Test #1 Prep Flashcards
(93 cards)
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adjure
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urge earnestly
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abjure
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renounce solemnly
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demur
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hesitation
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demure
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shy or modest
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ingratiating
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intending to gain approval or favor
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brownnosing
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acting in an obsequious way to curry favor
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indigent
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suffering from complete poverty
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indigenous
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native
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indignant
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angry out of humiliation
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ingenious
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clever and inventive
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ingenuous
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innocent or naive
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ingenuity
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quality of being clever and original
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genuine
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authentic or sincere
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disingenuous
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corrupt; not sincere
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complaisant
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wanting to please
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complacent
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overly self-satisfied
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complement
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to complete
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aggravate//exacerbate
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to make something worse
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exasperate
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frustrate
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execrate//excoriate
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to criticize out of disgust
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exonerate
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to free from blame
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excruciate
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inflict pain
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magnanimous
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generous, lofty
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equanimity
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peaceful-minded
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pandemic
occurring over a wide geographic area and affecting an exceptionally high proportion of the population
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panoramic
sweeping 360 view
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panoply
covering all
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pantheism
believing in all spirits
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impassioned
full of passion
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impassive
no passion; apathy
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impasse
dilemma
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impassable
unable to pass
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dispassionate
just; not pulled away by extreme emotions
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sedulous
diligent
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seditious
rebellious
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perdition
complete ruin
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perfidy
betrayal
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fastidious
overly difficult to please
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arduous
hard to accomplish
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ardor
ardent interest
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perspicacious
showing good judgement
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sagacious//discreet
discerning
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perspicuous
obviously sinning
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discrete
separate
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peremptory
arrogant self-assurance
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preemptive
precautionary
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presumptuous
recklessly bold
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precipitate
rash
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precipitous
steep
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resumption
continue to begin again
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lucid
clear
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lurid
ghastly
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flout
openly disregard; mock
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tout
to praise exaggeratedly
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flaunt//vaunt
show-off excessively
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inveigle
entice by flattery
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inveigh
complain or criticize bitterly
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invective
highly critical language
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tortuous
full of twists and turns; crafty
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intimation
insinuation
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intimidation
fearfulness
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pugnacious//truculent
quick to argue or fight
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inimitable
unparalleled; impossible to copy
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petulant
tending to lose temper easily
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recidivist
person who always goes back to bad habits
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querulous
tending to complain
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punctilious
attentively adhering to conventions
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acute
intense or severe; shrewd
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ineffable
incapable of being expressed in words
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egregious
notably bad
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implore
plead earnestly
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censor
suppress under the pretense of being unacceptable???
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convalesce
recover one's health after a period of illness
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blighted
impaired
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benighted
unenlightened; ignorant
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reprehensible
deserving blame
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arbiter
person who settles the final words in a dispute
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anesthetic
numbing agent
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euphemism
mild way to say something offensive or unpleasant
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partisan
devoted supporter
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patrician
aristocrat
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partition
something that separates
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latent
present but not visible or active
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patent
make known to the public
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decorous
marked by propriety and good taste
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equable
calm-minded
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equitable
fair; equal
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quiescence
inactivity
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quietude
peaceful, undisturbed
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compunction
anxiety arising from guilt
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importune
beg persistently
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importunate
troublesomely persistent
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inopportune
inconvenient
