manhattan prep words Flashcards
(71 cards)
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prescient
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knowing stuff before they happen
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preordained
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determined beforehand
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preternatural
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beyond what’s natural
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indemnify
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compensate
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akimbo to
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hands on hips
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abreast of
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alongside, or keeping up with news
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looked askance at
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with disapproval
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lackey
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servant
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demarcate
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set boundaries of
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dissolute
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lax in morals, licentious
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panned
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criticize
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homily
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moralizing discourse
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providential
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opportune, occurring at a favorable time
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simpatico
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compatible, likable
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effusive
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gushing
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agglomerated
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collect into a group
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presage
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foreshadow, portend
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progeny
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offspring
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efficacious
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effective
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recant
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renounce/disavow
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peccadilloes
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misdemeanor, small offense
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verdant
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green or inexperienced
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skittish
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nervous
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motley
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disparate, heterogeneous
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obloquies
verbal abuse
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dissipation
dissipated living, debauchery
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prodigious
enormous
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kismet
destiny
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bemused
confused
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aplomb
self-assurance, poise
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stentorian
loud (voice)
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felicitous
apt, fitting (note: felicity can mean both happiness and eloquence)!
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imperturbation
opposite of perturbation! so it means calmness
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plutocracy
government by the wealthy
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autocracy
government run by one person
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preeminent
leading, best, distinguished
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circuitous
longer than the most direct way
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abnegate
renounce or reject
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excogitate
think out, plan
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intransigent
uncompromising, stubborn, obstinate, obdurate
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lambast
criticize
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surreptitious
kept secret
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intemperate
having lack of self control
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unctuous
sycophantic, ingratiating, obsequious, effusive
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desultory
lacking a plan, purpose, enthusiasm
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pacific
peaceful
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parlous
dangerous
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semiotic
study of signs and symbols
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entreaty
an earnest request
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brook
tolerate, condone
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stopgap
temporary fix
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protean
ever-changing, variable, versatile
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martial
war related
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parochial
having limited narrow outlook, provincial
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tony
fashionable
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spartan
showing indifference to comfort/luxury
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perspicacious
discerning, shrewd
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auxiliary
additional
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whet
excite, stimulate
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botch
screw up
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illiberal
narrow minded
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redress
rectify, correct
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to herald
proclaim, announce, publicize
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purportedly
pretending to be
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pander
indulge, cater to
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decamp
abscond, run away
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fealty
loyalty
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tantamount to
the same as
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lassitude
tiredness
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gaffe
mistake
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apologist
a person who makes argument in defense of something controversial
