Manhattan - Essential Flashcards

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Dispatch

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N - speed, promptness; execution V - Send off with speed; execute, put to death The sppy was promptly dispatched

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Person's general or natural mood; character

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Disturbing; causing anxiety I have some disquieting news, you'd better sit down for this!

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Scatter, spread about Plants use attractive fruit to intice birds who later then disseminate its seeds

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To differ from majority, disagree Citizens dissented from the court's legalization of marijuana N فاعل

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V - augur; discover something by guesswork or intution

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Deprive someone of rank, title, power, rights The president divested the secretary of state of her position To sell off hodings =/= invest

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Asleep, inactive, "on break" Trees are dorment in the winter

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=/= fresh, original Something so commonplace that it's stale CONVERSE AND RAYBANS

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Peculiar, odd, deviating from the norm in a whimsical way

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Principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities (in political, economic and social spheres)

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Very happy, in high spirits ebullient

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Prominent, distinguished, of high rank

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Fair and impartial

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Mistaken, wrong

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Respect and admiration Worthy of respect and esteem

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Present and explain (theory and idea) in detail; expatiate Person that expounds, explains, interprets Person who is representative/symbol of something Abe Lincoln is the exponent of American democracy

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Zealous in an uncritical way

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become tired, weaker, less enthusiastic; languid At Cedear Point, I was flagged, but my younger brother had the energy of a cheetah!

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V - Use tact or diplomacy; employ a deceptive strategy

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Ephemeral; passing quickly; transitory

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Considering that

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Tactless, lacking social grace, awkward, uncouth

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To deny or contradict, declare false, oppose The impact of the railroards cannot be gainsaid

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Margin; unconventional, peripheal, extreme

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Speaking incessantly and fluently; continuous flow of words Alcodray was a voluble spokesman for marijuana

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Voluble, but insincere and shallow Mo Naji was a glib talker; "don't drink, don't have sex," but he should practice what he preaches!

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Listen, pay attention to "Harken, students!" yelled the headmaster

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Harbor, port Refuge, safe place

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Progression; A process taking place gradually, in stages

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Out of place, inappropriate Not harmonious - an incongruous mixture (heterogeneous) Inconsistent - actions that are incongruous with their professed principles

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Characteristic or habit peculiar to an individual; quirk

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Narrow-minded; bigotry, srictness lack of generosity =/= liberality

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Ready to occur, impending The war between Iran and Israel is imminent! Can't wait!

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Weaken or damage; make worse

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Hold back, delay, prevent; obstruct, to thwart

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To burst inward =/= EXplode

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Uninentional Unintentionally, unwittingly

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Not important; insignificant

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Not certain/known; vague The date of manufacture is indeterminate

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Existing in something/someone as a permanent, essential or characteristic attribute He has an inherent distrust of strangers

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Clear, able to be understood Unclear, impossible to understand

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Easy to manage; docile, amenable Difficult to be controlled; recalcitrant (recal sit rant) refractory

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Fearless; brave; dauntless

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Fond of joking; jolly and playful

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Critical point in time; especially due to the pressing circumstances At this juncture, we must decide whether to go for martial action or not. Place where two things are joined together

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Sharp, piercing - very perceptive or mentally sharp Rana's jealousy grew more keen as Maysa got into med school. Dogs have a keen sense of smell.

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Not shiny, dull, mediocre, lacking brilliance

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N - harsh satire V - to ridicule or satirize Iranians lampoon Arabs for being backwards and sand dwelling donkeys.

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Exhausted, lacking in spirit

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Tiredness, weariness, lazy indifference, lack of energy

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Person not conversant with much Without profession or specialized knowledge in particular subject

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Lightness of mind, spirit, mood Lack of seriousness (sometimes in an inappropriate way)

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Without moral principles Salacious

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N - period of calm or quiet V - soothe or cause to fall asleep (lullaby)

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Surpass, exceed; be large or better then To leave behind, out do, excel Our sales outstripped those of our competitors

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Rebel, Dissenter

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Complete change (biology) Caterpillar to butterfly

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Make less severe

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Calm or soothe (an angry person) Lessen, soften

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Besides, in addition ot what was said

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Essential/characteristic customs and practices of a community (mannerisms) Among many peculiar mores, Chinese must far after each meal.

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Subtle difference in tone, meaning

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Out of date, no longer in use

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To counteract, compensate N - counterbalance

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Casual, informal Almost rude, rather brusque I asked him a simple question and he replied offhand. That DICK.

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Indisputable, incontestable

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Portended, sems so on the surface but not necessarily so Professed, outwardly appearing as such The cheerleader dissembled an ostensible happiness but it was clear she was rather depressed.

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Social outcast, "untouchable" The Akhdam in Yemen are social pariahs.

