Vocab 21-23 Flashcards

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kudos

A

the prestige/acclaim resulting from a noteworthy achievement/position

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2
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lackadaisical

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lacking in spirit/energy/purpose

n: lackadaisicalness

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3
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legacy

A

somthing left in a will/handed down from the past

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4
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liability

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debt/obligation; hindrance/handicap

adj: liable

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5
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libel

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n: public statement that damages a person
v: to slander publicly
adj: libelous

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6
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litigation

A

legal action

n: litigant

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7
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lucid

A

clear and intelligible; mentally competent

n: lucidness

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8
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lucrative

A

profitable

n: lucrativeness

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9
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lurk

A

to sneak; to lie hidden/in wait

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10
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lush

A

luxuriant/plentiful/opulent/overripe

n: lushness

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11
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malapropism

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unconcious/ludicrous misuse of a word

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12
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malice

A

desire to cause harm; deep-seated ill will

n: maliciousness

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13
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mammoth

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n: extinct elephant; giant
adj: gigantic

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14
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mandatory

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required

n: mandate

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15
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medium

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means by which a goal is achieved/person through whom it is realized

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16
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mercenary

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n: a hireling
adj: motivated solely by desire for material gain
n: mercenariness

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17
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moot

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adj: unresolved
v: to bring up for discussion

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18
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morass

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swamp/bog; confused/degrading situation that is hard to get out of

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19
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motley

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n: multicolored clothes
adj: multicolored/diverse/varied
adj: mottled

20
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mundane

A

worldly, humdrum, everyday

adv: mundanely

21
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myriad

A

countless

22
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narcissistic

A

dominated by an excessive love/admiration of oneself

n: narcissism

23
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nebulous

A

hazy/vague

24
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negligible

A

to small to be significant

n: negligibleness

25
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nepotism

A

unwarranted favoritism to relatives/friends

n: nepotist

26
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nomadic

A

wandering/roving

n: nomade

27
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nominal

A

existing in name only; insignificantly small

n: nominalist

28
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nostalgia

A

longing to return to a sentimentalized past

adj: nostalgic

29
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novice

A

beginner

n: novitiate

30
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nuance

A

slight/subtle variation

31
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obscene

A

offensive

n: obscenity

32
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obsequious

A

excessively submissive to another’s wishes or ideas

n: obsequiousness

33
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obsession

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adj: obsessive

34
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obsolete

A

no longer in use

n: obsoleteness

35
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officious

A

excessively forward in offering unwanted help; meddlesome

n: officiousness

36
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ominous

A

foreshadowing evil

n: ominousness

37
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opportune

A

suitable/appropriate/timely

n: opportunity

38
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ostensible

A

apparent/professed

adv: ostensibly

39
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ostracize

A

to banish/exclude

n: ostracism

40
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pandemonium

A

general disorder, confusion, noise

adj: pandemoniac

41
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paradox

A

self-contradictory statement

adj: paradoxical

42
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paraphrase

A

v: to restate
n: a restatement
adj: paraphrastic

43
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parochial

A

located in/supported by a parish
restricted in scope/range; narrow/limited
n: parochialism

44
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parody

A

n: a comic imitation
v: to imitate in a mocking way
n: parodist

45
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pensive

A

immersed in deep thought

n: pensiveness