MCT LEVEL 2 VOCAB WORDS Flashcards
(103 cards)
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prodigious
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huge
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disarray
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disorganization or disorder
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exquisite
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beautifully made
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audible
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able to be heard
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exemplar
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and excellent example
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perplex
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confuse
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posterior
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at the back, later
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interdict
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a prohibition
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repose
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resting
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languor
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weakness
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clamor
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outcry
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incredulous
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skeptical
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concede
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surrender, admit defeat
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credo
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a set of beliefs
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sub rosa
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done in secret
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preexist
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existing beforehand
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singular
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unique
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incised
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cut in
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condescend
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to patronize
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debrief
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to question someone
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aquamarine
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light bluish-green
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antebellum
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from before the war
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placid
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calm
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unabashed
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not embarrassed
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equitable
fair, impartial
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manifest
obvious
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venerate
to respect
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append
to attach
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emissary
a messenger
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countenance
facial expression
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introspective
inward-looking
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tremulous
quivering
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anterior
near the front, earlier
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grotesque
distorted
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amiable
friendly
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allude
indirectly refer to
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regicide
the killing of a king
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proscribed
forbidden
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abate
to lessen
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serene
calm
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visage
the face
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edict
an official order
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maladroit
clumsy, bungling
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acute
sharp
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profound
deep
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symbiotic
mutually beneficial
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sublime
lofty
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odious
hateful
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reiterate
repeat, restate
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semiannual
twice a year or half-yearly
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omnibus
containing many items
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bicameral
having two chambers
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superannuated
obsolete
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melancholy
sadness
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circumvent
get around
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vulgar
common, lacking in good taste or refinement
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traverse
to move across
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undulate
to move in a wave form, to intensify and abate repeatedly
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vivid
bright, colorful, lifelike
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pallor
paleness, gray as if sick
"his face was of a clammy pallor"
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benediction
blessing
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dissonant
a clash of sounds or a lack of harmony
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novice
beginner, inexperienced, new to a situation
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incognito
in disguise, with one's identity concealed
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sanguinary
bloody
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sanguine
cheerful, rosy-cheeked
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wistful
yearning
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subtle
slight, soft, delicate, precise
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sagacity
wisdom
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remonstrate
to object, to argue repeatedly
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tedious
dull, boring, tiresome
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abject
bad, miserable, without dignity, unhappy
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dormant
inactive, asleep
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magnate
wealthy or powerful person
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aver
assert that something is true
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impute
attribute something negative to someone or something
"the crimes imputed to the stranger"
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articulate
express clearly
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vex
to irritate
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prostrate
lying down, especially in reverence or submission
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abyss
bottomless depth
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martyr
one who suffers or dies for a principle or cause
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oligarchy
a government that is controlled by a few people
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biome
large natural system of animals and plants (living things)
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autocrat
a ruler who has absolute power
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chronological
arranged in a sequence of time
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decimate
to kill a large percentage of people
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anarchy
when there is no government
(e.g., after a government is overthrown and competing groups are struggling for power)
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chronic
lasting or happening frequently over a long time
"The flu left her with a chronic cough that lasted for months."
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apprehension
1. (noun) fear
2. (noun) understanding
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superflous
extra, unnecessary
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tangible
touchable
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lurid
1. shocking or sensational
2. bright or vivid in coloring, creating an unnatural effect
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pervade
spread throughout, permeate
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geocentric
earth-centered
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scope
extent or area
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antipathy
deep dislike
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introvert
someone who derives energy from being alone
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neolithic
of the late Stone Age
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genial
kind
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stolid
unemotional
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palpable
touchable
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austere
1. bare, minimal,
2. not emotionally expressive
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furtive
stealthy
