voc5 Flashcards
(109 cards)
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Anecdote
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a brief amusing story
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Celerity
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speed
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Dexterous
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skilful with hands
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Extraneous
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one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material; irrelevant
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Incoherent
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not clear
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Maladroit
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clumsy; unskillful
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Pallid
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pale
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Presumptuous
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assuming too much; arrogant
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Scrupulous
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careful; diligent; painstaking
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Unequivocal
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clear; obvious
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Animosity
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hatred; antagonism
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Censorious
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severely critical of others; disapproving; critical
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Dichotomy
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a division into two parts
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Extrapolate
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extend; predict on the basis of known data
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Incongruous
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not fitting in; out of place
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Malady
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illness
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Palpable
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easily felt; easily perceived
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Pretentious
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pompous; self-important
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Scrutinize
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examine carefully
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Unfetter
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set free
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Annex
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(n) a building which is an addition to an existing building
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Censure
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express severe disapproval of; blame
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Didactic
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intended to teach; instructive
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Extrinsic
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irrelevant; on the outside
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Inconsequential
unimportant; insignificant; negligible
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Malediction
a curse
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Panacea
remedy for all ills
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Prevaricate
speak misleadingly and evasively
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Scuttle
sink
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Unfrock
to remove a priest from his position
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Annex
(v) take possession of; seize; capture
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Cerebral
intellectual
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Diffident
lacking confidence
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Fallacious
false
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Inconspicuous
not easily seen; subtle; not noticeable
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Malefactor
a wrong-doer
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Paradigm
1. example; 2. model; 3. way of looking at things
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Pristine
unspoiled
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Seminary
an institution in which priests are trained
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Unprecedented
never having happened before
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Anomaly
something which does not fit in a pattern; irregularity
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Certitude
certainty
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Digress
wander off the subject
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Falter
hesitate; waver
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Indelible
cannot be wiped out
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Malinger
deliberately avoid work; shirk
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Paradox
apparently contradictory statement
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Proclivity
tendency towards;
| "a proclivity for hard work"
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Sensuous
appealing to the senses
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Unscathed
unharmed; intact; without a scratch
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Antagonism
hostility; strong opposition
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Charlatan
trickster who claims knowledge he doesn't have
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Dike
dam; embankment
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Fanatical
obsessive; fixated
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Indifferent
1. neutral; 2. not outstanding
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Malingerer
person who deliberately tries to avoid work
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Paragon
a perfect example
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Procrastinate
delay; put off
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Sentinel
guard; sentry
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Unwitting
not deliberate; unconscious
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Antagonistic
opposed; hostile; aggressive
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Chary
wary of; cautious about; reluctant to do or give smth
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Dilatory
slow; falling behind with one's work
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Fanaticism
passion; excessive devotion
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Indigenous
native to a particular area
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Malleable
flexible; can be shaped
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Paramount
of supreme importance
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Prodigal
wasteful; extravagant
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Sequester
isolate
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Upbraid
scold; tell off; reprimand
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Antediluvian
outdated; prehistoric; very old-fashioned
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Chastises
punishes
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Dilemma
puzzling situation
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Fastidious
overly particular; finicky
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Indolence
laziness
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Mallet
1. wooden hammer; 2. stick used for polo
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Parasite
1. scrounger; 2. animal which takes digested food from another
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Prodigious
very large
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Serendipity
fortunate coincidence; unsought discovery
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Uproarious
hilarious; hysterical; very funny
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Anthology
a book which is a collection of poems or stories
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Chicanery
trickery
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Dilettante
person who dabbles in a subject without serious study
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Fatuous
silly and pointless:
| - "a fatuous comment"
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Inductee
novice; beginner
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Manipulatable
influencable; controllable
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Parched
dried up
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Profane
unholy
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Serene
calm; peaceful
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Upshot
outcome
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Anthropocentrism
putting man at the center of one's philosophy
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Chimerical
changeable; unstable
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Diligent
hard-working
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Feasible
possible and practicable
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Indulgent
pampering; satisfying desires
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Marred
damaged; spoiled
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Pariah
an outcast from society
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Profanity
swearing; cursing
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Serrated
jagged; saw-like
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Urbane
courteous and refined in manner; sophisticated; suave
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Wade
walk with effort through water or another liquid or viscous substance
wade through - "read laboriously through"
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Particular
insisting that something should be correct or suitable in every detail; fastidious
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Jagged
with rough, sharp points protruding
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Gash
make a long, deep cut in
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Suave
charming, confident, elegant
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Shirk from
Be unwilling to do smth difficult
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Shirk
Avoid or neglect (a duty or responsibility):
| - "I do not shirk any responsibility in this matter"
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Gust
a sudden strong rush of wind
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Beckon
make a gesture with the hand, arm, or head to encourage or instruct someone to approach or follow
