Vocab Flashcards
(118 cards)
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Acclaim
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Present enthusiastically
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Acclaim
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Present enthusiastically
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Advent
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Upcoming event
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Bipedalism
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Locomotion of two feet
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Cognition
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Reasoning / critical thinking
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Decipher
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Decode
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epitome
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Exemplar
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Erudite
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Scholarly/wise
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Jarring
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Shaking
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Obscure
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Mysterious
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Pragmatic
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Practical/sensible
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Pursuit
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quest or chase
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Rife
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common, widespread
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Scrupulous
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diligent attention to details
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Simulate
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replicate or mimic
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Sinecure
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an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income
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Sporadic
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intermittent or irregular
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Squander
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misspend
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Transcend
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excel or surpass
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Trounce
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defeat heavily in a contest ( to thrash)
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Untoward
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unexpected
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Abate
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Become less intense/reduce
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Abundance
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an ample quantity
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Candour
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honest or sincere expression
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Circumvent
beat or get around
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Circumvent
beat or get around
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Conjecture
guess or supposition
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Dexterity
adroitness, skill in performing tasks
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Gleam
a small bright light
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Helix
something spiral in form , an object having 3D shape
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Hibernate
to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state
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Hibernate
to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state
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Impel
Force
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Involuntary
done contrary to or without choice
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Latch
to fasten (a door or a gate)
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Pitfall
a trap or a snare
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Plausible
believable or credible
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Retrieve
restore or revive
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Saline
consisting of or containing salt
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Strenuous
energetic and zealous
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Synchronisation
the operation or activity of two or more things at the same time or rate
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Zenith
a high point or an apex
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Altruistic
beneficent, benevolent or charitable
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Clout
Influence and Power
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Conceal
to cache or to hide
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Deceptive
fallacious or misleading
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Discernible
able to be perceived by a sense such as sight or smell)- distinguishable
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Imperceptible
indistinguishable
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Ingenious
clever or creative
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Innocuous
harmless
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Obtrusive
intruding or interfering- noticeable in an unpleasant way
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Reverence
honour, homage, or respect
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Shaggy
confused or unclear in conception or thinking
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Sybarite
self indulgent person in luxury and pleasure
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Zealous
Full of enthusiasm
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Convention
agreement or contract
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Egregious
conspicuously bad or strikingly bad
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Endow
To provide with something freely or naturally
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Enervate
enfeeble or exhaust
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Ephemeral
lasting only for a short time (evanescent or brief)
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Exigent
dire or critical
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Impetuous
heedless or inconsiderate
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Invertebrate
Weak or frail
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Mull
to consider at length (ponder)
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Petulant
irritable or grumpy
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Quagmire
difficulty or plight
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Quaint
bizarre or crazy
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Quandary
deadlock or dilemma
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Ruminate
contemplate or consider
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Scuff
to walk without lifting the feet
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Sedition
the crime of saying, writing, or doing something that encourages people to disobey their government
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Seminal
authoritative or influential
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Ubiquitous
widespread
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Acumen
clear sightedness or depth of perception
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Adulation
extreme or excessive admiration or flattery (ideolatry or idealised)
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Bovine
relating to/ affecting cattle (cowlike or cattle-like)
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Burgeon
to send forth new growth (sprout or bloom)
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Cacophony
harsh discordant mixture of sounds
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Demagogue
a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires rather than reason
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Derisive
expressing/ causing contemptuous ridicule/ scorn
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Discern
behold or catch
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Dubious
doubting or uncertain
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Exacerbate
make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse
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Gregarious
outgoing or social
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Intrepid
characterised by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance (dauntless or bold)
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Mendacious
given to or characterised by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth (Perfidious or lying)
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Obdurate
stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing (cold blooded or affectless)
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Penurious
tightfisted or stingy
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Reticent
reserved or reluctant
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Usurp
seize or take over
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Vitriolic
bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism
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Catastrophe
momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin
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Craven
lacking the least bit of courage (Gutless or cowardly)
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Grapple
engage in a close fight
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Hubris
exaggerated pride or self-confidence
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Ignoble
not honourable in character
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Imminent
ready to take place : happening soon
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Importunate
overly persistent in request or demand
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Indigent
suffering from extreme poverty (impoverished or destitute)
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Inventive
adept or prolific at producing inventions (artful or clever)
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Malapropism
mistaken use of a word in place of a similar sounding word
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Obfuscate
to confuse
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Obscure
having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning (ambiguous or arcane)
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Paucity
a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number
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Polyglot
Multilingual
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Postulate
a hypothesis advanced as an essential presupposition, condition, or premise of a train of reasoning
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Renounce
resign or give up
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Spurious
False, bogus, Spurious
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Tenuous
having little substance or strength (flimsy or weak)
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Accordance
the act of granting something (Agreement or conformity)
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Ambivalent
having or showing simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings toward something or someone (Conflicting or equivocate)
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Exquisite
marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution
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Exult
to be extremely joyful (rejoice)
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Foliage
a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation (flora or green)
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Foster
to promote the growth or development of (encourage)
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What does NEBULOUS mean?
Unclear and lacking form; vague.
## Footnote
Example: Her explanation of the complex scientific concept was so nebulous that most of the students were left feeling confused and uncertain.
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What is the meaning of IRREPROACHABLE?
Without fault and therefore impossible to criticize; perfect or faultless in behavior or actions.
## Footnote
Example: His consistently ethical behavior earned him a reputation for being irreproachable in both his personal and professional life.
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Fill in the blank: A description that is _______ is unclear and lacking form.
[NEBULOUS]
