SAT Flashcards
(340 cards)
1
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abasement n
abase
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to lower in rank, office, or esteem
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accost v
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to approach and speak to often in a challenging or aggressive way
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avocation n
avocation as a bartender
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a subordinate occupation
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buoyancy n
buoyant
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resilience; lightness of spirit
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chicanery n
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deception by trickery or sophistry
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coddle v
parents that coddle their children
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to treat indulgently
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conceivable adj
the picture is conceivable
conceive
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imaginable
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decimation
decimate
The practice of colonialism and imperialism greatly decimated native population
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to kill a great amount of people
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degradation
degrade
degrade someone’s status
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a decline to a lower condition, quality, or level
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despoil v
Actions of imperialism include despoiling available resources
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to strip of belongings, possessions etc
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discord n
discordance
discordance among committee members
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lack of agreement or harmony
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dismissive adj
a dismissive attitude towards others is unacceptable
dismiss
dismissal
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showing indifference or disregard
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dissolute adj
licentious
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lacking restraint
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eschew v
to eschew traffic
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to avoid; shun
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expedite v
expeditiously effective
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to speed up the progress of
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finagle v
finagle a test
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to cheat; swindle
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foolhardy adj
a foolhardy patriot
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unwisely bold or venturesome; rash
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frisky adj
a frisky bunny
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energetic, lively, and playful
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impressionable adj
an impressionable judge
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readily or easily influenced
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incantatory adj
incantation
the prince is under incantation
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a use of spells or verbal charms spoken
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inflammatory adj
a politician’s inflammatory speech
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arousing passion or strong emotion
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languor n
languid
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lack of physical or mental energy
lazy
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lush adj
a lush fruit tree
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growing vigorously; aundant
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maudlin n
DEON XPPP
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effusively or tearfully sentimental
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mercurial vs meticulous
capricious vs careful
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miscreant n
| a notorious miscreant
an evildoer; a villain
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momentous adj
| what a momentous moment in history
of utmost importance
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obstinate adj
| an obstinate iconoclast
stubborn
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opulent adj
opulence
opulent resources / moneybag
affluent; wealthy
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palliative adj
| palliative words sooth people
alleviating
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pedant n
| a fake pro = pedant
one who makes a show of knowledge
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pigment n
| the pigment of a flower
color
33
polymath n
| Benjamin Franklin is a polymath
versatile
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protege n
| protege of a famous shoe maker
one whose welfare, training or career is promoted by an influential person
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quell n
| quell from the government
oppression
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reclusive n
recluse
a reclusive writer
yin ju de
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sporadic adj
| sporadic migration of certain animals
occurring at an irregular intervals
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subversive adj
subversion
subversive destruction
destructive
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supplication n
| supplication for peace and quietness
beg
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tout v
| to tout a painting
to praise publicly
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unflappable adj
| unflappable calmness
imperturbable
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upbraid v
| Strict parents upbraid their children's actions
reprove; reproach
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virile adj
| a courageous, virile soldier
showing masculine spirit, strength, vigor and power
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abate v
| to abate the harmfulness of a chemical
alleviate; reduce
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aerate v
| to aerate a suffocating room by opening the windows
to supply or charge with a gas
| tong feng
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benefactor vs beneficiary
| the benefactor donated ten million dollars to the beneficiary
1. one that gives aid
| 2. one that benefits from an action
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bombast n
bombastic
his bombastic language raised doubts inside many readers
pompous speech
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burgeon v
| the transportation system burgeons as its significance become widely recognized by many officials
to expand and grow quickly
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chide v
| to chide a child
rebuke, reprove, upbraid
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coerce v
| coerce a criminal to commit suicide
to achieve by force or threat
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compatibility n
compatible
the compatibility of the software embellishes its reputation
capable of existing together in harmony
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constellation n
pieces xing zuo
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despondency
despondent
despondency after a great failure
depression of spirit
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disorient v
orientation
the unfamiliar environment disoriented the hikers
displace from normal position
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dowager n
| a dowager has a dead husband
widow
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enthrall v
| the witch enthralls the princess
enchant
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exalt v
| the judge exalts the taste of the dish
extoll
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exultant adj
| her grandparents are exultant when they see her
extremely excited
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forage v
| the starving mob forage for food in street corners
to strip of provisions; search
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frivolous adj
frivolity n
his frivolous attitude confirms the judge's suspicions
lacking seriousness
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hindsight n
| his hindsight leads to a correct decision
perception of the significance and nature of events after they have occurred
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impeccable adj
| the Spanish Amada used to be impeccable
having no flaws; perfect
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incense v
| his inappropriate language incenses the student's teacher
to cause to be extremely angry
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indolence n
indolent
indolent individuals lack energy
habitually lazy
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insidious adj
| an insidious villain
despicable
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intelligible adj
| intelligible teachings are preferred
understandable
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lassitude n
| two hours of driving finally let him to show some lassitude on his face
fatigue, weariness
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maverick n
| mavericks don't care about reactions of others
an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party
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miser n
| a miser king
parsimonious
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obstreperous adj
| the obstreperous child again challenged his patience
noisily and stubbornly defiant.
