Think You Know... Flashcards
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Charlatan
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N.
A person who pretends to have more knowledge, skill, or ability than he or she has.
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Alumnus
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N.
The singular of alumni
a person who has attended or has graduated from a school.
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Iconoclast
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N.
A breaker or destroyer of images, especially religious ones.
A person who attacks cherished beliefs as being based on error or superstition.
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Interloper
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N.
A person who intrudes or interferes wrongly or without reason.
A person who thrusts him or herself uninvited into the affairs of others.
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Nomenclature.
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N.
A system of terms used in a particular science, field of knowledge, or art.
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Appurtenance
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N.
an important accessory instrument or piece of equipment.
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Beauteous
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ADJ.
Lovely to look at.
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Pulchritudinous
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ADJ.
physically beautiful and appealing.
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Winsome
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ADJ.
innocently lovely or engaging
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Belligerent
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ADJ.
hostile, waging war, or eager to be a part of a fight
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Cantankerous
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ADJ.
Difficult or irritating to work or spend time with
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Pugnacious
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ADJ.
ready and willing to start or join a battle of any kind.
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Affable
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ADJ.
At ease and pleasant, especially in conversation. Polite, mannerly
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Convivial
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ADJ.
friendly, fond of feasting and going to parties.
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Gregarious
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ADJ.
tending to associate with others, sociable.
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Diminutive
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ADJ.
Of small or tiny size, often with the quality if being lovable.
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Infinitesimal
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ADJ.
Exceedingly small, almost immeasurably small.
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Amble
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V.
To maintain a slow, easy pace, such as a stroll.
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Saunter
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V.
To take a leisurely walk
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Traipse
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V.
To walk or wander about aimlessly or without reaching ones goal.
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ADJ.
At ease and pleasant, especially in conversation. Polite, mannerly
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Affable
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ADJ.
tending to associate with others, sociable.
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Gregarious
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V.
To maintain a slow, easy pace, such as a stroll.
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Amble
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Effusive
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Unrestrained in expressing feelings or emotions
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Unrestrained in expressing feelings or emotions
Effusive
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Jocund
Merry or jolly
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Merry or jolly
Jocund
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Laconic
Terse, to the point, using few words.
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Terse, to the point, using few words.
Laconic
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Malevolent
Harmful, evil, wanting to cause harm.
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Harmful, evil, wanting to cause harm.
Malevolent.
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Maudlin
Weak and overly sentimental
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Weak and overly sentimental
Maudlin
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Ostensible
Shown outwardly, genuine in the surface but open for debate.
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Shown outwardly, genuine in the surface but open for debate.
Ostensible
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Recalcitrant
Stubbornly refusing to give into authority. Hard to do or handle.
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Stubbornly refusing to give into authority. Hard to do or handle.
Recalcitrant
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Reprehensible
Worthy of or deserving blame, extremely guilty or at fault.
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Truculent
Ready and willing to fight aggressively defiant
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Ready and willing to fight aggressively defiant
Truculent
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Veracity
In agreement with truth. Truthfulness.
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Vitriolic
Expressing bitter hatred toward something or someone.
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Homonyms
Words that have the same spelling but different meanings.
Ex. Mean: average, attitude
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Incite
V.
| To stir, urge on, or prompt to action.
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Affluent
Adj.
| having an abundance of wealth or material goods, rich, wealthy
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Agrarian
Adj.
| of relating to, or concerned with farmers or farming interests.
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Cadaverous
Adj.
| Resembling a corpse, ghastly.
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Decadent
Of moral/ethical or cultural decay or decline.
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Ethereal
Adj.
| light, airy, extremely delicate or refined.
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Flippant
Adj.
| Frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness.
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Haggard
Having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance, usually due to suffering or anxiety.
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Macabre
Adj.
| Gruesome, ghastly, or horrifying.
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Nebulous
Adj.
| Hazy, indistinct, cloudy, confused.
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Pathological
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Repugnant.
Adj.
| distasteful or offensive, opposed or contrary
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Salient
Adj.
| prominent or conspicuous; projecting or pointing outward
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Utilitarian
Of useful function, pertaining to utility.
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Words that have the same spelling but different meanings.
Ex. Mean: average, attitude
Homonym
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V.
| To stir, urge on, or prompt to action.
Incite
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Adj.
| having an abundance of wealth or material goods, rich, wealthy
Affluent
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Adj.
| of relating to, or concerned with farmers or farming interests.
