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Vocab 3 Flashcards

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Placid

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Not easily upset/excited; tranquil; calm; equable

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Insidious

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Something that gradually and subtly causes harmful effects

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Defer(ment)

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To postpone or adjourn

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Contention

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  1. An argument or debate between two parties

2. An assertion or claim expressed in an argument

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Eradicate

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To completely destroy/remove; put to an end

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Painstaking

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Done carefully and thoroughly; meticulous; assiduous; sedulous

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Lackadaisical

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Lacking enthusiasm and determination; careless; lazy

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Accentuate

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Make more noticeable or prominent

Eg; The shirt accentuated his gut

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Arbitrate

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3rd party (arbiter) making judgement to settle dispute b/w 2 people

Eg; The arbiter agreed to arbitrate the opposing sides

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Triumvirate

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Regime ruled by 3 people

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Intercede

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To intervene on behalf of another; arbitrate; mediate

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Byzantine

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  1. Devious and surreptitious manner of operation

2. Difficult to understand; intricate

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Tortuous

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Full of twists and turns; sinuous

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Sloven

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Person who is habitually messy or careless (appearance, hygiene, manner, etc.)

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Pernickety

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Over-fastidious; exacting; punctilious; finicky; dainty

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Insouciant

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Nonchalant lack of concern; indifferent

Eg; He gave an insouciant shrug

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Morose

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Sullen and bad-tempered; gloomy

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Capitulate (3 syn)

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To surrender or give in; acquiesce; accede; relent

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Remonstrate

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Reproachful protest; expostulate; objurgate; denounce

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Vexation

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To be annoyed, frustrated, or worried

Eg; She held her tongue in vexation

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Chagrin

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Feeling upset from failure/humiliation; annoyance; irritation; vexation

Eg; Jeff, much to his chagrin, wasn’t invited

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Condemn

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  1. To express disapproval of; censure; castigate; chastise

2. To sentence someone to particular punishment, especially death

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Volatility

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  1. (Finance) Degree of variation in trading price

2. (Chemistry) Tendency of substance to evaporate at normal temperatures

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Deride

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To insult or express contempt; ridicule; mock

Eg; The bully derided other kids on the field

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Emulate

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Imitate or copy

Eg; They tried to emulate his style

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Virtuoso

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Person highly skilled in music or other arts

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Bumpkin

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Stereotype of an unsophisticated/socially awkward person from the countryside; Yokel

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Lugubrious

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Dismal; gloomy; morose; somber

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Premonitory

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Sign/warning that predicts negative events; ominous; portentous

Eg; A premonitory headache that comes before a flu

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Bucolic

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Relating to pleasant aspects of rural life; pastoral

Eg; He was calmed by his bucolic surroundings

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Surreptitious

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Covert; clandestine; secret; sneaky; hidden

Eg; “They surreptitiously made their way to the cookie jar”

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Hubris

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Excessive self-confidence; arrogance; haughtiness

Eg; “His hubris costed him his friendship”

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Perspicacity

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Quality of shrewdness/acumen, acuity, or insight

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Encomium

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Speech/writing that praises someone; eulogy

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Obloquy

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Strong criticism or verbal abuse; condemnation; vilification; flak

Eg; “He endured years of contempt and obloquy”

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Pastiche

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Visual art/music that imitates the style of another’s work

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Panegyric

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Accolade; encomium; eulogy

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Inscrutable

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Impossible to understand/interpret; enigmatic; cryptic

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Tractable

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Easy to control or influence; malleable

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Recalcitrant

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Intractable attitude towards authority; uncooperative

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Espouse

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Adopt or support

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42
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Calamitous/Calamity

Cataclysm/Cataclysmic

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A disaster or catastrophe

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Alacrity

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Brisk and cheerful enthusiasm; eager/willingness

Eg; She accepted the invitation with alacrity

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Maladroit

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Ineffective, bungling, or clumsy

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Lubucrate

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Written in scholarly fashion

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Quibble

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Argue about trivial matters

Eg; They wouldn’t stop quibbling about the details

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Arrant

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Complete; utter; downright

Eg; What arrant nonsense!

