Vocab List 3 Flashcards
(100 cards)
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abate
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to lessen; to reduce
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abbreviate
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to shorten
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acrid
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harsh
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acrimonious
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bitter, unpleasant, nasty
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aggregate
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sum total
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aggrieve
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to mistreat; to distress
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anachronism
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incongruity/ not belonging to the same time period as
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analogy
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similarity, comparison
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appease
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to soothe, to alleviate
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appellation
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name
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artful
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crafty
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articulate
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to pronounce clearly
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avant-garde
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the vanguard; literary or artistic leading members
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avarice
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greed
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benediction
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a blessing; an utterance of good wishes
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benefactor
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donor
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breach
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a violation; a gap or break
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brevity
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briefness
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captivate
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to fascinate; to enchant; to enrapture
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captive
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prisoner
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chimera
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illusion
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choleric
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hot-tempered
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coherent
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making sense
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cohort
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a group
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condone
to overlook; to forgive
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conducive
promoting
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continuum
a continuous whole
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contraband
smuggling goods
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crass
extremely unrefined; gross; stupid
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craven
cowardly
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decry
to condemn or to depreciate by proclamation
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dedication
offering
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depict
to represent by or as if a painting; portray; delineate
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deplete
to decrease the fullness of; use up or empty out
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disaffect
to cause to lose affection; to estrange; to alienate
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disarray
disorder; confusion
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distend
to swell
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distinct
separate; different; clear and unmistakeble
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edify
to enlighten; to improve the mind
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efface
erase
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endemic
native
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enervate
to reduce the strength of
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ethereal
heavenly
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ethics
the moral standards governing behavior
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exquisite
extraordinarily fine or beautiful; intense
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extant
still in existence
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fiasco
a complete failure or disaster; an incredible
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fragmentary
incomplete; disconnected; made up of fragments
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fraternal
like brothers
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guile
cunning
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guise
appearance; semblance
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idyllic
naturally peaceful
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igonominy
deep disgrace
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inaugurate
to begin a public office officially
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incandescent
brilliant
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inflammatory
fiery; tending to arouse passion or anger; incendiary
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influx
inflow
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interloper
intruder
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interlude
a pause
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juxtapose
to place side by side
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karma
good or bad emanations from someone or something
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machination
scheming evil activity
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mercurial
emotionally unpredictable
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metamorphosis
magical change of form
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neophyte
beginner; novice
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nepotism
favoritism
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onerous
burdensome; oppressive
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opaque
impossible to see through
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parochial
narrow in point of view
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parody
satirical imitation
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perpetuate
to make something perpetual (continue indefinitely) ; to stop from perishing
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perquisite
job-related privilege
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posterity
future generations; descendants; heirs
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posthumous
occurring after one's death; published after the death of the author
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primal
first; original; of the greatest importance
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pristine
unspoiled; original; pure
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provident
frugal
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provincial
narrow in outlook
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quotidian
daily; everyday; ordinary
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ramification
consequence
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relentless
continuous
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relinquish
to surrender
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retrospect
looking backward; to review
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revamp
to patch up or restore
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savant
a scholar; a very knowledgeable and learned person
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scant
limited; meager; barely sufficient
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slavish
extremely subservient
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sloth
laziness
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stout
plump; stocky; substansial
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stratagem
a maneuver designed to outwit an enemy; a scheme; a ruse
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surmise
to guess
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surreal
having an unreal, fantastic quality; hallucinatory; dreamlike
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threshold
the sill of doorway; a house's or building's entrance; any point of beginning or entering
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throttle
to choke; to strangle; to work a fuel lever or feed the flow of fuel to an
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underpinning
a system of supports beneath; a foundation, basis
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underscore
to underline; to emphasize
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vigilant
constantly alert; watchful; wary
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vignette
a small, decorative design or drawing; a short literary sketch
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zeitgeist
the mood or spirit of the times
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zenith
the highest point; peak; pinnacle