| noisy
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orb n
| orbit
circle
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palpable adj
impalpable
palpable reactions
easily perceived
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pomp n
| a pomp view of the stage
magnificance
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preclude v
| to preclude another 911 event
prevent
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preternatural adj
| somethings in this world are preternatural
existing outside of nature
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proleptic adj
| a proleptic good score
expected
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refurbish v
| to refurbish a knife
to make clean
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reprehensible adj
reprehend
the British prime minister is reprehensible for WWII
blameworthy
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restitution n
restitute
to restitute a broken glass
a return to or restoration
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sacrosanctity n
| sacrosanctity of Jesus
most sacred or holy; inviolable
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subvert v
subversive
to subvert a kingdom
to overthrow completely
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virtuosity n
| the appreciation on the virtuosity of the artwork
great technical skills
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Day 5-7
abhor v
abhorrence
the horror movie abhorred the little child
to regard with horror or loathing
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acquisitive adj
acquisitiveness
an acquisitive merchant
greedy and aggressive
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amateurish n
| amateurish tennis player
not professional
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anthropocentric
| Darwin's anthropocentric view of nature
considering human beings as the most significant entity of the universe
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attenuate v
attenuation
to attenuate a barrier
weaken; make thin
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boon n
| boon from a benefactor
benefit bestowed
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churlish adj
churl
the churlish farmer led to a unsuccessful rebellion
marked by a lack of civility pr graciousness
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cognizant adj
cognition
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compendious adj
| compendiousness of journalism
brief, concise
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conjectural adj
conjecture
the conjectrual remark of the reader
to infer
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constrain v
constraint
to constrain an action
to force
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deterrent adj
deter
a deterrent agent in the civil rights movement
to prevent or discourage from acting
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disparate adj
disparity
the disparate life styles of the couple finally led to the divorce
disparity
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drench v
| the basketball players are drenched with sweat
wet throughly
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encroach v
| to encroach other territories
to take another's possessions or rights gradually or stealthily
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flabbergast v
| the horrible score flabbergasts his tutors
shock; overwhelm
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giddy
giddiness
giddiness when there is a fever
dizzy; frivolous
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hallmark n
| the hallmark logo of LV
a conspicuous feature
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hobble v
| the injury hobbles the player
to make stumble
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illicit adj
| illicit actions
illegal
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impenitent adj
| going to IMG is an impenitent decision
no regret
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improvident adj
improvidence
the improvident CEO is reprehensible
not providing for the future
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inchoate adj
inchoateness
the inchoateness of the revolution
in an early stage
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induction adj
induct
induction ceremony of the president
putting in formal possession
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insinuate v
insinuation
insinuate his love
to introduce gradually
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intercede v
arbitrate
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lionize v
lion; admire
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meddle v
| to meddle in foreign affairs
interfere
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mora n
| the mora of a sound
the minimal unit of measure in quantitative verse equivalent to the time of an average short syllable
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pejorative adj
| pejorative attitude towards others
contempting
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quibble v
| quibble due to jealousy
to find fault or criticize for petty reasons
| chui mao qiu ci
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reminiscent adj
reminiscence n
reminiscent memory about the first love
tending to recall
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restrain v
restraint
to restrain the rebuls
to hold back or keep in check
| control
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salutary adj
salubrious
organic food is salutary
good for health
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squalid adj
squalidness
the squalidness of her dorm
messy and dirty
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strident adj
stridency
strident cacophony
cacophony
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succulent adj
| succulent watermelon
full of juice; highly interesting or enjoyable
