Vocab Flashcards

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Disreputable

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Not respectable; having a bad reputation

Syn: notorious
Antonym: respectable
Adj.

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Effervescent

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Highly spirited; animated

Syn: bubbly
Antonym: lifeless
Adj.

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Conciliatory

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Intended to lessen another’s anger

Syn: appeasing
Antonym : defiant
Adj.

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Annotate

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To explain or discuss through a note

Verb

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Malediction

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A recital of words intended to do harm; a curse

Noun

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Excruciating

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Extremely painful; agonizing

Syn: unbearable
Antonym: pleasant
Adj.

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Tangible

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Able to be grasped or perceived

Syn: concrete
Antonym: abstract
Adj.

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Glutton

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One who wants or takes too much “especially food or drink”

Noun

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Admonition

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Gentle scolding

Syn: chiding

Noun

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Sentiment

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A feeling about something

Syn: attitude

Noun

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Inquisitive

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Curious; asking many questions

Antonym: uninterested

Adj.

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Evocative

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Calling forth a vivid image or impression

Syn: suggestive

Adj.m

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Colloquial

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Of or related to informal speech; conversational

Syn: idiomatic

Adj.

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Prescient

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Showing knowledge of events before they happen

Syn: for-sited
Antonym: rash
Adj.

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Despondent

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Lacking all hope

Syn: despairing
Antonym: joyful
Adj.

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Palatable

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Acceptable; satisfactory

Syn: tolerable
Antonym: unbearable
Adj.

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Rancid

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Rotten; spoiled

Syn: soured
Antonym: fresh
Adj.

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Precaution

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Action taken against danger ahead of time

Noun

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Irrational

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Not based on reason or logic

Syn: illogical
Antonym: reasonable, rational
Adj.

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Imprecation

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A curse

Antonym: blessing

Verb

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Declaim

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To speak loudly and with feeling

Verb

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Aesthetic

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Having to do with beauty or order

Syn:artistic

Adj.

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Abrogate

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To cancel; to appeal

Syn: abolish
Antonym: ratify
Verb

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Stagnant

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Unhealthy because of lack of movement

Syn: sluggish
Antonym: invigorating
Adj.

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Erroneous
Wrong or inaccurate Syn: mistaken Antonym: on course Adj.
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Degrade
Lower in divinity or esteem; insult Syn: belittle Antonym: honor Verb
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Circumvent
To avoid by going around; bypass Syn: sidestep Antonym: confront Verb
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Incursion
An attack on another's territory; a raid Syn: invasion Noun
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Indolent
Lazy; averse Syn: listless Antonym: robust Adj,
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Antipathy
Hostility or hatred Syn: dislike Antonym: sympathy Adj.
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Dissuade
To convince one not to do something Syn: discourage Antonym: persuade Verb
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Olfactory
Having to do with sense of smell Adj.
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Virile
Masculine; manly Adj.
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Pandemic
Having an effect on a large area or region Syn: rampant Antonym: confined Adj.
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Apolitical
Having no interest in politics; not political Adj.
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Civility
Politeness; courteousness Syn: decorum Antonym: rudeness Noun
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Acrid
Stinging or biting an odor or taste; harsh; irritating Adj.
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Avarice
Desire for wealth; greed Noun
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Insipid
Dull; uninteresting Syn: colorless Antonym: intriguing Adj.
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Odoriferous
Giving off an odor Adj.