VOCAB Flashcards
(133 cards)
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to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge
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refute
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a written declaration upon oath made before an authorized official
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affidavit
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lacking some element or characteristic; defective; insufficient; inadequate
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deficient
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a person who questions; an interrogator
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interlocutor
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giving forth utterances or decisions as if by special inspiration or authority
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oracular
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strongly emotional; intense or passionate
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vehement
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of little or no weight, worth, or importance; not worthy of serious notice
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frivolous
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contemptuously rude or impertinent behavior or speech
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insolence
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fervor for a person, cause, or object
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zeal
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full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful
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malicious
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to deprive a person of a right of citizenship, as in the right to vote
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disenfranchise
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reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations
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piety
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to pray humbly to or petition humbly
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supplicate
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the willful giving of false testimony under oath or affirmation
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perjury
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deficient in veneration or respect
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irreverent
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to give urgent advice, recommendations, or warnings
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exhort
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not within proper or reasonable limits; excessive
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inordinate
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to speak damagingly of or criticize in a derogatory manner
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denigrate
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to speak abusively
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revile
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pleasing in appearance; attractive
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comely
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characterized by lack of order or planning; aimless
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haphazard
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to move or act with haste (swiftness of motion, speed)
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hasten
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to imprison
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incarcerate
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a seeking or request for truth, information, or knowledge
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inquiry
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to deprive something of value or effectiveness
nullify
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to find fault with or reproach severely
upbraid
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agreeable or pleasing in nature
congenial
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concealment or distortion of the truth for the purpose of misleading
deceit
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to establish in the favor or good graces of someone, especially by deliberate effort
ingratiate
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being in that place or over there
yonder
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a traveller, especially on foot
wayfarer
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any cause of impairment, destruction, ruin, or frustration
blight
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the means by which atonement or reparation is made
expiation
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authority, rightful status, or indepedence
sovereignty
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a person who is habitually inactive or lazy
sluggard
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to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or do something specified
balk
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a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something
calumny
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to plain with ingenuity; devise or invent
contrive
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prophet
augur
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a disagreement marked by a temporary or permanent break in friendly relations
quarrel
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to cause or produce as an effect
beget
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to irritate, annoy, or provoke
vex
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disdainfully proud, snobbish, or scornfully arrogant
haughty
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the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence or proof
conjecture
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to invoke or call down evil or curses as upon a person
imprecate
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unwavering as in resolution, faith, or adherance
steadfast
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to putrefy or rot
fester
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the act of killing one's father, mother, or other close relatives
parricide
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a group of persons or things gathered or collected
assemblage
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excess; an excessive amount
surfeit
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a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance, or antipathy
aversion
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outward aspect or appearance; the slightest appearance or trace
semblance
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to attribute or ascribe
impute
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to find fault with or blame
reproach
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to accustom, as to a particular situation
habituate
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abundance of money, property, or other material goods; riches or wealth
affluence
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to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate
perturb
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to indicate in advance; to foreshadow
portend
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high in station, rank, or repute; prominent or distinguished
eminent
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to confuse or puzzle completely; perplex
bewilder
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utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, or wretched
abject
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haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression
supercilious
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disturbed as in one's composure or self-possessor; perturbed; ruffled
disconcerted
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to perplex or amaze, especially by a sudden disturbance or surprise; bewilder; confuse
confound
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a disposition or bent, especially of the mind or will; a liking or preference
inclination
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anxious or concerned (usually followed by about, for, or a clause)
solicitous
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to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by a to)
inure
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to affect with sharp irritation and resentment, especially by some wound to pride; to excite (interest, curiosity, etc.)
pique
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immoderate in indulgence of appetite or passion
intemperate
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to pass or move over, along, or through
traverse
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a decline of mental faculties, especially as associated with old age; senility
dotage
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accustomed; used (usually followed by an infinitive)
wont
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the arrangement and union of the constituent parts of anything; constitution; structure
contexture
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firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty
obstinate
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mental or emotional stability or composure, especially under tension or strain; calmness; equilibrium
equanimity
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generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness
magnanimous
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sluggish inactivity or inertia
torpor
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a mechanical contrivance; gadget; device
contraption
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subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change
capricious
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to cast (oneself) face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration
prostrate
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an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women
cad
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dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
decorum
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a particular occupation, business, or profession; calling
vocation
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to free or release from entanglement; disengage
extricate
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to dry thoroughly; dry up
desiccate
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a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief
respite
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emitting rays of light; shining or bright
radiant
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high pitched and piercing in sound quality
shrill
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to strike or blot out; erase or obliterate
expunge
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morally ignoble or base; vile
sordid
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endowed with or characterized by a hearty joyous humor or a spirit of good fellowship
jovial
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pretentious or conspicuous show, as of wealth or importance; a display intended to impress others
ostentation
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to praise
exalt
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mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner
lugubrious
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at the outer or lower limits; minimum for requirements, almosr insufficient
marginal
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chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent
paramount
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reserved or reticent; indifferent; disinterested
aloof
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constant in application or effort; working diligently at a task; persevering; industrious; attentive
assiduous
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pertaining to, consisting of, or representing the earth
terrestrial
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having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd
sagacious
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any disorder or disease of the body, especially one that is chronic or deep seated
malady
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lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow
languid
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to deprive of force or strength; destroy the vigor of; weaken
enervate
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to linger over, emphasize, or ponder in thought, speech, or writing (often follow by on or upon)
dwell
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an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something, etc.
subterfuge
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the state of being behind or late especially in the fulfillment of a duty, promise, or obligation
arrears
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any prohibitory act or decree of a court or an administrative officer
interdict
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a sheath for a sword
scabbard
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a scolding, vicious woman; hag or shrew
harridan
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a recess or small room adjacent to or opening out of a room
Alcove
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A building or area containing many tenants in limited or crowded quarters
Warren
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To treat tenderly; nurse or tend indulgently; pamper
Coddle
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To mend torn clothing
Darn
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A community of persons devoted to religious life under a superior
Convent
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A lack of energy or vitality
Languor
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a hypothetical tendency for the universe to attain a state of maximum homogeneity in which all matter is at a uniform temperature (heat death)
entropy
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the world or universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious system
cosmos
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to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel
dissipate
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a Euclidean space of dimension greater than three
hyperspace
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an indefinitely long period of time; age
eon
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an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard
lapse
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to spread or scatter widely or thinly
diffuse
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the point in the orbit of a planet or a comet at which it is farthest from the sun
aphelion
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a direct or exact opposite
antipode
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inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd
lascivious
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given to seizing for plunder or the satisfaction of greed
rapacious
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a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money
miser
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wise or judicious in practical affairs; sagacious; discreet or circumspect; sober
prudent
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extreme or excessive economy or frugality; stinginess
parsimony
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the aggregate of one's property
patrimony
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the feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn
contempt
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to seize and hold (a position, office, power, etc.) by force or without legal right
usurp
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not satisfied or content with currently prevailing conditions or circumstances
malcontent
