vocab Flashcards
(165 cards)
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Discomfit
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to embarrass and confuse
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edification
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an improvement or enlightenment
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malfeasance
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misconduct or wrongdoing especially by a public official
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feasible
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capable of being accomplished
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surfeit
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the condition of being too full; an overabundance
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magnum opus
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the greatest music of an artist writer or composer
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modus operandi
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a specific manner of working
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opulent
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possessing’s or exhibiting great wealth; affluent
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synergy
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the power that results from the combination of two or more forces
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liturgy
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a pattern of prayer or worship
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lethargy
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a state of sluggishness, inactivity, and apathy
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laborious
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requiring mental or physical effort
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belabor
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to discuss in too much detail
to attack
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elaborate
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to explain in greater detail
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stanch
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to stop the flow of
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staunch
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firm and steadfast
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extant
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still in existence; not destroyed
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restive
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resisting authority; difficult to control
restless; fidgety
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apropos
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with regard to
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depose
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to remove from office or power
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static
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having no motion or change
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ecstasy
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an intense joy or delight
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stasis
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a condition in which there is no change
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entity
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a being
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essence
the most important ingredient; the crucial element
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quintessential
the most typical, ideal, or important
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verdure n
greenery; fresh and ripe vegetation
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verdant adj
green; lush with vegetation
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veridity n
a lack of expirience; an innocence
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candid adj
open and sincere
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candor n
a frankness or sincerity of expression; openess
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incandescent
shinning brilliantly
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pallor
an extreme or unatural paleness
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pallid
lacking color; dull
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appall
to fill with horror or disapproval
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livid
enraged; furious
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denigrate
to attack the character of; to mock
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Peccadillo
a small sin or fault
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impeccable
having no flaws
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peccant
violating a moral law; sinful
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pejorative
negative and critical; insulting
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Impair
to cause to deminish in strength, value, or quality
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Malign
to speak of maliciously; to insult
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malinger
to pretend to be sick in order to avoid something
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malise
a sense of unease; depression
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negligent
not properly attentive
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negligible
unimportant; insignificant
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negate
to cancel the effect of; to nullify
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Jocose
cheerful merry
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jocular
characterized by joking
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festoon
to drape or adorn festively
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fete
to honor with a banquet or feast
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bacchic
of or related to a wild celebration
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bacchanal
a drunken party or celebration
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plaintive
sorrowful; expressing or evoking mourning or sadness
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plaint
a lament or complaint
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elegy
a song or poem memorializing something or someone
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egalic
mourning that which is lost or past; sorrowful
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somnolent
drowsy; sleepy
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soporific
causing sleep or fatigue
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sopor
sleep; drowsiness
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languid
lacking energy; weak
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languish
to waste away
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languor
a lack of physical or mental energy
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vigilant
on the alert; watchful
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vigilante
someone who takes law enforcement into his or her own hands
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acquiesce
to give in
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requiem
a song or religious service for the dead or lost
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Quittance
a repayment; a compensation
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fortuitous
hapening by a lucky accident or chance; fortunate
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fortuity
a chance or accident
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auspices
protection or support; patronage
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auspicious
followed by favorable circumstances
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predestination
the belief that ones fate has been determined in advance by a higher power
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destine
to intend for a specific end or purpose
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consortium
a group of companies of institutions
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Consort
to keep company; to associate
a companion especially a romantic one
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propitious
lucky; favorable
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propitiate
to sooth or satisfy; to appease
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Importune
to urge or beg without end
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importunate
extremely demanding; insistant
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rapport
a positive relationship
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insufferable
impossible to bear; intolerable
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preferential
giving or showing an advantage to one over another
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conferment
the act of bestowing; a formal offer
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Periphery
the outermost part or boundery
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euphoria
a feeling of great happiness or well-being
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congested
overcrowded; too tightly packed
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gestate
to conceive and develop in the mind or body
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gesticulate
to make gestures for emphasis
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Solipsism
the theory that the self is the only reality, self absorption
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desolate
deserted and lonely
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soliloquy
a literary or dramatic speech spoken by a solitary character
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monotonous
unvarying; lacking in variety
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monotone
a sameness of sound, style, manner, or color
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divulge
to make public
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vulgar
of the common people
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poltmath
a person with knowledge of many subjects
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Hoi polloi
the common people; the masses
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polyglot
a person with a knowledge of several languages
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totalitarian
having to do with a government in which one person, group, or party, controls everything
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totality
completness
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holistic
concerning the whole rather than the parts
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catholic
covering a broad range; universal
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consummate
perfect or ideal, especially in skill or accomplishment
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summation
an accumulation; a total result
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trenchant
sharply effective or insightful
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truncate
to cut short in the middle
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truncate
to cut short in the middle
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parcel
to divide into parts and distribute
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parse
to examine or analyze
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repartee
a quick, witty conversation
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Assertion
something declared and stated positivly
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Exertion
the use of power and strength
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dissertation
a formal and long paper, written for a degree at a university or college
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disconcert
1. to upset and confuse
2.botherd; concerned
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certitude
a certainty; an inevitaility
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ascertain
to discover; to find out
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Annex
to attach oneself; to take over
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nexus
the core or center; a connection
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liaison
an intermediary; a go-between
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obligatory
expected or required
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ligature
a binding or joining
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sedition
an act or practice aimed at undermining authority; a rebellion
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ambiance
the environmental surrounding; the atmosphere
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circuitous
roundabout or lengthy
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transitory
short lived or temoprary
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accede
to agree, often at the urging of another
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antecedent
a preceding event, cause, or condition
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precedent
a tradition; an act or decision that is used as a model for future acts or decisions to violate or go against
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contravene
to violate or go against
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adventitious
accidental; aquired
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parvenu
someone newly wealthy
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Incendiary (adj)
inflamming; provoking heat or anger
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Incense (V)
to infuriate; to make passionatly angry
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Inflammatory (adj)
arousing anger or strong emotion
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Flambboyant (adj)
intended to attract attention; showy
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Luster (n)
a brilliance; a brightness
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illustrious
well known and distinguished.
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illustrative
descriptive; serving as an example
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fulminate
to attack with words; to denounce
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refulgent
brilliantly illuminated; shinny
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flagrant
noticibly bad or offensive
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conflagration
a large fire
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semantic
having to do with the meaning of \words or language
adj
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semiotic
of or relating to sighns or symbols
adj
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paradigm
a pattern or model
n
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phraseology
the way in which something is expressed; a style
n
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metaphrase
an exact translation or restatement
n
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paraphrase
a summary that is not word-for-word
n
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demonstrative
openly expressive of emotions
adj
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remonstrate
to protest or object
v
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ominous
menacing; threatening
adj
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abominable
loathsome; disagreeable
adj
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abomination
something disgustingly offensive
n
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detrimental
adj causing damage or harm; injurious
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contrite
adi feeling of regret and sorrow; penitent
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trite
adj
boring because of overuse or repitition
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detritus
n
debris; junk
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attrition
n
a gradual lowering in number
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lenient
adj
not strict; generous
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lenitive
adj
easing pain or discord
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mollify
v
to soothe the feelings of; to appease
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rudimet
n
a basic idea or principal
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rudimentary
adj
undeveloped; very basic or simple
