Semester Test! Flashcards
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Amiable
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Easy to get along with
Pleasant, friendly
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Audacious
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Bold, daring
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Apathetic
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Without interest
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Belligerent
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Hostile, aggressive, threatening
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Benevolent
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Kindly
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Bombastic
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High-sounding, pompous language
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Caustic
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Biting, sarcastic in a burning way
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Choleric
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Easily angered, irritable
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Complacent
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Satisfied
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Conciliatory
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Attempting to reconcile or make amends
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Condescending
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Patronizingly, speaking down to
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Colloquial
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Characteristic of informal speech or writing
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Cynical
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Denying the sincerity of people’s motives or actions
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Didactic
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Intended for instruction; morally instructive
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Droll
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Amusing in an odd way
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Facetious
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Joking at an inappropriate time; insincere
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Insolent
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Rude
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Histrionic
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Theatrical and overly dramatic
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Laudatory
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Praising
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Obsequious
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Much to willing to serve or obey, fawning
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Ominous
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Portending evil or harm
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Opprobrious
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Shaming, abusive
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Pedantic
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Ostentatious in one’s learning; overly concerned with details
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Panegyrics (N).
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A formal speech or piece of writing praising a person or an event; high praise
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Pompous
Arrogant, self-important and overbearing, pretentious
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Prosaic
Commonplace, dull
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Pendantic
Narrow minded; one who emphasizes trivial points
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Restrained
Holding back
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Rancorous
With bitter hatred or ill will
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Ribald
Vulgar, indecent speech
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Saccharine
Too sweet, artificially so
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Sardonic
Disdainfully mocking
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Snooty
Stuck-up, arrogant
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Sophomoric
Opinionated; immature
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Surly
Bad tempered, rude, uncivilized
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Truculent
Cruel, savage
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Vitriolic
Sharp or bitter speech, hateful, scathing
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Juxtapose
To place side by side for comparison
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Implicit
Suggested, implied
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Explicit
Clearly shown or stated
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Precedent
An act or statement that may serve as an example or justification later on
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Status quo
The existing state of affairs
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Stance
A writers apparent attitude towards the audience/ subject
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Premise
A statement serving as the basis for an argument
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Dogmatic
Asserted without proof; stating opinion positively or arrogantly
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Fallacy
A mistaken idea; a flaw in reasoning
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Syllogism
A form of logical reasoning from inarguable premises
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Hyperbole
Exaggeration for effect
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Warrant
What connects your evidence to your claim; the reasoning
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Absolved
To free from guilt or duty
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Abdicated
To give up a right or responsibility
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Acquiesce
To give in or go along without protest
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Ambiguous
Unclear, vague; having two or more meanings
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Antiquity
Ancient period in history
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Arbitrary
Left to one's judgement; based on a whim
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Aristocracy
Government by a privileged minority usually if inherited wealth
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Avarice
Greed
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Consecrate
To perform a right or ritual to set aside as holy; devote to sacred use
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Despot/despotism
An absolute ruler; tyrant
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Enmity
Extreme hatred
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Eradicate
To uproot or get rid of
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Fidelity
Faithfulness
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Hallow
To regard as holy
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Impious
Not pious; lacking reverence
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Insurgent
One who rises up against established authority
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Languish
To become weak; to live under distressing conditions
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Levy
To assess as in a tax
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Magnanimity
Generous in overlooking injury or insult; rising above pettiness
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Malice
Evil; desire to harm
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Mercenaries
Paid soldiers
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Monarchy
Government by a king/ queen
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Perfidy
Treachery; betrayal of trust
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Perish
To die
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Posterity
All of one's future generations
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Prudent
Exercising sound judgement; cautious in conduct
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Reciprocal
Done or given in return
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Relinquish
To give up or let go of
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Requite
To repay someone for a benefit or to compensate for an injury
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Sanguine
Cheerfully optimistic (also reddish color)
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Score
Twenty
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Secular
Not connected with a church; not religious
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Supersede
To replace or succeed
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Transient
Of a temporary nature, not lasting
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Tranquility
Peace
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Tyranny
The authority or government of a tyrant or one who rules harshly
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Tyrant
Cruel or oppressive ruler
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Unalienable
Something that cannot be transferred or taken away
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Usurp/Usurpations
To overtake; take by force
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Acerbic
Biting, sharp, harsh
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Status quo
The current status; the way things are
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Habeas corpus appeal
A writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court
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Gratuitous
Uncalled for; without justification
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Gubernatorial
Of or relating to state governor
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Penal
Of or relating to punishment or a system of punishment
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Nonchalant
Casual; without concern
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Moratorium
A delay or suspension of an activity or a law
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Capricious
Given to a sudden change in mood or behavior
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Empirical
Information gained by means of observation or experimentation
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Disparity
Inequality, difference, discrepancy
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Statutory
Of or prescribed by statue or law
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Exculpatory
Tending to clear from a charge of fault or guilt
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Clemency
An act or deed of mercy
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Intercede
To act in behalf of someone in difficulty or trouble
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Niche
A place or position suitable or appropriate for a person or thing
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Diocese
A district under the supervision of a Catholic bishop; it's divided into parishes
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Communion
The act of receiving the Eucharistic elements or sacrament
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Protocol
The customs and regulation dealing with diplomatic formality or precedence
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Inexorable
Unyielding, unalterable
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Unequivocal
Not equivocal; clear, having only one possible meaning, absolute
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Intractable
Not easily controlled or directed; stubborn
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Catechism
An elementary book of principles of the Christian religion in the form of questions and answers
112
Recalcitrant
Resisting authority; not compliant
113
Complicit
Choosing to be involved in an illegal or questionable act, especially with others
114
Change of venue
The removal of a trial to another jurisdiction
115
Bias
Predisposition or favor to one side of another
116
Angst
Fear, anxiety
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Visceral
Gut wrenching, cutting feeling inside
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Blatant
Obvious, without shame
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Veracity
Truth
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Enigma
A mystery/puzzle
121
Extort
To extract or get by force
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Exemplary
Serving as a model; worth imitating
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Haughty
Arrogant
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Heterodox
Outside of what is expected or required
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Heterogeneous
Composed of different elements; people
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Ignominy
Shame
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Imminent
About to happen
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Inauspicious
Unfortunate, unfavorable
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Inimical
Hostile, in opposition
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Iniquity
Sin
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Inscrutable
Incapable of seeing or perceiving
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Malicious
Evil, of evil intent
133
Obscure
Partially clouded or unclear, dark, murky
| Or (verb) to conceal
134
Ponderous
Extraordinarily large and heavy
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Potency
Effectiveness, ability to bring about a desired result
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Premeditated
Thought through prior, forethought
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Propensity
Inclination or talent
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Sagacity
Wisdom, being keen in sense or judgement
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Scurrilous
Coarse, vulgar
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Talisman
Good luck token or symbol
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Veneration
Extraordinary respect or admiration
