Vocab List 5 Flashcards
(100 cards)
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abhor
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to detest
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abject
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hopeless, wretched
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adamant
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stubborn, unyielding
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address
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to speak to
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alacrity
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cheerful eagerness
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alchemy
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a seemingly magical process of transformation
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angst
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anxiety; fear; dread
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anguish
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agonizing pain
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appreciate
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to increase in value
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apprehensive
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worried, anxious
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ascetic
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hermitlike
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ascribe
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to give credit for something/ to attribute something to
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avid
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eager; enthusiastic
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avow
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to claim or to declare frankly
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bereaved
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left desolate
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beset
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to harass, to surround
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brouhaha
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uproar; hubbub
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brusque
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abrupt in manner, blunt
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cartography
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the art of making maps and charts
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cascade
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waterfall
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chutzpah
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brazenness; audacity; self-confidence
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cipher
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zero
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commiserate
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to express sorrow for; to sympathize with
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commodious
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spacious; roomy; capacious
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conflagration
a large fire
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confluence
flowing together
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conundrum
a puzzle or problem without a solution
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convene
to come together or assemble
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cringe
to shrink back with fear; to cower
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criterion
standard
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defiant
resistant
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deficit
a shortage, especially of money
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deprecate
to express the disapproval of
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depredate
to prey upon; to plunder
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discourse
conversation; spoken or written expression in words
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discreet
prudent, thoughtful
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divulge
to reveal
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docile
easily taught
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egalitarian
believing in the social equality
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egocentric
selfish
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enmity
deep hatred; animosity; ill will
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ennui
boredom; listless lack of interest
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evasive
elusive, trickery, slippery
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evince
to show clearly
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extrapolate
to infer
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extremity
a limb or appendage of the body (hands or feet)
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finesse
skillful maneuvering
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fiscal
pertaining to financial matters; monetary
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fulminate
to denounce vigorously; to protest vehemently against something
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furnish
to provide
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harass
to disturb persistently; torment, as with troubles or cares
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harbinger
forerunner
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impartial
fair; unbiased
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impasse
a deadlock; a situation from which there is no escape
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incessant
unceasing
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incipient
beginning; emerging
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ingenuous
artless; charmingly naive
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ingratiate
to work to make oneself to be liked
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intimate
to hint or imply
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intractable
uncontrollable; stubborn; disobedient
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lampoon
to satirize
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languish
to become weak
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malfeasance
illegal act
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malinger
to pretend to be sick
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minuscule
very tiny
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mire
marshy, mucky ground
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nomenclature
a set or system of names; a designation; a terminology
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nominal
in name only
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oscillate
to swing back and forth; to pulsate; to waver or vacillate between beliefs
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osmosis
gradual or subtle absorption
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pastoral
rural; rustic; peaceful and calm, like the country
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patent
obvious
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perverse
contrary; stubborn
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petulant
rude; cranky; ill-tempered
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precarious
dangerously insecure or unsteady
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precedent
earlier example
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prodigal
wastefully extravagant
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prodigious
extraordinary; enormous
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prudent
careful
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prurient
having lustful thoughts or desires; causing lust
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rarefied
esoteric; interesting to a select group only; exalted
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ratify
to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction
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rend
to separate into parts with force or violence
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render
to cause to be or become
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revulsion
loathing; repugnance; disgust
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rhapsodize
to speak extremely enthusiastically; to gush
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scrutinize
to examine very carefully
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seamless
without seams; smooth
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solvent
not bankrupt
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sophomoric
juvenile; childishly goofy
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stupendous
remarkable; extraordinary; remarkably large or extraordinarily gigantic
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stupor
a stunned condition; near-unconsciousness; apathy; inertia
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sycophant
flatterer
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syntax
the patterns or rules governing the way grammatical sentences are formed
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titular
in title or name only; nominal
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toil
hard work; labor; drudgery; exhausting effort
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unwitting
unintentional
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urbane
poised and sophisticated
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virulent
extremely poisonous
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viscous
thick; gluey; sticky
