sda Flashcards
(50 cards)
1
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Prudent
A
sensible
2
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concur
A
agree, approve
3
Q
pique
A
peak interest, offend, stimulate
4
Q
nepotism
A
hiring relatives
5
Q
wince
A
squirm
6
Q
bandied
A
exchange, tossed around
7
Q
towdry
A
gaudy, tacky, cheap, vulgar
8
Q
terse
A
short, brief, to the point
9
Q
hiatus
A
pause, interruption, gap
10
Q
admonition
A
warning
11
Q
broach
A
mention
12
Q
canny
A
shrewd, astute, sharp
13
Q
tantalizing
A
torment, tease, torture
14
Q
vex
A
annoy, irate, anger
15
Q
omen
A
sign, forewarning, portent
16
Q
mope
A
broad, sulk, languish
17
Q
frolic
A
play, amuse oneself, romp
18
Q
contaminate
A
pollute, taint, infect, spoil
19
Q
communique
A
message
20
Q
jest
A
joke, gag, funny remark
21
Q
fervor
A
passion, zeal, vehemence
22
Q
perceptive
A
insightful, disturbing, sensitive
23
Q
abode
A
residence, dwelling, domicile, home
24
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supress
A
overwhelm, subdue, inhibit, stiffe
25
hypocrisy
pretence, duplicity, deceit, insincerity
26
inept
bungling, incompetent
27
abhor
detest, hate
28
impetuous
rash, impulsive
29
virulent
abrasive, malicious, venomous
30
construe
interpret, understand
31
overture
introduction, opening, prelude
32
unpretentious
simple, modest, unaffected
33
lewd
vulgar, crude, smutty, dirty
34
impromptu
spontaneous, unplanned
35
paltry
insignificant, meager, trivial
36
erudite
knowledgeable, scholarly
37
vacillate
hesitate, waver, flactuate
38
contentious
quarrelsome, argumentative, confrontational
39
intuition
instinct, gut feeling, sixth sense
40
lambaste
chastise
41
latent
potential, dormant
42
moratorium
suspension
43
abstemious
temperate, abstinent
44
elicit
extract, evoke, provoke
45
facetious
flippant, frivolous, whimsical
46
adage
proverb
47
superficial
shallow, surface level, trivial
48
ritualistic
traditional, ceremonial
49
rambunctious
boisterous, rowdy, wild
50
quarry
prey