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surly adj
| the surly slave owner
sullenly ill-humored
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unassuming adj
| the unassuming famous writer
modest
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verisimilitude n
veritable adj
the veritable portrait of the fruit
the quality of appearing to be ture or real
| vivid
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vitiate v
vitiation
bribing vitiates the government
the reduce the failure of pr impair the quality of `
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abound n
| abound of resources
abundant
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acrid adj
acrimony
the acrimony of the odor
sharp and harsh odor
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affiliation n
affiliate
affiliate with other countries
alliance
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attribution n
attribute
attribution of the issue
gui yin
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backlash n
| the backlash for the solution
strong discord
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cadent adj
| cadent music
rhythmical
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circuitous adj
circuit n
circuitous routes of the tourist bus
having a circular or winding course
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cursory adj
| cursory decision made my an improvident ceo
rapidly and often superficially performed or produced
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decorous adj
decorum
decorous ballerina
elegant
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discrete adj
| discrete events
bu lian guan de
| incontinuous
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drub v
| drub an opponent
to defeat completely
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efficacious adj
| an efficacious solution
effective
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encumbrance n
| encumbrance between the yellow line
a burden or impediment
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excise v
| to excise cancer
to remove
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flagrant adj
| a flagrant villain
notorious
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fulsome adj
| fulsome personality of an attention bitch
offensively flattering or insincere
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gloat n
| gloat after a revenge
to feel or express great, often malicious, pleasure or self-satisfaction
xing zai le huo
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hamper v
| hamper the emergence of future nuances
prevent
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hodgepodge n
| hodgepodge of various cuisines
a misture of dissimilar ingredients
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indecorous adj
decorous
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insipid adj
| insipid lectures
lacking flavor
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iterate v
| iterate certain words repetitively
repeat
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lax adj
| relax
lacking in rigor
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magnate n
| jp morgan is a magnate in the bank industry
a powerful or influential person
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meddler n
meddle
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nebulous adj
| nebulous clouds
lacking definite form; vague
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nuance n
| nuance in a romantic relationship
expression or appreciation of subtle shades of meaning
| xi wei cha bie
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orthographic adj
| orthographic spelling
correct spelling
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pantomime n
| pantomime excludes voices
opera without sounds or voices
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portent n
portentous
portentous signals of misfortunes
omen, sign
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remiss adj
| remissive mistakes
neglecting
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repudiate v
| repudiate vs acceptance
reject
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stringent adj
| stringent teacher
strict
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surmise v
| surmise for an snwer
to make a guess or conjecture
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tangential adj
| tangential research
only superficially relevant; divergent
| li ti de
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unattainable adj
| unattainable score on the SAT
hard to achieve
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vitriolic adj
| vitriolic critics
bitter
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wither v
| flower wither
to lose freshness
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acronym n
| acronym of a word
an abbreviation formed from initial letters
| ABC
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affliction n
| bitter affliction
ku nan
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ballad n
| beautiful ballad
music
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botch v
| botch a hand-on project
to make or perform clumsily
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cajole v
| cajolery
to urge with gentle and repeated appeals
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cathartic adj
| cathartic poetry
purgative
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circumlocution n
| circumlocution of unnecessary words
the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
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concoction
mixture
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decry v
| to decry an opinion
condemn
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delude v
delusion
delude a guileless boy
midlead
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detractor n
| detractor vs politician
defamer
