Vocab 4 Flashcards
(126 cards)
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propitious
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favorable, auspicious
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ominous
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threateningly inauspicious, bad happening
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detente
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easing of hostility (between countries)
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outlandish
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foreign, unfamiliar
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abscond
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leave secretly to avoid arrest, run away
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imbroglio
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extremely confused problem
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languish
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weaken, lose vitality
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nimble
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agile, quick thinking
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prurient
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salacious, licentious, interest in sexual matters
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bawdy
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humorously indecent, risque
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croon
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hum, sing in soft voice
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aspersion
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attack on reputation, vilification
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nadir
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lowest/most unsuccessful point in situation
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dowdy
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unfashionable and unstylish in appearance
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sadistic
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pleasure from pain on others
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echelon
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level/rank in org
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depose
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remove from office suddenly (overthrow)
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apogee
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climax/culmination
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ennui
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boredom, lassitude
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collude
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conspire
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conviction
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sentence, firmly held belief
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conflagration
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fire, flames
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chagrin
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annoyance, vexation bc failed/humiliated
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contretemps
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argument, disagreement
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commisterate
express sympathy
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zenith
something most powerful/successful
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fulcrum
essential role in activity
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expatiate
speak/write in detail about
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jocund
cheerful/light hearted
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fraught
filled with OR anxious/worried
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pervasive
spreading widely but in bad way
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predilection
preference for something
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truculent
easy to argue, aggressively defiant
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abject
bad experience to max degree
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aver
state/assert
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barrage
overwhelming number of questions
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delusion
deception misleading
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fortitude
courage in pain/adversity
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goad
provoke/annoy
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meritorious
deserving reward/praise
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supple
flexible/easily manipulated
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acrimonious
angry & bitter
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eclipse
deprive something of power
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renounce
formally reject
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phlegmatic
unemotional, stoic (self control)
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inviolate
free from harm/injury
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vivacious
lively and animated
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prodigious
very big in size
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provincial
narrow minded
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discrepancy
inconsistency
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slovenly
untidy & dirty
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factious
divided b/c disagreement
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spurn
reject w/ disdain (refuse)
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callow
inexperienced, immature
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flagrant
blatant, obvious offesnive
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renumeration
money paid for work
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bravado
boldness to impress
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obstreperous
noisy & difficult to control
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temerity
audacity, excessive confidence
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odious
repulsive, unpleasant
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deportment
etiquette or behavior
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precocious
child is advanced, developed
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abide
obey, comply with
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verve
enthusiasum, vigour
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intrigue
interest, fascinate OR plotting
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aberrant
deviant, out of ordinary
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fallow
uncultivated, inactive (dormant)
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tenuous
weak or slight, flimsy
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obdurate
stubborn
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gratuitous
unjustified, uncalled for OR free
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indecorous
improper, not decent
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soliloquy
monologue, speech
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stolid
calm, no emotion, phlegmatic
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capitulate
surrender, yield, give in
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extemporize
improvise, ad lib
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cogitate
think about deeply
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nominal
formality, very small
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plucky
brave, courageous
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grovel
beg for forgiveness
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feint
deceptive move in fight
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antipathy
hostility, animosity
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propagate
reproduce/spread or promote
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mettlesome
lively, spirited
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astute
shrewd, sharp
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precipitous
done suddenly w/o consideration, impetuous
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regress
return to former/less developed state
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languid
relaxed, unhurried or sickly/weak
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duress
threats to coerce someone
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nonplussed
surprised/confused not sure how to act
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decry
publicly denounce, condemn
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recourse
help in difficult situation
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neutralize
counteract, offset
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indiscriminate
random, carelessly
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oust
expel
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pugnacious
eager to argue/fight
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dissident
opposition of official policy
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efficacious
effective
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hysterical
uncontrolled emotion
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endemic
regularly found in area
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quash
suppress, cancel, rescind
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august
respected and impressive
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quibble
slight objection/criticism about trivial stuff
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recant
take back, renounce
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inchoate
just begun, rudimentary
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abeyance
suspension, temporary disuse
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redoubtable
formidable, fearsome
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coy
reluctant to give details
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disperse
spread, break away
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shrill
sharp
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impudent
rude, impertinent, insolent
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burnish
polish something
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wily
shrewd, clever (deceitfully)
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quandary
predicament
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enmity
hostility, animosity
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substantiate
prove
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agitate
upset, fluster
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abstract
imaginative
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retiring
shy and diffident
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quarantine
in isolation
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distend
swell or bloat from inside
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ravage
cause severe damage to
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sophistry
fallacious argument
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penchant
strong liking/fondness
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gauche
unsophisticated, awkward
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deprecate
express disapproval of
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affront
insult, offense, slight
