Most Common Words Flashcards

(32 cards)

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Lucid

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Expressed clearly

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Equivocal

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Open to more than one interpretation

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Anomaly

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Something that deviates from what is normal

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Precipitate

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Cause something bad to happen suddenly

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Assuage

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To make a less pleasant feeling less intense

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Erudite

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Having or showing great knowledge

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Opaque

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Not being able to be seen through, difficult to understand

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Prodigal

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Spending money or resources freely or recklessly

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Enigma

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A person or thing that is mysterious

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Fervid

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Intensely enthusiastic or passionate

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Placate

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To make someone less angry or hostile

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Zeal

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Great energy or enthusiasm

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Abstain

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To restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something

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Audacious

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Showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks

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Desiccate

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Lacking interest, to remove moisture

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Gullible

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Easily persuaded to believe something

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Laudable

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Deserving praise and commendation

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Pedant

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A person concerned with minor details

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Vacillate

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To wave between different opinions

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Adulterate

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Render poorer in quality by adding another substance

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Capricious

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Mercurial, given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior

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Engender

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To cause or give rise to

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Homogenous

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Made up of the same thing, the same kind, uniform structure

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Loquacious

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Tending to talk a great deal

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Pragmatic
Dealing with things sensibly or logically
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Volatile
Liable to change rapidly or unpredictably
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Apathy
Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern
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Corroborate
To confirm or give support to
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Ephemeral
Lasting for a very short time
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Laconic
Habitually reserved in terms of speech or word use
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Mitigate
To make less severe, serious, or painful
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Propriety
Favorable circumstances, condition of being right, conforming to conventionally accepted standards