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Foment

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Instigate or provoke a course of action - typically undesirable/violent sentiment

Eg; He was arrested for fomenting a riot

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Salacious

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Undue emphasis on sexual matters; improper; obscene; lewd

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Cunning

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Astute; adroit; canny; devious; duplicitous; guileful; wily

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Exculpate

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Show or declare someone’s innocence; absolve; acquit; exonerate; vindicate

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Disinterested

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Uninterested/indifferent

Unbiased;impartial

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53
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Acquiesce

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Accept reluctantly but without protest; permit; allow

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54
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Impecunious

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Having little or no money; penurious; indigent

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Dynamism

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Vigorousness; activity; effectiveness

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Ballad

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Song or poem that tells a story

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Incipient

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Nascent; emerging; inceptive; initial; inchoate; rudimentary

Eg; “He could feel incipient anger building up”

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Loll

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Sit, lie, or stand in a lazy/relaxed way; lounge; sprawl

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Heterodox

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Not conforming to orthodox; heretical; unorthodox; dissenting

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Inure

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Accustom someone to something unpleasant; condition; toughen

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Reverberate

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A loud noise being echoed

Eg; “Her deep booming laugh reverberated around the room”

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Abysmal

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Extremely bad; appalling; awful

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Court

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To be romantically involved with

To pay special attention in attempt to win support

To risk, provoke, or attract

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Recondite

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Esoteric; arcane, abstruse; obscure

Eg; “The book is full of recondite information”

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Canonize

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Regard as belonging to a canon of artistic works; grouping

Eg; “They have become cult classics, canonized in American literature in many critics”

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Disparate

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Different in kind or not comparable; divergent; contrasting

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Amiable

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(adj.) Pleasant and friendly; affable

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Divest

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Deprive someone of something; despoil

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Perfunctory

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Cursory and desultory (lacking plan)

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Facile

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  1. Task done superficially; ignores true complexities of an issue
  2. Task done effortlessly; easily achieved
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Germane

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Relevant and applicable; pertinent; apposite; felicitous

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Pejorative

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Expressing contempt; disparaging; deprecating; derogatory

Eg; “Passiveness is used universally as a pejorative term”

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Surly

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Bad-tempered and unfriendly

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Panacea

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Cure-all remedy for all difficulties or diseases

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Squalid

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  1. Sordid; dirty (due to poverty/neglect)

2. Sordid; dishonest; debased; contemptible

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Hidebound

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Unwilling to change due to tradition or convention; conservative; orthodox; fundamentalist

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Penchant

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Habitual preference for something; predilection; proclivity

Eg; “He has a penchant for adopting stray dogs”

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Outmode

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Outdated or obsolete

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Hortatory

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Encouraging some course of conduct/action; exhorting; enjoining

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Trifle

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Of little value or importance; triviality; inessential

Eg; “No reason to argue over such trifles:

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Unprecedented

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Never done or known before; unparalleled

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Impetus

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The driving force; motivation; incitement

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Blight

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Have a detrimental effect on; devastate; frustrate; scotch

Eg; “The scandal blighted his career”

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Fortuitous

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Happening by accident/chance; serendipitous; inadvertent

Eg; “From a cash standpoint, the company’s timing is fortuitous”

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Evanescent

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Quickly fading out of sight, memory, or existence

Eg; A shimmering evanescent bubble

86
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Meritorious

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Deserving reward or praise; laudable

87
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Onerous

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Burdensome; arduous; formidable; exacting; exigent

Eg; “He found his duties increasingly onerous”

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Splendor

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Magnificent features; splendid ; grandeur

Eg; “The splendor of the Florida Keys”