Agrarian
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Adj.
| Resembling a corpse, ghastly.
Cadaverous
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Of moral/ethical or cultural decay or decline.
Decadent
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Adj.
| light, airy, extremely delicate or refined.
Ethereal
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Adj.
| Frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness.
Flippant
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Having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance, usually due to suffering or anxiety.
Haggard
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Adj.
| Gruesome, ghastly, or horrifying.
Macabre
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Adj.
| Hazy, indistinct, cloudy, confused.
Nebulous
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Pathological
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Adj.
| distasteful or offensive, opposed or contrary
Repugnant
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Adj.
| prominent or conspicuous; projecting or pointing outward
Salient
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Of useful function, pertaining to utility.
Utilitarian
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ADJ.
| physically beautiful and appealing.
Pulchritudinous
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Abashed
Ashamed or embarrassed
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Ashamed or embarrassed
Abashed
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Acquiescent
Willing to carry out the demands, orders, or wishes of others without protest or complaint.
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Willing to carry out the demands, orders, or wishes of others without protest or complaint.
Acquiescent
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Angst
A feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
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A feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
Angst
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Apathetic
Having or showing little to no emotion; uninterested or indifferent
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Having or showing little to no emotion; uninterested or indifferent
Apathetic
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Bellicose
Eager to fight; hostile
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Eager to fight; hostile
Bellicose
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Contrite
Sincerely remorseful, filled with a sense of guilt and the need to be forgiven.
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Sincerely remorseful, filled with a sense of guilt and the need to be forgiven.
Contrite
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Disconsolate
Totally unhappy, without any solace or comfort possible, gloomy
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Totally unhappy, without any solace or comfort possible, gloomy
Disconsolate
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Ebullient
Overwhelmed with enthusiasm, bubbling up with high spirits.
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Overwhelmed with enthusiasm, bubbling up with high spirits.
Ebullient
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Effervescent
Lively, sparkling, vivacious
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Enamored
Inspired or captivated by love; unreasonably fond
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Inspired or captivated by love; unreasonably fond
Enamored
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Facetious
Not meant to be taken seriously or literally; amusing.
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Not meant to be taken seriously or literally; amusing.
Facetious
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Jaded
Worn out or wearied through overwork; dulled or dissipated.
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Worn out or wearied through overwork; dulled or dissipated.
Jaded
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Petulant
Showing sudden, impatient annoyance or irritation, typically over something minor.
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Showing sudden, impatient annoyance or irritation, typically over something minor.
Petulant
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Vociferous
Crying out noisily, clamorously
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Crying out noisily, clamorously
Vociferous
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Aggregate
Sum total, a whole made up of different parts, total or gross amount
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Sum total, a whole made up of different parts, total or gross amount
Aggregate.
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Commodity
A traded item or useful thing, an article of trade or commerce.
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A traded item or useful thing, an article of trade or commerce.
Commodity
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Deficit
The amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required amount.
Shortfall, a lack or shortage.
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The amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required amount.
Shortfall, a lack or shortage.
Deficit
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Fiscal
Of or pertaining to the public treasury or revenues, or financial matters in general.
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Of or pertaining to the public treasury or revenues, or financial matters in general.
Fiscal
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Recession
A decline in economic activity. A period of economic contraction.
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A decline in economic activity. A period of economic contraction.
Recession
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Elegy
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A sad or mournful musical composition or lament.
Usually for someone who has died.
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N.
A sad or mournful musical composition or lament.
Usually for someone who has died.
Elegy
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Reprise
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| A repetition of a musical passage or return to an earlier theme.
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N.
| A repetition of a musical passage or return to an earlier theme.
Reprise.
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Virtuoso.
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| An extremely talented person who excels in musical technique and/or execution.
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N.
| An extremely talented person who excels in musical technique and/or execution.
Virtuoso
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Anarchist
Someone who believes governments should be abolished.
Person who seeks to overturn government institutions, often through violence.
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Telecommute
To work from home or a remote location
Usually using a computer connection.
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To work from home or a remote location
Usually using a computer connection.
Telecommute.
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Workaholic
Adj.
A person who becomes addicted to his or her work.
Putting work above family and other responsibilities.
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Adj.
A person who becomes addicted to his or her work.
Putting work above family and other responsibilities.
Workaholic.
