Nov 11 Flashcards

(44 cards)

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insular

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  1. Characterized of an isolated people

2. Relating to an island

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Invidious

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  1. OBNOXIOUS
  2. Tending to cause discontent, animosity, or envy
    3, envious
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Numinous

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  1. Supernatural, mysterious
  2. Holy
  3. Spiritual
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Sonorous

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  1. Producing sounds
  2. Full or loud in sound
    3, imposing or impressive in effort or style
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Sterling

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  1. British money

2. Conforming to the highest standard

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Ad hoc

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Concerned with a particular end or purpose

IMPROVISED

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Succumb to

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Yield to

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Deviate

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  1. To stray especially from a standard

2. To depart from an established course or norm

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Shrink from

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To try to avoid: to be unwilling to do

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Recoil

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  1. To fall back under pressure
  2. To shrink back physically or emotionally
  3. Rebound
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Hyperbole

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Language that describes something as better or worse than it really is

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Fickle

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Lack of steadfast, constancy, or stability: given to erratic changeableness

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Antiquarian

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Archaic

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Relating to old language: ANTIQUATED

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Imminent

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Happening very soon

Ready to take place

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Prescient

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  1. Divine omniscience

2. Human anticipation of the course of events: FORESIGHT

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Disclose

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To make public; to expose to view

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Weigh

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To consider carefully: EVALUATE

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Cordiality

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Sincere affection and kindness

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Irascibility

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Marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger

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Conviviality

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Fond of feasting, drinking, and good company

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Didactic

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  1. Designed or intended to teach

2. Trying to teach in an annoying and Unwanted way

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Plasticity

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Being plastic

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Lopsided

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Leaning to one side; lacking in balance

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Unimpeded
Not slowed, blocked, or interfered with
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Repertoire
A list of….
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Honorific
Conferring or conveying honor
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Maligned
Spoken about in an injurious way: harshly or unfairly criticized
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Regurgitate
To become thrown or poured back
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Fecundity
1. Fruitful in offspring | 2. Intellectually productive or inventive to a marked degree
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Sanguinity
Confident and hopeful
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Verisimilitude
1. Having the appearance of truth: PROBABLE | 2. Depicting realism ( as in art or literature)
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Sift
To go through especially to sort out what is useful or valuable
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Neophyte
1. Proselyte | 2. Novice
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pragmatism
A reasonable way to do or think about things based on specific situations, instead of on ideas or theories
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Zealot
A zealous person
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Unwarranted
Lacking adequate or official support | UNJUSTIFIED
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Contemptuous
manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval : feeling or showing contempt
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Decry
1. To depreciate officially or publicly | 2. To express strong disapproval
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Condone
1. To forgive or approve ( Sth considered wrong) | 2. To allow ( Sth considered wrong) to continue
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Fluency
Being fluent
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Incinerate
to cause to burn to ashes
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Rodent
A small mammal
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contigent
Depending on something else that might or might not happen