Practice (BBB) Flashcards by Daniel Robie

ostentatious

gaudy, showy, pretentious, bombastic

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milieu

environment, background (social background). Testing

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loquacious

garrulous, talkative, chatty

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decorous

proper, polite, formal, seemly

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dispassionate

detached, impartial

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visceral

instinctive, emotional, “deep down inside”

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mitigate

alleviate, reduce

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jingoism

extreme patriotism

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ossify

calcify, turn to bone, harden, stagnate

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dictum

proverb, maxim, axiom

In an oft quoted dictum he said…

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respite

rest, repose, lull

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equivocate

dodge the question, be evasive, vacillate

Quiver, equiAVOIDcate

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pedestrian

(adj) dull, mundane, humdrum, unimaginative

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inept

unskillful, maladroit

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viable

feasible, attainable, practical, useable

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pugnacious

belligerent, aggressive, truculent, contentious

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cryptic

enigmatic, mysterious, arcane, origins are obtruse

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aspersion

slander, malign, vilify

No one dared to cast aspersion on his perfect facade.

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perfidy

treachery, deceit, duplicity, infidelity

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palpable

tangible, obvious, manifest

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diaphanous

sheer, chuffing, gossamer

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variegated

multicolored, prismatic, polychromatic, striated, dappled, kaleidoscopic

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egalitarian

believes all people are equal

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dowager

a widow w/title or property derived from her late husband

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iconoclast

a dissident, renegade, infidel

purveyor

seller, vendor, retailer, trader

dilettante

dabbler, amateur, not a specialist

irascible

irritable, dyspeptic, petulant, tetchy

laconic

terse, succinct, pithy, brief

phlegmatic

calm, composed

esoteric

only people with specialized knowledge would understand

tenable

justifiable, reasonable

erroneous

wrong, inaccurate, fallacious

impugn

challenge, dispute

mollify

pacify, calm (down), allay

raiment

clothing

flotsam

detritus, debris, dross

decimate

kill, destroy, or remove a large percentage of

jettison

discard, dump

Indigence (n.)

A severe level of poverty and hardship

Supposition (n.)

Something that is supposed

Apparition (n.)

An unusual or unexpected sight

Obtrusive (adj.)

Forward in manner; protruding

Disrepute (n.)

Lack or decline of good reputation; a state of being held in low self-esteem

Profligacy (n.)

The state of being wildly extravagant

Sully (v.)

To make soiled or tarnished; defile

Trifled (n.)

Something of little value or importance

Mendicancy (n.)

The state of being a beggar

Tenable (adj.)

Capable of being held or defended

Impugned (v.)

To attack by words; attack as false

Reconnaissance (n.)

A survey to gain information

Sustenance (n.)

Means of support or subsistence

Contemptuous (adj.)

Showing contempt, disapproval, or deep hatred

Tentative (adj.)

Not fully worked out; hesitant; uncertain

Remiss (adj.)

Careless; negligent

Prognosis (n.)

The prospect of recovery

Retrenchment (n.)

Reduction; cutting of expenses I.e. downsizing

Tenuous (adj.)

Not dense; rare; slender; weak; flimsy If a person is TENUOUS, you might be able to see their TENDONS

Incorrigible (adj.)

Incapable of being corrected; unruly; unalterable Antonym of DOCILE

Assent (v.)

To agree, especially after thoughtful consideration

Curative (adj.)

Tending to cure

Bucolic (adj.)

Relating to or typical of rural life

Sundry (adj.)/(n.)

Adj.- Of various kinds | N.- many items not important enough to be mentioned individually

Remonstrance (n.)

An earnest presentation of reasons for opposition or grievance

Lassitude (n.)

Weariness or debility; fatigue; languor

Languor (adj.)

The state of feeling, often pleasant, or tiredness; weakness; weariness

Pedagogy (n.)

The art of science or teaching

Foisted (v.)

To introduce deceitfully; to pass off as genuine or worthy

Irresolute (adj.)

Showing or feeling hesitant; uncertain; indecisive

Reverential (adj.)

Respectful; deferential

Deft (adj.)

Characterized by facility and skill

Antipodes (n.)

The direct opposite of something else

Bifurcation (n.)

Division into two branches or parts

Filial (adj.)

Of or due from a son or daughter

Avuncular (adj.)

Relating to an uncle; kindness towards a less experienced person

Funerary (adj.)

Relating to a funeral or the commemoration of the dead

Abashed (v.)

Cause to feel embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed

Conviction (n.)

A firmly held belief or opinion

Equitable (adj.)

Fair and impartial

Kindred (adj.)

Similar in kind; related KINDRED spirits

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