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diminutive adj
| diminutive cars
small
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discretionary adj
| discretionary decision
able to decide by yourself; can use without restrictions
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emblem n
| rose = love
symbol
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endemic adj
| endemic government
provincial
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estrangement n
estrange
estrangement of two friends
the action of distanting
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expropriate v
expropriation
expropriate a gift
to deprive of possession
| strip
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fallacious adj
| fallacious customs
deceiving; misleading
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flamboyance n
| flamboyant decoration
magnificent; ornate
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haphazard adj
| haphazard encounter
incidental; accidental
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hog n
| a greedy hog
greedy person
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illusory adj
illusion
illusory effects of certain drugs
hallucinational
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incisive adj
incise v
incisive critics
impressively direct and decisive
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ingenue n
| innocent ingenue
a naive girl or young woman
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interdisciplinary adj
| interdisciplinary explanation for a anthropocentric problem
involving two or more academic, scientific or artistic disciplines
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itinerant adj
| itinerant concerts
traveling from places to places
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leery adj
| leery reactions
suspicious or wary
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lithe adj
| lithe ballerina
soft
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meteoric adj
| meteoric youth
ephemeral
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moribund adj
| moribund patient
dear death
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nefarious adj
| nefarious robbers
flagrantly wicked
| qiong xiong ji e
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nudge n
| nudge about the difficulty of the test
complaint
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ossify v
occlude
ossify oneself in a room
to become set in a rigidly conventional pattern
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occlusion n
| occlusion of the tunnel
the complete obstruction
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perspicacious adj
| a perspicacious lawyer
sagacious
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platitude n
| platitude lectures are monotonous
a trite or banal remark or statement
chen fu
dan diao
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quiescent adj
| quiescent personality
quiet
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reconstituted adj
| reconstituted articles of confederation
to provide with a new structure
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resurgence n
| resurgence of Jesus
a renewal
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rhapsodize v
| rhapsodize an argument
to express oneself in an immoderately enthusiastic manner
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salvage n v
| to salvage a dophin
safe from loss
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scurrilous adj
| scurrilous politician
volgar, coarse and abusive language
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sophistry n
| reasonable sophistry
a plausible but misleading or fallacious argument
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squelch v
| squelch a rebellion
quell
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stunt n v
| stunt the growth
prevent to grow
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surreptitious adj
| surreptitious secrets
secret
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taunt v
| taunt mocking
tease, mock,gibe
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troubadour n
| emotional troubadour
emotional poet
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unrelenting adj
| unrelenting warrior
having or exhibiting uncompromising determination
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vestige n
vestigial
vestige of a battle field
a trace left by something
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vivacious adj
| vivacious children
lively
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withhold v
| withhold a book
reserve; restrain
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Day 8-10
archetypal adj
archetypal writing style
exemplar
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audacious adj
audacity
audacious soldier
courageous
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banal adj
banality n
banal
banal literature
lacking originality
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bequeath n
juan zeng
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calibrate v
to make corrections in
| xiao zheng
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caustic adj
corrosive
220
circumscribe
limit
221
connoisseur n
a person that discriminates tastes
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consummate v
to perfect
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convivial adj
social (people)
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defective adj
defect
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derail v
obstruct the progress of
| zu ai
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dire adj
scary
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discriminating adj
able to recognize the difference
228
effrontery n
hou yan wu chi
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embodiment n
| embody v
incarnate
| hua shen
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expunge v
