Vocab List 2 Flashcards
(100 cards)
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abdicate
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to resign
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aberration
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deviation (a departure from what is normal or expected)
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acronym
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a word made up of initials of other words
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acumen
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mental sharpness
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aghast
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terrified; shocked
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agnostic
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skeptic, unbeliever
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anarchy
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lawlessness, disorder
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anathema
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something or someone loathed or detested
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appendage
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something added on to something else; a supplement
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apportion
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to distribute proportionally
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artifice
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trickery, clever trick
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artisan
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a person skilled in craft
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averse
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reluctant
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aversion
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a strong feeling of dislike
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benevolent
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generous, charitable
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benighted
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ignorant; unenlightened
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brink
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edge
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bristle
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one of the short, stiff, coarse hairs of certain animals
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carcinogenic
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causing cancer
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cardinal
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most important; crucial; chief
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chortle
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to chuckle with glee
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chronic
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constant
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colloquial
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conversational
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collusion
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conspiracy
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confederate
an ally; an accomplice
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confer
to exchange ideas; to consult with; to bestow
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contretemps
an embarrassing occurrence
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contrite
admitting guilt
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credulous
eager to believe; gullible
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crescendo
a gradual increase in the volume of a sound
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deduce
to conclude from the evidence
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deem
to form or have an opinion
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deplore
to regret deeply or strongly; lament
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deploy
to arrange in a position of readiness
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discern
to discriminate; to differentiate
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disclaim
to deny any claim to; to renounce
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distinguish
to tell apart
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distraught
mad
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effectual
effective; adequate
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efficacy
effectiveness
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enfranchise
to grant voting rights
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engaging
charming; pleasing; attractive
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eulogy
praise
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eulogy
a spoken or written tribute to a person, especially if that person has just died
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exterminator
destroyer
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extol
to praise highly
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fickle
likely to change for no good reason
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fidelity
loyalty
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frenetic
frantic, frenzied
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frugal
economical; penny-pinching (simple and costing little)
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habituate
to train; to accustom to a situation
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hackneyed
made common by overuse
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illicit
illegal; not permitted by law
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imbue
to saturate or impregnate with moisture, color, etc.
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incantation
chant
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incarnation
embodiment
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infraction
violation; infringement; the breaking of a law
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infrastructure
the basic framework of a system; foundation
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interminable
seemingly unending; tediously long
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intermittent
occasional; repeatedly starting and stopping; recurrent
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kinetic
active; lively
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labyrinth
maze
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magnanimous
forgiving; not resentful
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magnate
rich businessperson
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meticulous
precise and careful about details; fussy
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microcosm
world in miniature
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nihilism
belief in the absence of all values and morals
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nirvana
a blissful, painless, worry-free state
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opprobrious
damning; extremely critical; disgraceful
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opulent
luxurious
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paroxysm
a sudden, violent outburst; a severe attack
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parsimonious
stingy
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pertinent
relevant
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perturb
to disturb greatly
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postulate
axiom (assumed truth) (positive)
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posture
the position of the limbs or the carriage of the body as a whole
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pristine
perfectly clean and untouched; uncontaminated
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privation
lack of comforts or necessities; poverty
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provisional
conditional; temporary; tentative
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provocation
the act of provoking; incitement; cause
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rampant
uncontrollable; raging
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rancor
bitter resentment
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remission
the temporary or permanent disappearance of a disease; pardon
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remonstrate
to argue against
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revel
to take great pleasure or delight
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revere
to honor
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schism
division; separation; discord or disharmony
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scintillate
to sparkle
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sobriety
state of being sober
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solace
consolation; comfort
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stratum
layer
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stricture
restriction
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surreptitious
sneaky
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surrogate
substitute
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thwart
to prevent from accomplishing a purpose
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timorous
fearful; easily frightened
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underwrite
to sponsor; to subsidize; to insure
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uniform
consistent
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vilify
to defame
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vindicate
to clear from suspicion
