Semester 1 Vocabulary Flashcards
(119 cards)
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To lessen or diminish
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Abate
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To hate
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Abhor
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meaningless; commonplace
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Banal
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to coax; to flatter/sweet-talk
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Cajole
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to surrender or give in
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Capitulate
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chilly and wet
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Dank
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to entrench; to place securely; to conceal
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Ensconce
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to devise for deception; to construct
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Fabricate
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entire range
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Gamut
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claiming another’s work, words, ideas as one’s own
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Plagiarism
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practical; realistic
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Pragmatic
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concise; to the point
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Succinct
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nourishment
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sustenance
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destroyer of images
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iconoclast
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lacking in spirit or interest
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languid
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crafty; cunning
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Machiavellian
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generous; noble
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Magnanimous
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self-loving; conceited
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narcissistic
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tasty; very agreeable
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Palatable
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obvious; very tangible
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Palpable
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perceptible; capable of being felt/touched
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Tangible
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vague; not understandable
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Impalpable
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hatred
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Rancor
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to reprimand; to blame
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Rebuke
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wisdom
Sagacity
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lewd; obscene
Salacious
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equivalent
Tantamount
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to respect greatly
Venerate
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to flee secretly
Abscond
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to pardon; to forgive
Absolve
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to quarrel
Bicker
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an impulsive change of mind
Caprice
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to discourage
Daunt
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to pacify; to soothe
Placate
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Selecting the best from various sources
Eclectic
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vague; indistinct
Nebulous
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little known; not clear
Obscure
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cure all
Panacea
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impossible contradiction that nonetheless exists
Paradox
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praise for a dead person
Eulogy
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false front/appearance; front of a building
Facade
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shameful
Ignominious
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wishing evil; malicious
Malevolent
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to prevent; to bar; to shut out
Preclude
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mutual; give-and-take
Reciprocal
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most important; main; outstanding; extremely relevant
Salient
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yellowish-brown
Tawny
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to accumulate
Accrue
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to enlarge
Aggrandize
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occurring every 2 years
Biennial
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continual
Perennial
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occurring yearly
Annual
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to fascinate
Captivate
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to lower in rank/appreciation
Debase
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inactive
Sedentary
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extremely happy
ecstatic
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model of excellence
Paragon
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flippant; smart alecky; teasing
Facetious
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to slander
Malign
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weakness for; partiality; strong preference
Predilection
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wise
Sapient
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lasting only for a certain time; temporary
Temporal
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quickness; nimbleness
Agility
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deliberate; unconcealed; obvious
Blatant
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fat
corpulent
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to allot; to portion out
mete
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privilege; right; Choice
Prerogative
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elementary; undeveloped
Rudimentary
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to boil with rage; to be alive with; swarm; churn/boil
Seethe
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one who believes God is unknowable or is unsure of His existence
Agnostic
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one who denies the existence of God
Atheist
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carefree
Blithe
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to backup; to confirm
Corroborate
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to surrender a prisoner to another authority
Extradite
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world in minature
Microcosm
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unspoiled; pertaining to earliest period
Pristine
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to turn aside; to move to another course
Shunt
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pertaining to farming
Agrarian
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to speak boastfully; windy
Bluster
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concealed; secret
Covert
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not belonging; extra
extraneous
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to appease
Mollify
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to put off; to delay
Procrastinate
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supervision
Surveillance
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one who doubts
skeptic
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to calm; to reduce the intensity of
Allay
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moral story heavy in symbolism & figurative language
Allegory
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protection
Auspices
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to cringe in fear
Cower
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moving; touching; heartrending
Poignant
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to free
Extricate
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dull; routine; worldly
Mundane
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extraordinary in force/size/impact etc.
Prodigious
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very greedy; insatiable hunger/lust
Voracious
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idle; lazy
slothful
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to set aside; to apportion
Allocate
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seeming to promise success; favorable
Auspicioius
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believable
credible
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very great number; countless
Myriad
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hard to please
Fastidious
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overabundant
Profuse
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talking when alone
Soliloquy
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to refer indirectly
Allude
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to make better; to improve
Ameliorate
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arrogant
autocratic
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deserving blame
culpable
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extremely wicked
Nefarious
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capable of being accomplished; possible
Feasible
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descendants
Progeny
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dark; gloomy
Somber
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pleasant; kind
Amiable
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conditional; dependent upon
contingent
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pardon
amnesty
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self-government
autonomy
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not thorough; ignoring details; superficial
Cursory
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bubbling; vivacious
effervescant
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beginner; convert
Neophyte
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great happiness
Felicity
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mixture
Potpouri
