Test Words 1 Flashcards by Anil Saddat

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Drivel

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Nonsense

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Sedulous

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Meticulous, showing dedication & diligence

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Coveted

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Greatly desired or envied

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Extol

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Praise Enthusiastically

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Unbidden

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Done without command or invite

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Contentious

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Causing or likely to cause arguments

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Outmoded

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New thinking replaced old ones

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Foolhardy

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Bold but uncalculated, no knowledge of risks

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Resplendent

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Attractive or impressive through being colorful

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Loquacious

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Tending to talk a great deal

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Spartan

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Denying yourself luxury

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Salutory

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Helpful, beneficial

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Absconded

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Quit, left a position

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Brio

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Vigor or Vivacity of style and performance

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Disapprobation

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Strong disapproval on moral grounds

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Itelligentsia

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Influence through highly educated group

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Solemnity

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The quality of being serious and dignified

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Stratification

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Classification into different groups

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Prosaic

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commonplace, lacking imagination and originality

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Beyond Reproach

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Too good to criticize

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Beneath Reproach

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Too bad to criticize

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Hobnobbing

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Socialize with people with high social status

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Muckracking

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Searching and spreading scandals of famous people

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Schmoozing

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Talking in a freindly way to impress people

Verisimilitude

The appearance of being true or real

Pageantry

Show elaborate display

Monolithic

Large, powerful ,slow to change, one aspect

Subterfuge

Deceit in order to achieve ones goal

Fulsome

Complimentary or flattery to an excessive degree

Sartorial

Relating to tailoring, clothing and style of dress

Dithering

Delaying in making a decision.

Cursory

Done in a hasty way, not thorough or detailed.

Notwithstanding

In spite of

Personage

A charachter in a play or other work.

Contemporaneous

Living or occuring in the same time period

Countermand

Object, Cancel or Revoke

Overt

Out in the open

Posterity

Future generation of people

Apogee

Highest Point

Nadir

Lowest Point

Sublimated

Take an impulse or drive and make something meaningful

Superannuated

Outdated

Vignettes

A brief evocative description

Staid

Buttoned down, serious person

Foil

Opposite to you

Insatiable

Impossible to satisfy

Remiss

Negligent in someway, overlooking ones responsibilities

Cognizant

Aware

Evocative

Bringing strong images to mind

Antithesis

Directly opposite of something, proposition that constrasts.