Vocab Mountain 4 Flashcards by Amanda Kuehner

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abstain

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avoid doing

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approbation

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appreciation towards someone

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cherish

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greatly love or protect

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corroborate

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lend support to, validate

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disparate

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different, contrasting

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emulate

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imitate, mimic

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enervate

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take energy out of someone, fatigue

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ephemeral

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extremely short lived

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fervid

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excessively energetic / eager

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garrulous

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wordy, talk to much

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incendiary

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cause conflict, provocative

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inimical

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damaging, hostile manner / tone

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intimate

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subtly suggest / imply

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invigorate

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give energy / life to

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mitigate

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diminish negative feeling

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obsolete

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no longer useful, outdate

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opaque

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unclear, hard to understand (OR transparent)

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paradigmatic

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represents the standard

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pedantic

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overly concerned w/ minor details

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placid

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calm, free of irritation

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polemical

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giving strong / controversial opinion

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precipitate

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cause to happen, done quickly / suddenly

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profundity

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great wisdom / intelligence

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prophetic

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able to correctly predict future

prudent

wise in decision-making

punctilious

highly concerned w/ details & manners

recondite

difficult to understand

scrupulous

careful w/ details, has moral integrity

tranquil

peaceful, free from activity

vacillate

go back n' forth w/ ones view