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Vocab - Set 1 Flashcards

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1
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aberrant

(barron’s 333)

A

abnormal, anomalous, atypical

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aberration

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insanity, lunacy; but also peculiarity, inconsistency, variation

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abstruse

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difficult to understand

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admonish

(barron’s 333)

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scold, chide, rebuke, reprimand, tick off
OR
advise or warn (someone) of something to be avoided.

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admonitory

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offering a warning

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aesthete

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a person who is appreciative of and sensitive to art and beauty

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aesthetic

HF, Barron’s 333

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pleasing to look at, beautiful

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ambivalent

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unsure, indecisive, having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

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ameliorate

barron’s 333

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to make something better, opposite of deteriorate

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amenable

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agreeable/willing to someone or something

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amorphous

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shapeless

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anomalous

Barron’s 333

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abnormal, not normal

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anomaly

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aberration, not normal/not expected

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antipathy

barron’s 333

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animosity, hostility towards someone or something

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apathetic

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having or showing a lack of interest or concern - no feelings or passion towards someone or something, nonchalance

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apathy

barron’s 333

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Lack of emotion or motivation; lack of interest or enthusiasm towards something; disinterest (in something).

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apocryphal

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undocumented, unauthentic, speculative, hypothetical

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appease

barron’s 333

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to pacify/comfort someone, make them calm

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arbitrary

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based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system

OR

unrestrained and autocratic in the use of authority.
“a country under arbitrary government

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arcane

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mysterious/hidden

OR

grammatical rules that seem arcane to generations of students who were never taught grammar in the first place

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artful

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crafty, shrewd, tricky person

OR

creative, imaginative, ingenious, innovative, inventive

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ascetic

barron’s 333

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relating to or having a strict and simple way of living that avoids physical pleasure
monkish life
self-denial towards things

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askance

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distrustfully, doubtfully, doubtingly, dubiously,

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audacious

barron’s 333

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bold, risk-taker OR cheeky, insolent OR foolishly daredevil attitude

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austere barron's 333
severe or strict in manner or attitude OR living life of having no comforts or luxuries OR having a plain and unadorned appearance
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avaricious
excessively greedy
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banal barron's 333
not unique OR something dull
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banality
something so overused or obvious that it seems unoriginal, dull, not unique
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belie HF+Barrons 333
to give a misleading impression of, misrepresent OR prove something to be false OR conceal (the security council issued false assurances that belied the true gravity of the situation)
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belligerent
hostile and aggressive or a nation or person engaged in war or conflict
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blatant
obvious/noticeable OR engaging in loud and insistent cries especially of protest
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brazen
rude boldness, cocky
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bucolic
open areas with few buildings or people - rural, semi-urban, country, rustic, agricultural area
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bumbling
do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way OR to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound a fly bumbling around the room while we were trying to sleep
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burgeon Barron's 333
grow and flourish
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calumny
character assassination, defamation, vilify
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capricious Barron's 333
fickle, inconsistent, fluid, temperamental, unsteady
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castigate
chastise, to criticize (someone) severely or angrily
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censure
to condemn, to express strong disapproval
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chastise
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily
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circumscribe
to confine, mark limits of, restrict
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circumvent
avoid doing something, dodge and not comply with something
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commensurate
proportional, balanced, symmetrical, correlative
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concede
accept defeat
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confound Barron's 333
baffle, confuse or disprove - new discoveries that confound much of what archaeologists thought they knew about the Mayan civilization
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conspicuous
very noticeable
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construe
to imply or interpret something
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contingent
something that might happen or a body of persons chosen as representatives of a larger group (delegacy)
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contrition
guilt for wrongdoing
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contrive
Persevere through difficulties Or concoct/fabricate (scam/scheme)
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copious
good amount of something
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craven Barron's 333
spineless, coward
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culpability
blame, fault, guilt for wrongdoing
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decorous
decent (disciplined), proper, respectable, formal, punctual
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deferential
show respect
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deleterious
hostile
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delineate Barron's 333
describe in detail, represent something, outline
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demur
disapprove, protest, object to something
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denigrate Barron's 333
bad-mouth, belittle, disparage
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didactic
The way to teach someone something (especially a moral lesson) OR Telling people rather than letting them figure it out (way of teaching v didactic)
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diffident
shy, introverted, modest
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dilatory
slow in doing something, or intentionally do something to cause delays
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dilettante
amateur/ unprofessional OR hobbyist, connoisseur
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disaffected
discontented/ not happy with something
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dogmatic Barron's 333
holding very strong opinions of an idea or something, opinionated
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duress
coercion, force someone or something
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edifying
uplift someone, help someone/something improve (in a good way)
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efficacious
effective, efficient, fruitful
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egregious
outstandingly bad; shocking
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elicit Barron's 333
evoke or draw out (a reaction, answer, or fact) from someone
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elucidate
clarify, clear (up)
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eminent
noticeably better in quality/ noticeably superior/distinguished
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enervate Barron's 333
make (someone) feel drained of energy (energy -> physical or mental/intellectual/emotional)
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engender Barron's 333
cause something OR to come into existence/originate/start/materialize
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entrenched
embedded/rooted/something solidified
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ephemeral Barron's 333
short-lived, temporary
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equivocal
ambiguous, uncertain or questionable in nature
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erudite Barron's 333
knowledgeable, scholarly, well-read
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eschew
avoid, dodge (often cleverly/through clever tricks)
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esoteric Barron's 333
abstruse, arcane, difficult to understand or private/non-public info
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espouse
take up something or take a spouse lol
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exacerbate Barron's 333
aggravate, complicate, worsen
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exacting
adjective: hard to please, OR rigorous (demanding effort), strict verb: demand OR imposing OR extorting
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exalt
praise, glorify
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extant
existing or in progress right now
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fallacious Barron's 333
marked by mistakes or faults or faulty reasoning
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fastidious
fussy, demanding about something
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flux
change, fluctuation OR something coming in, inflow
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foment Barron's 333
instigate, incite or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action)
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forlorn
hopeless, depressed, dejected, sad
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fortuitous
fortunate, happy, heaven-sent, lucky
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frivolous
foolish, lacking in seriousness or maturity
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furtive
shady, sneaky
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gainsay Barron's 333
deny, contradict, oppose
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gall
noun: insolence, rude, shameless boldness verb: feel annoyed or resentful
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galvanize
excite, pump up
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gauche
awkward, inelegant
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germane
relevant, apt
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glut
stuff oneself, something (verb: gluttonous)
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gossamer
flimsy, thin

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