89
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Foible

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Weakness; flaw; eccentricity; frailty; infirmity; idiosyncrasy

Eg; “They have to tolerate each other’s little foibles”

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Jovial

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Cheerful and friendly; ebullient; genial; congenial; convivial; buoyant; vivacious

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Equanimity

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Tranquility in the midst of chaos; aplomb; poise; sangfroid

Eg; “She accepted both the good and the bad with equanimity”

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Augury

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Omen; herald; harbinger

93
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Irascible

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Bad-tempered and irritable

94
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Jejune (2)

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  1. Naive; simplistic; superficial; unpretentious; credulous; puerile
  2. Banal; dreary; humdrum; mundane; tedious; insipid; sterile; trite
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Upbraid

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Scold; admonish; rebuke

96
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Gerontocracy

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State, society, or group governed by old people

97
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Caricature

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A parody or satire; to mock/ridicule

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Fitful

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Occurring intermittently or sporadically; not regular/steady

Eg; “I had a few hours of fitful sleep”

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Pompous

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Conceited; domineering; imperious; overbearing; self-important

Eg; “He’s a pompous ass who pretends he knows everything”

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Imperious

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Assuming power without justification; arrogant and domineering; officious; peremptory; dictatorial

101
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Reproach

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Scold; admonish; rebuke

102
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Dote

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To adore or idolize; amorous; besotted; solicitous

103
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Deposition (2 def)

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  1. To remove or overthrow someone

2. Process of giving sworn evidence

104
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Repine

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Feel/express discontent; fret; sorrow; lament

Eg; “Must not let yourself repine”

105
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Inveterate

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Habitual habits/attitudes; entrenched; chronic; congenital; incorrigible

Eg; “He’s an inveterate liar”

106
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Derision

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Contemptuous ridicule or mockery

Eg; “My story was greeted with derision and disbelief

107
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Ostracize

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Exclude; boycott; repudiate; spurn

108
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Venerate

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Revere/reverence

109
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Presage

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A sign/warning that something bad will happen; an omen

110
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Benison

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A blessing

Eg; “The rewards and benisons of marriage”

111
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Guile

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Artifice; cunning; deception; duplicity

Eg; “He used all his guile to free himself from the situation”

112
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Pervade

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Spread throughout; permeate; infuse; suffuse

Eg; “The smell of shit pervaded the air”

113
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Quotidian

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Something that’s commonplace or occurs daily

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Canny

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Sharp powers of judgement; astute; shrewd

115
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Happenstance

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Coincidence; serendipity; fortuity; providence

116
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Impute

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To credit someone as responsible for something; attribute/ascribe (Typically bad)

Eg; “The crimes imputed to Richard”

117
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Objurgate

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Scold; admonish; rebuke

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Coalesce

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Combine to form a whole; amalgamate; unite; merge

Eg; “The puddles has coalesced into shallow streams”

119
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Rarefy

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Become less rare, thin, or dense

120
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Utilitarian

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Designed for practical reasons rather than attractive; functional

121
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Supplicate

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Humbly ask/beg; beseech; entreat; implore; petition

122
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Incensed

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Apoplectic; incandescent

Eg; “She was incensed by the accusations”

123
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Apoplectic; incandescent

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Incensed

124
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Buccaneer

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Daring and adventurous; unscrupulous; audacious

125
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Vanity

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Arrogance; egocentrism; narcissism; haughtiness; self-adulation

126
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Supposition

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Uncertain belief; conjecture; deduction; inference; postulation; surmise

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Largesse

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Generosity; altruism; benevolence; munificence; magnanimity

Eg; “He’s dispensing his money with such largesse”

128
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Perquisite

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Perk; privilege; gratuity (reward)

129
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Avarice

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Greed; acquisitiveness; cupidity

130
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Greed; acquisitiveness; cupidity

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Avarice

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Conflate

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Amalgamate; combine; consolidate; coalesce