delete
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famish v
starve
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flank n
the side of something
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forestall v
to take the step ahead; win at the starting line
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gluttonous adj
eating with out temperament
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holistic adj
emphasizing the importance as a whole
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imperious adj
arrogant and aggressive
| zhuan heng de
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ineffable adj
unspeakable
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ingenuous adj
honest
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insolent adj
arrogant
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interleave v
to insert
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jade v
to tire
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litigious adj
disputatious
243
magnitude n
importance; essence
244
methodical adj
you tiao li de
245
nullify v
to abandon and invalidate
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ostensible adj
superficial
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penitent adj
regretful
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predilection n
preference
249
promulgate v
to publish
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recourse n
dependence
251
remonstrate v
protest
252
requisition n
formal request
253
resuscitation n
| resuscitate
revive
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scuttle v
run quickly
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serendipity n
making fortunate discoveries by accident
256
slapstick n
nao ju
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sophomoric adj
overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed
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stupefy v
astonish
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surrogate v
substitue
260
tawdry adj
gaudy and cheap in nature or appearance
261
trove n
treasure
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unruly adj
hard to control
| wu fa wu tian de
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vacillate v
| vacillation
hesitation
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worldly adj
temporal world
| shi su de
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antiquarian n
people who study anthropology
266
archive n
document; record
267
bane n
| baneful
a source of harm or ruin
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berate v
rebuke
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circumspect adj
| circumspection
meticulous
270
collage n
ping tie hua
271
credence n
credit
272
derelict adj
voluntarily abandoned
| lack a sense of duty
273
dirge n
a funeral hymn
274
distain vs denounce
contempt vs criticize
275
effusive adj
expressive
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embolden v
encourage
277
expurgate v
delete; purify
278
fanfare n
show-off
279
forfeit v
confiscate
280
harangue n
a pompous speech
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hospitable adj
inhospitable adj
hospitality n
the quality of welcoming friends
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imbecile n
stupid
283
interlocutor n
interviewer
| dui hua zhe
284
officious adj
duo guan xian shi de
285
pertain v
relate
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pristine adj
remaining in a pure state
287
puerile adj
childish
288
recrimination n
| recriminate
countercharge
| fan gao
289
rescind v
repeal
290
salvo n
a forceful verbal or written assault
291
seamless adj
continuous
292
sturdy adj
reflecting physical strength
| healthy
293
susceptible adj
impressionable
294
transgression n
| transgress
violation
295
truce n
suspension of fighting
| xiu zhan
296
unscrupulous adj
unprincipled
297
wrath n
vindictive, forceful anger
298
absolve v
to set free from an obligation or the consequence of guilt
| mian zui
299
ardor n
enthusiasm or devotion
300
bereavement n
sadness caused by the death of a love one
301
callow adj
| callowness
immature
302
censure v
criticize severely
303
circumvent v
| circumvention
avoid or get around
304
conscript v
to draft (army)
305
devious adj
not straightforward
306
disaffect v
| disaffection
to distant
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disenchant v
| disenchantment
free from illusion
| shi qing xing
308
dupe n
a person who is easily deceived
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enervate v
| enervation
weaken
| attenuate
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exculpatory v
| exculpate
clearing built or blame
311
extant adj
existing
312
fastidious adj
quibble
| having high and capricious standards
313
flaunt v
show off
314
gaffe n
clumsily impolite; rude
| cu ye de
315
imbue v
permeate
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indelible adj
cannot be removed or erased
317
inefficacious adj
ineffective
318
interloper n
trespass
319
invincible adj
unable to be defeated
320
lobbyist n
| lobby v
shuo ke
321
misnomer n
misusage of names
322
motley adj
multi-colored
323
obdurate adj
stubborn
324
offset v
compensate; counteract
325
oust v
kick out
326
pertinent adj
relevant
327
raconteur n
a person who is good at narrating stories
328
reap v
gain
329
rehash n v
repeat
330
remuneration n
| remunerate
compensation
331
retentive adj
| retain
ji xing hao de
332
seclude v
separate; isolate
333
slipshod adj
slovenly in appearance
| ma hu de
334
stalemate n
a deadlock jiang ju
335
sullen adj
yu men de
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temerity n
foolhardyness
337
truculence n
| truculent adj
ferociously cruel actions or behavior
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vagary n
erratic notion or action
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voluble adj
talkative
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wrongheaded adj
stubborn
