Vocab 21-24 Flashcards
(100 cards)
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Aggregate
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Sum total; whole amount
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Archipelago
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A group of islands
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Boon
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Favorable, a blessing, a benefit
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Buffoon
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A clown; a silly or stupid person
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Chicanery
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Unethical methods; trickery
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Contaminant
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Something that causes impurity; something that defiles or pollutes
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Corrugated
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Bent into folds
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Deleterious
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Harmful, dangerous, injurious
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Disputatious
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Inclined to fight, to argue, or to debate
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Emend
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To correct, usually by a critic
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Fetter
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To restrict by shackling or chaining
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Giddy
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Dizzy
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Heterogeneity
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State of being dissimilar, composition from unlike elements
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Indomitable
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Incapable of being conquered
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Irresolute
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Indecisive; unsure of how to proceed
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Metaphorically
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Compared non-literally
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Panacea
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Cure-all, remedy for all ills
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Peruse
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To read or examine
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Prodigy
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One with exceptional talents or powers; an extraordinary accomplishment
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Rebuff
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To snub or to refuse bluntly
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Resilient
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Ability to return to a former state
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Scapegoat
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One who takes the blame for others
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Spurious
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False or deceitful
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Tractable
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Capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled; obedient
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Vivacious
Full of life, very animated
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Approbation
Official approval, praise, commendation
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Assent
To agree or to concur; to give in, to yield; agreement
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Boorish
Rude or insensitive; Ill-mannered
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Circumlocution
Talking around a subject
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Copious
Abundant
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Delineation
An outline, depiction, portrayal
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Dissemble
To disguise; to pretend
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Emulate
To try to equal or be like (usually through imitation)
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Fickle
Likely to change; capricious
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Gravity
Seriousness; importance
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Homely
Plain or unattractive in appearance
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Indigence
Poverty
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Jingoist
An extreme patriot; usually calls for a belligerent foreign policy
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Migratory
Moving from place to place; wandering, transient
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Obfuscating
Confusing; making unclear
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Proclivity
Inclination, tendency
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Prostration
A stretching out due to lacking vitality and being completely overcome
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Recalcitrant
Very stubborn; refusing to obey; unruly
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Resolute
Characterized by a decided purpose
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Sectarian
A member of a sect that is a faction with extreme beliefs
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Stalwart
One who supports a cause with firm partisanship
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Tacit
Understood, silent, not spoken, implicit
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Transcended
Surpassed, exceeded
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Virtuous
Having excellent morals; righteous
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Whets
Stimulates, sharpens
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Ambulatory
Able to walk or move around
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Anarchy
The absence of government; a state of lawlessness
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Breadth
The width of something; comprehensive quality
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Cant
Secret jargon or slang
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Circumscribed
Restricted or limited
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Congeal
To solidify or coagulate
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Demagogue
A person or leader who appeals to passions or prejudices
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Dissonance
Unrelated and harsh combinations of sound; discord
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Dubious
Doubtful; not clear
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Engrossed
Completely occupied or absorbed
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Facilitate
To make less difficult
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Fledgling
An immature or inexperienced person, a young bird that is ready to fly
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Gilded
Covered with gold or a golden color; having a background of wealth
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Graphic
Vivid
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Introvert
One who turns inward and concentrates thoughts upon himself
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Jocular
Jesting or joking
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Malcontent
A person who is constantly dissatisfied and discontented
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Misnomer
Mid naming, use of a wrong name
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Obstinate
Unyielding regardless of reason or logic
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Prevalent
Generally or widely accepted, current, or practiced
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Prudent
Wise and careful about practical matters
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Pulverize
To reduce into small pieces; to demolish
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Recapitulation
A summary
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Steadfastness
Quality of being fixed with little chance of moving or changing
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Tactile
Perceptible by touch; capable of being felt
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Abase
To degrade, to humiliate
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Abdicate
To renounce or give up a power
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Brazen
Shameless, insolent, disrespectful
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Caustic
Sarcastically biting; acrid
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Commiserate
To express sympathy or pity
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Decorum
Appropriate conduct; correct and proper behavior
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Deference
Courteous going along with the opinions or wishes of another
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Drone
Speaking in a monotonous tone; a continuous low humming sound
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Enunciate
To pronounce clearly
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Girth
Size or dimensions (usually the measure around a body)
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Grandiose
Impressive, imposing
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Inception
The beginning of something
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Ineffable
Incapable of being expressed through speech or words
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Nebulous
Lacking clarity of feature or sharpness of outline
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Neophyte
A recent convert; beginner, novice
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Obtuse
Dull of mind; insensitive, stupid
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Parable
A short fictitious story that has a moral
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Rant
To rave; to speak in a loud and attacking manner
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Reproach
To blame for something; a disgrace
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Savant
A scholar; a learned person
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Stultifying
Causing to be useless; crippling; causing to appear stupid
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Syllabus
A brief outline of the main points of a text or course of study
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Troupe
A company or group - usually theatrical performers
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Unequivocal
Without a doubt; clear
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Vapid
Dull, inane, insipid