132
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Amalgamate; combine; consolidate; coalesce

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Conflate

133
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Jocular

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Humorous; jovial; jocose; ludic

134
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Humorous; jovial; jocose; ludic

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Jocular

135
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Distend

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Expand; intumesce; protuberant; tumescent; turgescent; ventricose

Eg; “The abdomen distended rapidly”

136
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Expand; intumesce; protuberant; tumescent; turgescent; ventricose

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Distend

137
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Unlettered

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Ignorant; benighted; nescient; philistine; vulgar

138
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Ignorant; benighted; nescient; philistine; vulgar

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Unlettered

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Expedite

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Accelerate; facilitate; precipitate

140
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Accelerate; facilitate; precipitate

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Expedite

141
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Doff

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Remove; shed; discard

Opposite: Don (put on)

142
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Remove; shed; discard

Opposite:

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Doff

Opposite: Don

143
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Inert

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Apathetic; dormant; inactive; indifferent; indolent (lazy)

144
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Apathetic; dormant; inactive; indifferent; indolent (lazy)

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Inert

145
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Scotch

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Put an end to; destroy; devastate; frustrate; foil; thwart

146
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Put an end to; destroy; devastate; frustrate; foil; thwart

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Scotch

147
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Cant

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  1. Hypocritical; sanctimonious (self-righteous); humbug (deceptive)
  2. Slang; vernacular; jargon; idiom; argot
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  1. Hypocritical; sanctimonious (self-righteous); humbug (deceptive)
  2. Slang; vernacular; jargon; idiom; argot
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Cant

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Ascetic

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Person who practices austerity, abstinence, and solidarity; recluse; hermit

150
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Person who practices austerity, abstinence, and solidarity; recluse; hermit

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Ascetic

151
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Effuse

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Give off; disseminate; decant

Eg; “The town effuses warmth and hospitality”

152
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Give off; disseminate; decant

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Effuse

153
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Vestige

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Trace; sign; remnant; remainder

Eg; “He said, without a vestige of empathy”

154
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Trace; sign; remnant; remainder

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Vestige

155
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Cardinal

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Fundamental; integral; paramount; preeminent

Eg; “The cardinal rule of marriage is loyalty”

156
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Hardheaded

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Realistic; practical; pragmatic; unsentimental

157
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Realistic; practical; pragmatic; unsentimental

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Hardheaded

158
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Flak

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Strong criticism; pan; censure; disappropriation; obloquy

Eg; “You have to be strong enough to take the flak”

159
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Strong criticism; pan; censure; disappropriation; obloquy

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Flak

160
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Hapless

Opposite:

A

Unfortunate/unlucky and usually unhappy

Opposite: Hap (Fortunate/lucky and usually happy)

161
Q

Unfortunate/unlucky and usually unhappy

A

Hapless

162
Q

Effervescent

A
  1. Enthusiastic; vivacious; ebullient; scintillating

2. Carbonated; fizzy; aerated

163
Q
  1. Enthusiastic; vivacious; ebullient; scintillating

2. Carbonated; fizzy; aerated

A

Effervescent

164
Q

Prophetic

A

Predictive; prescient; oracular

Eg; “His warnings proved prophetic”

165
Q

Predictive; prescient; oracular

A

Prophetic

166
Q

Fetid

A

Noxious odor; acrid; pungent; malodorous

167
Q

Noxious odor; acrid; pungent; malodorous

A

Fetid

168
Q

Sinecure

A

Paid position involving little or no work; easy money

Eg; “Even though it was a seen as a sinecure, she took her job seriously”

169
Q

Paid position involving little or no work; easy money

A

Sinecure

170
Q

Prerogative

A

Exclusive privilege or right; entitlement

171
Q

Exclusive privilege or right; entitlement

A

Prerogative

172
Q

Perquisite

A

Incidental perk/benefit gained from employment

Eg; “Among many of the perquisites, I was given a company car”

