Set 1 Flashcards
1
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Lavish
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Extravagant, rich
2
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Corpulence
A
fat, portly
3
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Practicality
A
usefulness,pragmatic
4
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Therapeutic
A
healing, salutary
5
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Cerebral
A
related to the brain, or related to intellectual
6
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Undermine
A
sabotage
7
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Debacles
A
fiasco, disaster, ruin
8
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Dispersion
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scattering, distribution, spread
9
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Thwart
A
frustrate, contravene, impede
10
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Harangue
A
rant, tirade
11
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Intemperate
A
immoderate, excessive, overweening, outrageous
12
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Radical
A
revolutionary, seditious, rebellious
13
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Concillatory
A
appeasing, pacifying, assuaging, mollifying, mitigating
14
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Indulgent
A
permissive, tolerant
15
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Robust
A
strong, vigorous
16
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Prompt
A
immediate, willing, direct, expeditious
17
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Imperious
A
bossy, officious, dogmatic
18
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Inscrutable
A
cryptic, mysterious, obscure
19
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Convivial
A
jovial, friendly, gregarious, amicable
20
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Histrionic
A
dramatic, overly demonstrative, overacting
21
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Solicitous
A
anxious, concerned, attentive, enthusiastic (expressing alacrity)
22
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Insular
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detached, isolated, alone
23
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Autonomy
A
independence
24
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Disavow
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disclaim, deny
25
Liberality
generosity, philanthropy, altruism
26
Earthly
worldly (of the earth, NOT cosmopolitan), coarse, unrefined
27
Cloying
sickeningly sweet
28
Succulent
juicy
29
Acrid
bitter, pungent, caustic, acrimonious
30
Predilection
natural inclination, knack, affinity for
31
Bereavement
grief, sorrow, mourning
32
Solicitous
anxious, uneasy
33
Reticent
reserved, quiet, (also modest, diffident, demure, humble)
34
Impervious
cannot be penetrated, callous, insensitive
35
Pejorative
belittling, disapproval, scornful, disrespectful
36
Edify
instruct or improve
37
Embolden
give sb. courage or confidence
38
Nominal
in name only, puppet
39
Simplistic
portraying something as much less complicated than it actually is
40
Interdisciplinary
of or relating to more than one branch of knowledge
41
Economical
careful to avoid waste
42
Voluble
tending to talk a lot, loquacious
43
Penitent
remorseful, compunctious, expressing remorse due to guilt
44
Presumptuous
failing to observe the limits of what is permitted
45
Tenacious
assiduous, sedulous, steadfast, keeping a firm hold on something
46
Proliferation
increase rapidly in numbers
47
Squalid
extremely dirty and unpleasant
48
Volatile
explosive, subject to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior
49
Cataclysmic
used to emphasize the extent of something bad or unwelcome
50
Incontrovertibly
not able to be denied or disputed
51
Apologist
a person who offers an argument in defense of something controversial
52
Sojourn
a temporary stay
53
Protege
somebody who is guided and supported by somebody older and more experienced
54
Magnate
a wealthy and influential person
55
Raconteur
a person who tells anecdotes in a skillful way
56
Prevaricate
to lie or act in an evasive way
57
Contentious
likely to cause an argument
58
Malignant
infectious
59
Inexact
not correct
60
Sinuous
having many curves and turns
61
Succinct
briefly and clearly expressed
62
Ludicrous
so foolish as to be amusing
63
Deleterious
causing harm or damage
64
Laud
praise highly
65
Propound
to offer for consideration
66
Eschew
avoid, elude
67
Amorphous
without shape or form
68
Indelible
not able to be forgotten or removed
69
Innocuous
harmless, innocent
70
Capricious
given to sudden changes in mood or behavior
71
Beneficence
generous
72
Partisanship
prejudice in favor of a particular cause
73
Magnanimity
generous, unselfish
74
Jingoism
extreme patriotism, chauvinism
75
Stipulate
demand or specify, usually as part of an agreement
76
Surmise
guess without evidence
77
Elicit
evoke or draw out
78
Enshrine
protect
79
Affable
friendly, sociable, gregarious, amiable
80
Acrimonious
sharp or severe, pungent, sharp, acrid
81
Amiable
friendly
82
Chagrin
distress or embarrassment
83
Windfall
a piece of unexpected good fortune
84
Harbinger
herald, forerunner
85
Boon
helpful or beneficial
86
Unsubstantiated
not supported or proven by evidence
87
Marginalize
treat as insignificant
88
Facile
easy, adept, done without much effort
89
Beleaguer
beset with difficulties
90
Equestrian
relating to horse riding
91
Abstemious
to refrain from doing something, eschew
92
Innocuous
harmless, innocent, jejune
93
Perfunctory
cursory, carried out with minimal effort
94
Bohemian
unconventional
95
Ebullient
cheerful and full of energy
96
Effusive
expressing gratitude
97
Loquacious
talkative, garrulous, voluble
98
Garrulous
exessive talking
99
Melodic
pleasant sounding
100
Fractious
irritable, annoying
101
Conundrum
a confusing or difficult problem
102
Castigate
reprimand severely
103
Enumerate
to list individually
104
Appraisal
the act of assessing something
105
Laconic
of few words, concise, succinct
106
Cohesion
forming a united whole
107
Implacable
unforgiving, un-mollifiable
108
Influx
arrival or entry of a large number of people or things
109
Instigate
bring about or initiate
110
Abeyance
suspension, inactivity
111
Diminution
reduction in size or importance of something
112
Dearth
a scarcity or lack of something
113
Expedient
suitable, quick and easy
114
Happenstance
coincidence
115
Bane
cause of great distress
116
Fortitude
courage in pain
117
Narcissist
egocentric, self-centered
118
Adversary
opponent in a contest or dispute
119
Fastidious
meticulous
120
Tractable
easy to control
121
Finicky
fussy about one's needs or requirements, (also meticulous)
122
Gregarious
fond of company, sociable
123
Stolid
apathetic, unemotional, indifferent
