Dash

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Flair

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Ill behooves

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Not suitable or fitting

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Abrogate

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To repeal, overturn

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Promulgate

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To publicly declare

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Ebb

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To become less

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Sanction

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  1. Give official permission or approval for (an action)

2. Impose a penalty on

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Cleave

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  1. To separate

2. To hold together

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Respites

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Breaks from an unpleasant situation

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Spuriously

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In a way that is false or counterfeit

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Perfunctory

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Performed as a routine duty; hasty and supercial

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Scathing

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  1. Bitterly severe

2. Harmful, injurious, searing

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Mawkish

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Characterized by sickly sentimental; weakly emotional; maudlin

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Meek

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Timid

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Plucky

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Corageous

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Diffident

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Lacking confidence

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Hasty

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Rushed, without much thought

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Simpering

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Wearing a childish grin

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Snide

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Insulting, usually in an indirect way

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Derogative

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Belie
Disguise, give a false impression of
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Subsume
To include or absorb into
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Inimical to
Hostile to
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Remiss
Negligent
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Punctilious
Overly concerned with the proper behavior or etiquette
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Legion
Great in number
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Sparse
Opposite of dense
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Immutable
Cannot he changed
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Sartorial
Related to clothing
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Frivolous
Unimportant
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Inchoate
Barely formed, embryonic
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Heretic
Somebody who opposes the church
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Pan out
Succeed
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Acommodating
Willing to be flexible and compromise
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Debonair
Courteous, gracious, having a sophisticated charm
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Stolid
Not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive
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Relinquish
Surrender territory, cede
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Fastidious
Overly concerned with details
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Querulous
Complaining in a whining manner
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Sullen
Depressed, withdrawn
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Chivalrous
A man who treats women corteously
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Petulant
Irritable, peevish
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Eschewing
Avoiding
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Cloistered
Sheltered, cut off from others
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Largesse
Generous bestowal of gifts
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Hackneyed
Overused and trite
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(To play with) Abandon
(To play) in an unrestrained fashion
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Deem
To form or have an opinion; judge; think
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Found
1. Discover | 2. Judge
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Churlish
Lacking manners or refinement
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Incumbent
Necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility
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Qualify
To make less severe; to limit (a statement)
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Incense
Make furious