Midterm Flashcards
(139 cards)
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Breach
A
An opening
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Admonish
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To caution
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Brigand
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A robber
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Circumspect
A
Careful
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Commandeer
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To seize for military use
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Cumbersome
A
Clumsy
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Deadlock
A
A standstill
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Debris
A
Wreckage
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Diffuse
A
To spread
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Dilemma
A
A difficult problem
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Efface
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To wipeout
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Muddle
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To make mess of
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Opinionated
A
Stubborn and unreasonable
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Perennial
A
Many years
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Predispose
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To incline before
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Relinquish
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To let go
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Salvage
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To save from wreckage
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Spasmodic
A
Sudden but brief
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Spurious
A
Not genuine
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Unbridled
A
Lacking
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Adjourn
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To stop temporarily
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Alien
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Foreigner
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Comely
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A pleasing appearance
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Compensate
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To make up for
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Dissolute
Loose in behavior
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Erratic
Not regular
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Expulsion
Ejection
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Feint
A trick
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Fodder
Food for cattle
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Fortify
To strengthen
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Illegible
Impossible to read
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Jeer
To make fun of rudely
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Lucrative
Bringing in money
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Mediocre
Average
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Proliferate
To increase
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Subjugate
To conquer by force
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Sully
To pollute
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Tantalize
To tease
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Terse
Brief
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Unflinching
Firm
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Abridge
To make shorter
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Adherent
A follower
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Altercation
An angry argument
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Cherubic
Resembling an angel
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Condone
To pardon
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Dissent
To disagree
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Eminent
Famous
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Exorcise
To drive out by magic
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Fabricate
Create
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Gluttony
Overeating
50
Irate
Angry
51
Marauder
Raider
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Pauper
Extremely poor person
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Pilfer
To steal in small quantities
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Rift
A break
55
Semblance
A likeness
56
Surmount
Conquer
57
Terminate
To end
58
Trite
Overused
59
Usurp
To seize and hold by force
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Abscond
To hide
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Access
Permission to enter
62
Anarchy
Lack of government
63
Arduous
Hard
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Auspicious
Favorable
65
Daunt
To overcome with fear
66
Disentangle
To free from complications
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Fated
Determined in advance
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Hoodwink
To mislead
69
Inanimate
Without life
70
Incinerate
To burn to ashes
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Intrepid
Very brave
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Larceny
Theft
73
Pliant
Flexible
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Pompous
Overly self important
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Precipice
Very steep cliff
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Prototype
Sample
77
Rectify
To correct
78
Reprieve
Temporary delay
79
Revile
Call bad names
80
Accomplice
Person who takes part in a crime
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Annihilate
To destroy completely
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Arbitrary
Unreasonable
83
Brazen
Shameless
84
Catalyst
Creates a chemical reaction
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Exodus
Large departure
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Facilitate
To assist
87
Incorrigible
Latent
88
Militant
Given to fighting
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Morose
Not friendly
90
Opaque
Not clear
91
Paramount
Top of importance
92
Prattle
Foolish
93
Rebut
Disprove
94
Reprimand
To yell at
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Servitude
Slavery
96
Slapdash
Careless
97
Stagnant
Not flowing
98
Succumb
To yield
99
Atone
To make up for
100
Bondage
Slavery
101
Credible
Believable
102
Defray
To pay for
103
Diligent
Hardworking
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Doleful
Sad
105
Ghastly
Horrible
106
Hamper
To Hold back
107
Hew
To shape
108
Impoverished
Poor
109
Incessant
Continuous
110
Intricate
Complicated
111
Lucid
Clear
112
Posthumous
Occurring after death
113
Prim
Proper
114
Sardonic
Wry
115
Superfluous
Excessive
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Supplant
Replace
117
Taunt
To mock
118
Tenacious
Holding firmly
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Adieu
Farewell
120
Advent
Arrival
121
Apex
Peak
122
Assimilate
Digest
123
Bogus
False
124
Exorbitant
Unreasonably high
125
Interim
Temporary
126
Inundate
Flood
127
Malign
To speak evil of
128
Meander
To wonder
129
Metropolis
A large city
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Momentous
Very important
131
Obstreperous
Noisy
132
Pensive
Thoughtful
133
Perilous
Dangerous
134
Shoddy
Poor quality
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Sprightly
Lively
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Surly
Rude
137
Tirade
Angry speech
138
Vagrant
Hobo
