Neutral Words Flashcards

(42 cards)

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Proliferating

A

Increasing rapidly in numbers

Or

Multiply

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Sporadic

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occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated.

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Disseminated

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to spread information, knowledge, opinions widely

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Intermediary

A

a person who acts as a link between people in order to try to bring about an agreement or reconciliation; a mediator.

( doesn’t have to be a person )

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5
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Pertinent

A

relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite

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6
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Diminutive

A

Extremely or unusually small

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7
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Lilliputian

A

Trivial or very small

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Evanescent

A

soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing.

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9
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Ephemeral

A

lasting for a very short time.

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10
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Negligible

A

so small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; insignificant.

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Nugatory

A

of no value or importance

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12
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Voluminous

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(of clothing or drapery) loose and ample

Or

(of writing) very lengthy and full.

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13
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Commodious

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especially of furniture or a building) roomy and comfortable.

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14
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Capacious

A

having a lot of space inside; roomy.

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15
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Truncate

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shorten the duration or extent of.

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Ameliorate

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make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.

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Prerequisite

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a thing that is required as a prior condition for something else to happen or exist.

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Intumesce

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Pragmatically

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in a sensible and realistic way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.

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Decrepit

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of a person) elderly and infirm.

21
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Sluiced

A

wash or rinse freely with a stream or shower of water

22
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Conniver

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a person who plots with others, esp in secret; a conspirator

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Imperious

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assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering.

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Ethereal

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extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world.

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Sardonic
Grimly mocking or cynical
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Extracoporeal
situated or occurring outside the body.
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Apparition
a ghost or ghostlike image of a person
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Provenance
the place of origin or earliest known history of something.
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Idiosyncracy
a mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual
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Astute
having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage.
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Propriety
the state or quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals
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Incendiary
of a device or attack) designed to cause fires
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Rectify
put right; correct. Or convert (alternating current) to direct current.
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Rebuke
express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behavior or actions Or an expression of sharp disapproval or criticism.
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Spavined
Affected with swelling
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Primordial
existing at or from the beginning of time; primeval.
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Apophenia
the tendency to perceive meaningful connections between unrelated things.
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Intrinsic
belonging naturally; essential.
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Remuneration
money paid for work or a service
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Superlative
of the highest quality or degree
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Recondite
(Of a subject or knowledge) little known; abstruse
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Arduous
Difficult and tiring; involving or requiring strenuous effort