September 2012 Flashcards
(153 cards)
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Evanscent
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fleeting, passing, momentary
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Slovenly
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disorderly, carelesly
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Reproach
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rebuke, reprimand
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Inexorable
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inflexible, unrelenting
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Celerity
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speed, rapidity
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Incisive
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acute, sharp, keen
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Admonish
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to warn, to reprove
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Sordid
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dirty, base
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Aegis
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shield, protection, sportsmanship
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Emit
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to give off
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Culpable
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deserving blame
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Liquidation
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disposal of, killing
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Disdain
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contempt
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Mundane
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boring, dealing with every day things
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Exacerbate
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to irritate, make worse
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Reverberating
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Reechoing, resounding
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Nefarious
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villainous, vicious
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Obsolescence
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process of wearing out
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Ardent
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passionate, eager
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Doddering
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trembling, shadowy
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Inclement
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unfavorable, stormy
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Incongruous
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strange
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Innate
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natural
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Murky
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dark, obscure
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Rampant
going unchecked, widespread
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Frenzy
wild fit
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Neutralize
to counteract
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Cupidity
greed
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Catastrophic
disastrous
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Spurious
false, counterfeit, specious
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Lassitude
weariness, fatigue
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Aversion
strong dislike, opposition
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Subterranean
underground
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Conflagration
great fire
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Dispersed
scattered, spread, broken up
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Imbibe
drink
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Surmise
guess
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Symptomatic
having to do with signs or symptoms, indicative
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Elapse
to slip by
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Neurotic
suffering from a nervous disorder
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Pugnacious
quarrelsome
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Impresario
one who presents cultural series, organizer
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Cajole
persuade
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Annals
record of events
45
Terse
concise, brief, compact
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Garbled
confused, mixed up
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Taint
contamination, undesirable, substance that spoils something
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Spew
throw up, vomit, eject
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Senile
infirm, weak from old age
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Overt
open
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Landmark
historic, turning point of a period
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Monolithic
massively solid
53
Schism
split
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Transient
passing, short lived, fleeting
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Histrionics
display of emotions
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Preclude
prevent
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Obliterate
erase, wipe out
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Pesky
annoying
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Fallacious
misleading
60
Nebulous
unclear, vague
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Contemptuous
expressing a feeling that something is worthless
62
Redolent
fragrant
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Phlegmatic
calm, hard to rouse to action
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Inert
without the power to move
65
Invalidate
to deprive or legal force, to nullify
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Rash
too hasty, reckless
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Decorum
politeness, correct behavior
68
Idyllic
simple, peaceful
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Gaudy
showy, flash
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Galvanize
excite or arouse to activity
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Peremptory
absolute, compulsory, binding
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Indolent
lazy
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Usurp
seize, annex, grab
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Condone
excuse, pardon
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Facetious
comical, humorous, witty
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Expedite
carry out promptly
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Venerable
respected, worshiped
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Prodigious
extraordinary, enormous
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Attenuated
weakened, thinned, decreased
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Strident
shrill, harsh, rough
81
Ostensible
outward, pretended, seeming
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Ferment
uproar, agitation, turmoil
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Propagate
produce, multiply, spread
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Profound
deep, intense
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Ambiguous
vague, undefined, not specific
86
Menial
humble, degrading
87
Propensity
disposition, inclination, bent
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Ascetic
one who practices self-denial and devotion
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Caustic
bitter, sarcastic
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Irascible
irritable
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Latent
lying hidden
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Accommodate
to make fit, adjust to
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Concomitant
accompanying, attending
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Dupe
tricked
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Prelude
introduction
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Saturate
soak, fill up completely
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Cognizant
aware
98
Deleterious
bad, harmful
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Apathy
lack of interest, unconcern
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Alleviate
make easier, lighten
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Fervid
intense, enthusiastic, passionate
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Altruistic
unselfish
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Pathetic
sad, distressing
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Bliss
happiness, pleasure
105
Pique
fit of resentment
106
Lithe
graceful
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Mortify
embarrass, humiliate
108
Condescend
stoop, to lower one self
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Eminent
famous
110
Discern
to distinguish between two things
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Platitude
commonplace, or trite saying
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Wane
decrease, decline
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Charlatan
pretender, fraud
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Adherent
backer, supporter
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Heresy
unbelief, dissent, lack of faith
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Atypical
not typical
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Malign
abuse, slender
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Emulate
copy
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Inebriated
drunk
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Banal
meaningless from overuse
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Encumbrance
burden, handicap, load
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Jocose
humorous, merry
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Rustic
countrified, unpolished
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Quarry
something hunted or pursued
125
Nondescript
hard to describe
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Penitent
regretful, confessing guilt
127
Dilettante
little knowledge, lots of interest
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Ubiquitous
being everywhere at the same time
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Hostile
angry
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Veneer
thin covering
131
Remiss
careless
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Prevalent
general, common
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Aspirant
candidate for high position
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Premise
grounds for a conclusion
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Metamorphosis
change
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Flout
show contempt, scoff
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Amorous
full of love
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Prognosticate
foretell the future
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Destitution
poverty
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Superficial
on the surface, slight
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Underwrite
agree to finance
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Balk
to refuse to move
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Epithet
descriptive name
144
Opulence
wealth, riches
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Castigate
to correct by punishing
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Steeped
soaked, drenched
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Acute
sharp, keen
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Vogue
fashion
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Wheedle
coax, persuade, cajole
150
Efficacy
power to produce an effect
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Jubilant
joyful, in high spirits
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Fledgling
little known, newly developed
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Debilitate
weaken
