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Vocab day 15-16 Flashcards

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altruistic

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concerned about the welfare and happiness of others rather than one’s own

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amalgamate

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to join together to form a single organization, group

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amalgamation

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mixing

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amateurish

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done without skill or experience

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bigot

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a person who holds strong beliefs and opinions and is intolerant of those who disagree

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complacency

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calm feeling of satisfaction with oneself, one’s work, etc.

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complacent

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calmly satisfied with oneself, one’s work, etc.

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complement

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something that completes; a thing that goes well

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compliant

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willing to do what people ask one to do

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compound

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to mix together; to make something worse by adding to it

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detractor

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someone who criticizes something or someone, often unfairly

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deviate

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to do something which is different from the usual way of behaving

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devious

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cunning

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diabolic

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extremely bad or shocking

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enigma

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questions, persons, things, etc. that are difficult to understand

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enigmatic

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mysterious and difficult to understand

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ennui

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weariness of mind caused by lack of anything interesting or exciting to do; feeling of boredom

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glum

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unhappy and quiet

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indecorous

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rude

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indefatigable

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never getting tired of doing something

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indict

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to charge

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indictment

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a formal written accusation presented by a grand jury to a court for prosecution of a serious crime

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indifferent

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lacking interest or concern; not caring

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indigenous

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having origin in a country or locality

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indigent
without financial means to live; needy; poor
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liability
area of weakness; disadvantage
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liberate
to free or let out
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mendicant
living on charity; one who lives by soliciting charity
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mercenary
interested only in money and material gain; one who will do nearly anything for money
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nondescript
very ordinary, having no interesting feature
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ominous
suggesting that something unpleasant is likely to happen
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polemic
of or involving dispute or controversy
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pomp
ceremonial or magnificent display
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pontificate
to speak or behave with exaggerated authority
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portend
to indicate that something is likely to happen in the future
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postulate
to suggest something as the basis for a theory, argument, or calculation, or assume that it is the basis
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remote
slight
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remunerative
providing or likely to provide payment or reward
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renounce
to give up
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sonorous
having a deep sound
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soothe
to make a person who is distressed quiet or calm
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sophistry
use of sophism i.e., clever but false arguments
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sophomoric
silly and childish
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soporific
causing sleep or making a person want to sleep
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tenacity
the determination to continue what you are doing
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tentative
not certain or agreed
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variegated
having a pattern of different colors or marks
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veer
to change directions or courses
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vile
extremely disgusting
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vilify
to say evil or insulting things about
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ambiguity
presence of more than one meaning
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ambivalence
mixed feelings or opinions about something or somebody
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ambivalent
having or showing a mixture of feelings or opinions about a person or situation
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ameliorate
to make a situation better or less difficult
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amenable
willing to be influenced or controlled
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bilateral
including or concerning two people or two countries
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comprehensible
able to be understood
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comprehension
understanding
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compulsive
extremely interesting; caused by an obsession
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compunction
feeling of guilt or regret for one's action
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concealment
action of concealing
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diatribe
lengthy and bitter attack in words
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dichotomous
entirely different
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dictate
to tell or order somebody to do something
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dictator
a ruler who has total power in a country
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enthrall
to hold somebody's interest and attention completely
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enthralling
holding attention completely
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enticement
the act of tempting somebody by offering something nice
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fragility
frailty
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glutton
an overeater
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indignant
feeling or showing anger in response to something considered unjust or unworthy
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indiscriminate
lacking in judgment and discernment
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indispensable
absolutely necessary; essential
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indistinct
not clearly defined or delineated; vague; blurred
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indolence
laziness
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laconic
using or involving the use of a minimum of words
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lag
to fall behind
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mercurial
inconstant, unpredictable
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merit
the advantages something has compared to something else
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meritorious
worthy estimable
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nonentity
a person without strong character, ideas or influence
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omission
something left out, removed, not done
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potentate
a person of great power
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practitioner
a person practicing a trade, occupation, or profession
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precarious
dependent on chance or uncertain conditions
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precipitate
to cause something to occur suddenly or sooner than normal
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renovate
to put in good condition by repairing
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renown
the state of being famous
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renunciation
the act of not allowing oneself certain pleasures for moral or religious reasons
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sovereignty
the power of a country to control its own government
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spare
to handle gently or leniently
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sparingly
with use in small quantities
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spate
a large number of unpleasant things that happen or appear with a short period of time
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tenuous
weak
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tenure
the period of time during which someone holds an important job
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tepid
slightly warm
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terrestrial
living on land
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vicious
acting or done with evil intentions; violent or severe
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vicissitude
change in one's circumstances
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vigilant
looking out for possible danger, trouble, etc.

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