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Devoted to a particular group Fervent supporter of group Partisan politics

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Obvious, apparent, plain to see Rana's resume was replete with patent lies.

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Relating to or caused by disease Relating to compulsive bad behavior She thought that her dark skin was a result of tanning, but it was actually pathological. I can't believe you stole from your child! You're pathological!

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Dearth - scarcity; the state of being small in numbers Scantiness

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Small offense, sin or fault (foible) Sure, Maysam does have her peccadillos, but she's PERFECT. Lebanese Perfect.

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Ordinary, dull, commonplace, lacking inspiration, vapid, platitudinous Her apartment is SO pedestrian. Could she get any more prosaic?!

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Liking or inclination I got a penchant for the color purple. | (for)

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Spread throughout Pervade

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Tending to spread out Pervade

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V - To fill with air and swell outward The winds billowed the tent.

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Core, essence Significance or weight - pith of the matter - لب الموضوع

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Adj - Peaceful, calm, tranquil

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Heavy; bulky and unwieldly (Slow and clumsy due to ^) Dull and labored I was assigned to read a ponderous tome.

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N - ruler, monarch

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Unstable, insecure, dangerous Dependent on chance, circumstances beyond one's control Precarious livelihood

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On/Upon Dependent on somethong not certain Plans are contingent upon good weather.

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Honesty, intergity

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Prohibit, outlaw, denounce, exile/ban Plagarism is proscribed at every University

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Distinct, strong, clearly indicated Freak has a pronounced nutty flavor

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Introductory part Concluding part

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To assume Assumption Adj - Based on assumption

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Bold, too forward, inappropriate Failure to observe limit of what is appropriate

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Increase or spread swiftly or excessively Islamophobia is proliferating quickly

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Adj - abundant, or extravagant

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Adj - completely and shamelessl immoral; Prodigal Israel's profligate expansion into the West Bank is not only immoral, but illegal.

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Wise in practical matters Alcodray is a volune prudent sexpot.

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Inclined to fight, combative, belligrent

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To modify, limit, to make conditional on something else Dr. Oz gave his qualified endorsement of the book saying that although it's well-researched, further investigations are needed.

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One who lives in seclusion

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Providing a remedy; correcting a deficient skill We offer a summer program for those who need remedial help with foreplay.

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To divest - sent to an inferior place, rank, etc To exile, banish

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Blame, disgrace, criticize, express disappointment

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To disavow - deny the truth or validity of, refuse to be associated with Deny the truth or validity of.

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Reciprocate, repay, revenge, retaliate Unrequited love Requite for murderous action

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Of common or frequent occurence, prevalent, widespread existence Reports about Shi'i are RIFE, Seikaly tells me.

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Wise, showing good judgement and foresight

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N - liquid in plants; dupe, doormat - easily taken advantage of V - to weaken, tire out

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To harm, injure He left the accieent unscathed! Bitterly severe/harsh remark; critical Vitriolic, acerbic

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Conscious, able to feel or perceive things Sentient life form

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V - to lie on or along the edge To avoid or evade Dearborn skirts Detroit She tried skirting the issue

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A large number or quantity of

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Causing sleep; something that causes sleep Sleepy, drowsy

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Very disciplined stern Frugal, living simply, austere

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Sudden, almost overwhelming, outpour Flood, rush A spate of angry words He was so angry that a spate of expletives flew out of bou2o. a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring: a spate of angry words.

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V - to be the leader of Nancy agreed to spearhead the PTSA

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V - to measure sea's depth to examine or investigate - to sound a person's views

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Contemplate, make a guess Engage in a risky business transaction; gamble Spectators during the gold rush bought land on loans w/ high hopes that they'll find gold

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Playful, merry, joking around

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Supplant with evidence or proof, corroborate

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To pray humbly; ask, begin or seek in a humble way

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To conjecture; to think/infer without certain evidence

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V - lay aside to discuss later; postpone indefinitely

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Understood without being said; implied, silent tacit agreement

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Reticent, reserved, not talkative, silent

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Weak, having little substance The tenuous argument

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Moderation or self restraint; abstemious

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Very hot, parching, burning - jews were left wandering in the torrid sands for 40 years ALSO PASSIONATE - torrid love story

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Trivial, not very important, frivolous

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improper, inappropriate, against rules of taste, indecorous,

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Capable of living (or growing/developing) Practicle, workable, tenable

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High point, culmination, acme, climax, peak, pinnacle at the pinnacle/zenith of one's career

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Trick, meant to fool, trap, entice Crafty, winning, characteristic by tricks She lred in the men using her feminine wiles and then made the sale.

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To injure or destroy in a secretive way To weaken, or cause to collapse by removing underlying support (digging away at the foundation) You're nice to my face, but your'e undermining me behind my back.