Review Test Flashcards
(100 cards)
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Altruism
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Unselfish interest in the welfare of others
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Arbitrary
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Not planned or chosen for a particular reason
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Introspection
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The act or process of self-examination
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Malaise
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Feeling of discomfort in the body
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Preemptory
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Putting an end to all debate or action
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Quail
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To lose heart in the face of difficulty or danger
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Sacrilegious
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A violation of somethings consecrated to God
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Solicitous
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Expressing care or concern
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Urbane
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Polished In a smooth manner
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Verbose
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Containing more words than necessary
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Apocryphal
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Of doubtful authority or authenticity
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Caprice
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A tendency to change ones mind
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Censure
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The act of blaming
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Ephemeral
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Lasting only one day
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Harbinger
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A forerunner, s precusor
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Insinuate
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To imply in a subtle or devious way
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Microcosm
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A little world
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Primeval
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Of o relating to the earliest ages
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Sporadic
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Appearing or happening at irregular intervals
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Uncouth
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Unrefined in appearance
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Caveat
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A warning or caution
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Convivial
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Relating to, occupied with
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Demure
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Characterized by shyness
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Foster
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To promote growth or development of something
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Glean
To gather slowly
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Itinerant
Passing of traveling about a country, going from place to place
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Morose
Gloomy or sullen, as in a person or mood
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Paltry
Trivial, meager, measly, worthless
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Sophomoric
Conceited and overconfident of knowledge
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Vapid
Lacking life and spirt, flavorless, flat
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Adept
Very skilled
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Appreciable
Sufficient to be easily perceived, noticed
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Callow
Immature
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Exemplar
One that is worthy to be copied or imitated
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Maelstrom
Violent whirlpool sucking in objects
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Mollify
To soothe or calm in temper or disposition
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Preternatural
Existing outside of nature, differing from the natural
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Succor
Aid, help, assistance
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Supine
Lying on back
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Voluptuary
A person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of luxury and pleasure
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Adage
An old saying
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Apprise
To give notice, to inform
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Chasm
A deep hole
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Contrition
Sincere penitence or remorse for having done wrong
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Explicate
To unfold the meaning or sense of, to explain
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Fortitude
Mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty, danger
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Pragmatic
Practical point of view
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Prescience
Knowledge of things before they exist or hapoen
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Surly
Rude
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Voracity
To consume great amounts of food
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Divest
To take away from a person
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Fecund
Fruitful in offspring or vegetatio
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Insuperable
Incapable of being passed over
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Interlope
To intrude or interfere wrongly
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Myriad
Consisting of very great
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Onerous
Troublesome
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Panacea
A cure-all
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Precocious
Exceptionally early or mature in development
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Querulous
Apt to find fault, complaing
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Rue
To feel regret, remose,, or penitence for
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Assail
To attack violently with blows or words
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Capitulate
To surrender unconditionally or on agreed upon terms
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Circumspect
Attentive to all the circumstances of a case or the probable consequences of an action
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Clamber
To climb using both hands and feet, climb with effort or difficulty
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Heterogeneous
Composed of dissimilar elements, parts, or ingredients
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Malcontent
Discontented, uneasy , dissatisfied
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Obsequious
Obedient or attentive to a fawning
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Quintessence
The pure and concentrated essence of something
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Tulelage
The act of guarding, protecting, or guiding
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Visage
The face, contenance, or look of a person or animal
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Affable
Pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to
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Alacrity
Cheerful readiness, promptness
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Craven
Lacking the least bit of courage
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Ineffectual
Not producing the proper effect
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Meander
To follow a winding or intricate course
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Nuance
A subtle distinction or variation
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Null
Having no legal or binding force
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Patrician
A member of one of the ordinal citizen families of Ancient Rome
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Placate
To ease the anger or agitation of, to calm
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Repartee
a quick and witty reply
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Abyssal
Impossible to comprehend
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Commodious
Spacious
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Didactic
Designed or intended to teach
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Enthrall
To hold temporarily
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Hallmark
A distinguishing characteristic, trait, or feature
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Hew
To strike with citing blows
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Inexorable
Not to be persuaded or moved by entreaty or prayer
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Jeopardize
To expose to danger or risk
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Ponderous
Of very great weight
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Propitiate
To render favorably inclined, to appease
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Acquiesce
To accept, comply, or submit passively
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Expunge
To skrike out, erase, or mark for deletion
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Genteel
Affected my proper or refined
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Hackneyed
Lacking in freshnes
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Impunity
Exemption of freedom from punishment
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Incipient
Beginning to come into being or become apparent
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Irascible
Easily provoked to anger
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Pecuniary
Pertaining to, consisting of, or measured
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Pertinacious
Adhering resolutely to an opinion or purpose
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Slipshod
Careless, shabby, sloppy