173
Q

Incidental perk/benefit gained from employment

A

Perquisite

174
Q

Aver

A

Assert; attest; affirm; profess

Eg; “He averred that he was innocent”

175
Q

Assert; attest; affirm; profess

A

Aver

176
Q

Polymath

A

Person of wide-ranging knowledge; erudite; cultivated; intellect; lettered

177
Q

Person of wide-ranging knowledge; erudite; intellect; cultivated; sagacious

A

Polymath

178
Q

Abrogate

A

Avoid; abolish; disaffirm; repudiate; rescind; evade

Eg; “They proposed to abrogate the legislation”

179
Q

Avoid; abolish; disaffirm; repudiate; rescind; evade

A

Abrogate

180
Q

Illiberal

A
  1. Parochial; dogmatic; intolerant; hidebound

2. Miserly; stringy; parsimony

181
Q
  1. Parochial; dogmatic; intolerant; hidebound

2. Miserly; stringy; parsimony

A

Illiberal

182
Q

Involved

A

Complex; bewildering; tortuous; labyrinthine

183
Q

Complex; bewildering; tortuous; labyrinthine

A

Involved

184
Q

Unexceptional - positive/negative connotation in what context?

A

Ordinary; average; pedestrian

  • Good in scientific context
  • Bad in descriptive context
185
Q

Ordinary; average; pedestrian

A

Unexceptional

186
Q

Torrid

A
  1. Hot and dry; sweltering; sultry
  2. Difficult or tribulating (distressful)

Eg; “We’re in for a torrid time in the next few weeks”

187
Q
  1. Hot and dry; sweltering; sultry

2. Difficult or tribulating

A

Torrid

188
Q

Tribulation

A

Affliction; anxiety; distress; suffering

Eg; “The tribulations of medical school”

189
Q

Affliction; anxiety; distress; suffering

A

Tribulation

190
Q

Sultry

A
  1. Humid; stifling; torrid (Weather)

2. Attractive; passionate; sensual (People)

191
Q
  1. Humid; stifling; torrid (Weather)

2. Attractive; passionate; sensual (People)

A

Sultry

192
Q

Indecorous

A

Inappropriate; inapposite; unbecoming

Eg; “There was something indecorous about her proposal”

193
Q

Inappropriate; inapposite; unbecoming

A

Indecorous

194
Q

Timorous

A

Lacking confidence; diffident; reticent; meek

Eg; “He said, in a timorous voice”

195
Q

Lacking confidence; diffident; reticent; meek

A

Timorous

196
Q

Dispense

A
  1. Distribute; bestow; confer

2. Waive; omit; renounce

197
Q
  1. Distribute; bestow; confer

2. Waive; omit; renounce

A

Dispense

198
Q

Hodgepodge

A

Cluttered mixture; assemblage; miscellany

199
Q

Cluttered mixture; assemblage; miscellany

A

Hodgepodge

200
Q

Intractable

A

Recalcitrant; difficult; uncontrollable

201
Q

Recalcitrant; difficult; uncontrollable

A

Intractable

202
Q

Pernicious

A

Harmful; inimical; noxious; malign

Eg; “Media has a pernicious influence”

203
Q

Harmful; inimical; noxious; malign

A

Pernicious

204
Q

Salubrious

A
  1. Healthy; beneficial; salutary

2. Pleasant; luxurious; fancy

205
Q
  1. Healthy; beneficial; salutary

2. Pleasant; luxurious; fancy

A

Salubrious

206
Q

Judicious

A

Shrewd; astute; canny; circumspect; sagacious; prudent

207
Q

Shrewd; astute; canny; circumspect; sagacious; prudent

A

Judicious

208
Q

Crass

A

Insensitive; unrefined; unintelligent

Eg; “They immediately made crass assumptions about her”

209
Q

Insensitive; unrefined; unintelligent

A

Crass

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