Vocab Flashcards
(40 cards)
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Ratiocinate
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To think, contemplate
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Myopic
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Short sighted
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Render
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To say or to make
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Recapitulate
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To repeat or reiterate
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Loquacious
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Talkative
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Verbose
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Wordy
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Gregarious
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Sociable
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Elocution
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The art of public speaking
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Circumlocution
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Indirect language
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Recalcitrant
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Defiant
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Cogent
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Intelligent, viable
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Seminal
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Original, ground breaking
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Meritorious
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Deserving of praise or merit
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Redact
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To revise or edit
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Placate
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To soothe or appease
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Tedious
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Boring or dull
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Tome
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A large book
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Peruse
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To examine carefully
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Entomology
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The study of insects
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Ostracize
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To exclude from a community
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Pariah
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An outcast
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Persevere
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To persist, remain constant
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Latent
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Present but hidden
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Burgeon
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To come forth or blossom
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Diligent
Careful, showing care
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Paragon
Model of perfection
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Commodious
Spacious, roomy
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Clairvoyant
Able to see and detect things that others cannot
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Cosmopolitan
Worldly or sophisticated
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Vast
Enormous or immense
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Voluminous
Large or ample
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Exorbitant
Excessive
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Extravagant
Excessive or over the top
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Colossus
An enormous structure
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Synopsis
A summary
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Cadence
Rhythm
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Cavort
To prance or dance about
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Boisterous
Loud or energetic
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Daft
Insane or foolish
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Deft
Skilled or adept
