Test 4 Flashcards
(51 cards)
1
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Advocate
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support
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Ambiguous
A
vague
3
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Animosity
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hostility; hatred
4
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Boorishness
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rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
5
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Censure
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blame; criticize
6
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Concord
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agreement
7
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Conflagration
A
big fire
8
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Consecrated
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dedicated; made holy
9
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Consummate
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supremely good
10
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Contagious
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passed on through touch; infectious
11
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Cursory
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superficial
12
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Dalliance
A
non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
13
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Deleterious
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harmful
14
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Disparaging
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critical
15
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Dubious
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doubtful
16
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Equitable
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fair and equal
17
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Eulogy
A
praise
18
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Fastidious
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very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
19
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Fidelity
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faithfulness; loyalty
20
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Formidable
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inspiring awe
21
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Futile
A
useless; waste of time and effort
22
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Futility
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uselessness
23
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Holistic
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whole; entire (Holistic viewpoint = seeing things as a whole)
24
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Idiosyncratic
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quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
25
Ineffable
can?t be expressed in words
26
Infelicity
unsuitability; inappropriateness
27
Integrity
honor; honesty
28
Intermittent
on and off; not continuous
29
Judicious
fair; wise
30
Legitimate
to make legal; give approval to
31
Mercenary
seeking money above all else
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Meticulous
thorough; taking care of details
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Petulant
sulky
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Polarized
divided into two extremes
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Pragmatism
practicality
36
Presumptive
presumed
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Propensity
tendency; leaning? predilection
38
Prosaic
ordinary
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Quelled
suppressed
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Regressive
moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
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Remiss
neglectful
42
Rhetoric
persuasive language
43
Sedulous
thorough; eager
44
Sermonized
gave moral lecture
45
Shroud
1. a cover for dead body, 2. to cover
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Steadfastness
loyalty; firmness of purpose
47
Temporize
put off; procrastinate
48
Treacly
too sweet; over sentimental
49
Vacillated
wavered; hesitated
50
Vindication
proving right
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Vindictive
seeking revenge
