Test #3 Prep Flashcards
(173 cards)
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abut
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adjoin; adjacent
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abyss
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bottomless pit
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adjunct
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assistant; something added to another in a subordinate position
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affidavit
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sworn written statement
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abstruse
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difficult to understand
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aftermath
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consequence of
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aggrandize; amplify
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augment; increase
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ajar
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partially open
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alienate
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make hostile, feel unwelcome
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allure
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tempt
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aloof
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distant, reserved
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altercation
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a heated quarrel
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alternative
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choice between usually two exclusive possibilities
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ambiance
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general atmosphere
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amenable; congenial
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agreeable, social
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antecedent
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preceding event
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anterior
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situated in front
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appalling
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dismayed; horrified
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aptitude
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capacity for learning
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renounce
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formally declare one’s abandonment of
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denounce
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publicly declare to be wrong or evil
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adjure
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urge earnestly
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abrogate
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repeal
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forfeit
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surrender
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forgo
go without; decline
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forsake
abandon
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demurral
hesitation
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demure
reserved; shy
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tacit
unspoken agreement
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taciturn
reserved in speech
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mordant
biting
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mortify
embarrass
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moribund
in the process of dying
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moratorium
place for storing dead bodies; temporary suspension
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morass
predicament
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mortal
person who will die
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caustic
sour; scathing
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douse; souse
drench with liquid
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luscious
opulent
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lascivious
overly emphasized on sex
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lissome
flexible
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bluster
talk in a loud, aggressive way
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din; racket
loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise
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ruckus
disturbance or commotion
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filibuster
stalling to obstruct progress
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fulmination
expression of vehement protest
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vituperation
bitter and abusive language
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vitriol
cruel and bitter criticism; acid
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lilliputian
trivial; very small
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Brobdingnagian
gigantic
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pandemonium
disorder or confusion
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abet
aide in a crime
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abash
embarrass
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abate
gradually reduce
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abase; debase
belittle; degrade
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beset; badger; beleaguer
surround or harass
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beget
create
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polymath
person of wide-ranging knowledge
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posthumous
after death
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apt
appropriate
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inapt
innappropriate
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inept
clumsy
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inane
absurd; silly
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innate
inborn
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arduous
difficult to accomplish
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askew
crooked
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awry
go away from the intended path
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eschew
avoid
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wry
Dry, sarcastic humor
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acumen; acuity
keenness, discerning understanding
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embalm
mummify a body
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bizarre
extremely unconventional
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pizzazz
spirit; excitement
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balderdash; blather
talk nonsensically
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bludgeon
to hit with heavy impact
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burgeon
sprouting
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cache
hiding place
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niche
habitat; job in society
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asunder
in separate parts
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atrophy
to wither away
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ballistics
study of the dynamic of projectiles
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balm
healing or comfort
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bereave
deprive of a beloved one
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bleak
discouraging; harsh
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bucolic
rural or rustic-like
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bulwark
defensive wall
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cacaphony
harsh sounds
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capacious; commodious
roomy; spacious
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catapult
launch
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catharsis
emotional or psychological cleansing
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caucus
meeting of political party members to make decisions
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cerebral
relating to the brain or the intellect
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certify
verify
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chasm
gorge; difference of opinions
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chattel
personal movable property
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chronic
continuous
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circa
around a certain time
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citadel
fortress overlooking a city
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cloister
tranquil, secluded place
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comprise
to be made up of
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connoisseur
expert in art and taste
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consensus
general agreement
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coterie
circle of close friends
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countenance
person's facial expression
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puerile
childishly silly and trivial
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green
inexperienced
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verdant
green with grass; rich
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sophomoric
pretending to know a lot, but actually naive
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embryonic
rudimentary
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incipient
beginning to develop
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seminal
strongly influencing later developments
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inchoate
formless
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greenhorn
person who is new to a particular activity
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abecedarian
learning fundamentals
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Protege
learning under an influential figure
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prodigious
remarkably great in extent
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specious
superficially plausible, but actually wrong
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spurious
not being what it purports to be
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mendacious
Tending to lie
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visceral
relating to intestines; emotional
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crevice
Tiny crack
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cravasse
huge crack before avalanche
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expatriate
person who voluntarily or involuntarily lives abroad
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interstice
intervening space
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chronicle
history
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chronological
arranged by time
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anachronistic
put in the wrong historical time
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diachronical
Different time
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savant
learned person
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vignette
brief episode
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vigilante
self-appointed doer of justice
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continence
self-discipline
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abstinence
practice of restraining oneself
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diaspora
dispersion of people from their homeland
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detractor
negative critic
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defector
abandon one's country for another one
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calumniate
make false and defamatory statements about
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virile
masculine
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dilettante
amateur
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poignant
evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret
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pungent
having a strong smell
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sedulous
studious
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seditious
rebellious
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perfidious
deceitful and untrustworthy
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perdition
state of eternal punishment after death
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ennui
feeling of dissatisfaction arising from a lack of excitement
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stentorian
loud and powerful speaker
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simplistic
treating complex issues as if they were much simpler than they really are
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simplicity
quality of being easy to understand
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platitudinous
used to often to be interesting or original
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bowdlerize
remove improper material from
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vitiate
spoil the quality of
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venal
showing susceptibility to bribery
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prevaricate
speak or act evasively
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vicarious
experiencing through a substitute
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coup
violent overthrow of the government
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couture
fashion designs
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creditor
person to whom money is owed
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criterion
standard for judgement
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damper
dulling or deadening influence
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dearth
scarcity; lack
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debacle
collapse or failure
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decree
order having the force of law
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deduce
come to a conclusion by reasoning from the evidence
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defame
libel or slander
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demagogue
person who obtains power by appealing to the emotions and prejudices of the people
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demonic
fiendish; challenging
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desiccate
dehydrate
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disparage
belittle
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disperse
distribute widely
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dissolution
break up into parts
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divine
foretell a prophecy
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docile
obedient; easy to handle
