Verbal 3 Flashcards
(123 cards)
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Humdrum
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Lacking excitement or variety; dull and monotonous.
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Insipid
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Lacking flavor, interest, or vigor; dull.
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Quixotic
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Unrealistically idealistic or romantic; impractical.
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Lax
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Not strict or careful; negligent.
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Banal
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Lacking originality; boring and unoriginal.
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Benign
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Gentle, kind, or harmless.
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Brazen
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Bold and without shame; unashamedly confident.
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Candid
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Truthful and straightforward; honest and open.
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Covet
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To strongly desire something that belongs to someone else.
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Demur
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To raise doubts or objections; to show reluctance.
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Artless
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Without deceit; natural, simple, or naive.
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Loquacious
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Very talkative; tending to talk a lot.
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Negligent
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Failing to take proper care in doing something.
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Opaque
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Not transparent; hard to understand.
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Mitigate
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To make less severe or painful; to alleviate.
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Placate
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To calm or pacify someone, often by making concessions.
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Placid
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Calm and peaceful; free from disturbance.
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Prophetic
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Accurately predicting future events; visionary.
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Prudent
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Acting with care and thought for the future; wise.
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Aloof
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Distant or detached in behavior or emotion.
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Debunk
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To expose the falseness of a myth, idea, or belief.
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Heterogeneous
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Composed of diverse or different elements.
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Invasive
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Tending to spread harmfully or intrusively.
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Sporadic
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Occurring irregularly or infrequently.
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Subjective
Based on personal feelings, opinions, or perspectives rather than facts.
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Stigmatize
To brand or mark as disgraceful or undesirable.
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Undermine
To weaken or damage something, often gradually.
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Weary
Feeling or showing tiredness, often from effort or lack of sleep.
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Zealous
Passionately devoted or enthusiastic about a cause or goal.
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Verbose
Using more words than necessary; overly wordy.
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Entitled
Believing oneself to deserve certain privileges or special treatment.
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Wary
Feeling cautious or on guard about potential dangers or problems.
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Underscore
To emphasize or highlight something.
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Venal
Willing to accept bribes; corrupt.
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Loathe
To feel intense dislike or hatred for something.
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Plastic
Easily shaped or molded; adaptable or flexible.
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Robust
Strong, healthy, and vigorous.
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Stern
Strict, severe, or serious.
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Oust
To remove or drive out someone from a position or place.
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Profuse
Plentiful; abundant or excessive.
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Utilitarian
Designed for practical use rather than beauty or ornamentation.
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Vapid
Lacking liveliness, interest, or flavor; dull.
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Brook
To tolerate or endure something unpleasant.
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Feeble
Lacking physical strength or vitality; weak.
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Outstrip
To surpass or exceed in performance or achievement.
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Quirky
Characterized by unusual or eccentric behavior.
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Sever
To cut off or divide by cutting; to end a relationship.
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Stoic
Enduring pain or hardship without showing emotion.
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Deliberate
Done consciously and intentionally; careful or slow in decision-making.
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Droll
Amusing in an odd or whimsical way.
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Pervasive
Spread throughout every part of something; widespread.
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Distressed
Suffering from anxiety, pain, or sorrow; experiencing financial hardship.
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Lucrative
Producing a great deal of profit; financially rewarding.
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Vitiate
To spoil, impair, or weaken the quality or efficiency of something.
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Illusory
Based on illusion; not real.
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Mimic
To imitate someone or something, often to entertain or ridicule.
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Obscure
Not clear or easily understood; to make something unclear or difficult to understand.
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Subtle
Delicate, not obvious; capable of making fine distinctions.
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Superficial
Existing or occurring at the surface level; lacking depth or thoroughness.
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Amplify
To increase in strength, size, or intensity.
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Catastrophic
Involving or causing great damage or suffering; disastrous.
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Defame
To damage the reputation of someone by making false statements.
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Keen
Having sharp insight or strong interest in something.
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Sober
Serious, thoughtful, or not affected by alcohol.
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Token
A symbol or representation of something.
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Unravel
To solve, untangle, or clarify something complicated.
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Abrasive
Rough, harsh, or irritating, both physically and metaphorically.
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Artful
Skillful, clever, or crafty, often in a deceitful way.
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Avid
Having a keen interest in or enthusiasm for something.
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Counterfeit
Fake or fraudulent; made to imitate something genuine.
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Extol
To praise enthusiastically or highly.
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Impulsive
Acting suddenly and without careful thought or planning.
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Intuitive
Based on instinct or a natural understanding rather than reasoned thought.
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Crafty
Skilled at achieving goals through clever or deceitful methods.
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Narcissism
Excessive self-love or self-centeredness.
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Reflect
To think deeply or carefully; to throw back light, heat, or sound.
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Collaborate
To work jointly with others, especially on a project or goal.
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Dictate
To give orders authoritatively; to control or strongly influence.
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Discreet
Careful and cautious in one's speech or actions to avoid attention or offense.
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Divorced
Separated from something else; no longer connected.
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Inborn
Existing naturally or at birth; innate.
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Polymath
A person with knowledge in a wide range of subjects.
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Versatile
Able to adapt or be used for many different functions or activities.
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Wayward
Difficult to control or predict; willful or disobedient.
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Apathy
Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.
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Exotic
Unusual or strikingly different, often because it is foreign.
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Heed
To pay attention to or take notice of something.
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Lucid
Clear and easy to understand; mentally sound or rational.
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Improvise
To create or perform something without preparation.
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Skittish
Nervous, easily frightened, or unpredictable.
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Visionary
Someone with a strong and creative imagination about the future; idealistic.
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Assertive
Confidently self-assured; expressing oneself in a clear and forceful way.
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Bogus
Not genuine or true; fake.
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Dogmatic
Insistent on principles or beliefs as if they are undeniably true.
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Impair
To weaken or damage something.
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Patent
Easily recognizable; obvious.
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Sound
In good condition; based on valid reasoning or logic.
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Tarnish
To damage or diminish the quality or reputation of something.
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Tepid
Lukewarm; showing little enthusiasm or interest.
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Upbraid
To criticize or scold severely.
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Arresting
Striking or eye-catching; something that grabs attention.
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Euphoric
Feeling intense excitement or happiness.
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Gaffe
A mistake or blunder, especially one made in a social situation.
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Histrionic
Overly dramatic or theatrical in behavior or style.
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Liability
A legal or financial responsibility; something disadvantageous or burdensome.
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Temper
To moderate, soften, or balance something; also refers to a person's mood.
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Pacify
To calm, soothe, or bring peace to a situation or person.
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Remote
Distant, far away; unlikely or improbable.
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Abet
To encourage or assist someone to do something, especially something wrong or illegal.
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Accessible
Easily reached, entered, or used; understandable or approachable.
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Contempt
The feeling that someone or something is worthless or deserving of scorn.
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Deflect
To cause something to change direction or to turn aside.
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Discount
To reduce the price of something; to regard something as unimportant or not worthy of consideration.
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Erratic
Not regular or consistent; unpredictable.
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Inform
To provide knowledge or information about something.
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Modest
Humble in manner or appearance; not excessively large, elaborate, or expensive.
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Noxious
Harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant.
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Proficient
Competent or skilled in doing something.
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Scorn
Open dislike or disrespect mixed with indignation; to feel or express contempt.
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Unseemly
Inappropriate or improper in behavior or appearance.
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Adhere
To stick firmly to a surface or to follow a belief, rule, or commitment.
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Extant
Still in existence; surviving, especially of documents, species, or objects.
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Potent
Having great power, influence, or effect.
