Vocab - Set 3 Flashcards by Sugandha Vir Anand

tantamount

equal to something in value

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temperance

avoidance of extreme behavior, moderate behavior

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tenacious

insistent, persevering

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timorous

easily frightened

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torpor

Barron’s 333

lethargy

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tortuous

Barron’s 333

Roads with lot of bends, something crooked

Complicated, not clear or simple

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tractable

Barron’s 333

submissive, obedient

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transient

brief, short-lived

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travesty

mockery, parody

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treacherous

unfaithful, traitor

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trite

banal, repeated too often

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truncate

shorten

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underscore

Set 10

accentuate, bring out, emphasize

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unequivocal

unambiguous, clear, undisputable

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unscrupulous

unethical, unprincipled

Being dishonest/unfair to get what you want

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upbraid

scold

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vacillate

Barron’s 333

oscillate/ waver between two opinions ambivalent

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vehement

aggressive, forceful, violent

Having strong feelings towards someone or something (anger) - vehement attack on the govt

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venality

corruption

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veracious

Barron’s 333

honest, truthful

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vilify

malign, slander

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vociferous

loud and aggressive

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volubility

Ability to talk fluently, rapidly, mostly garrulously

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winsome

charming, attractive, sweet

winsome behaviour, winsome smile

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aboveboard

dependable, honest

abysmal

extremely bad OR deep

acme

highest point, apex, apogee

amply

bountiful

amuck

frantic

antedated

preceded, predated, preexisted

antiquated

old fashioned

aphorism

proverb, saying

aphoristic

concise, brief

appreciable

detectable

archaic

dated

ascendancy

dominance

ascribe

attribute to

assail

criticize harshly

assuage

mitigate, mollify

augment

to make greater in size, amount, or number

avarice

greed

badger

pester

balk

obstacle

beatific

ecstatic

begrudge

1. envious/resentful 2. do something even if you don't want to

behooves

take responsibility OR it suits someone or is appropriate for them

bellicose Hint: belligerent

aggression and willingness to fight

benign

harmless

besiege

attack

besmirch

damage reputation

boorish Barron's 333

rude, uncouth behavior

brusquely

abruptly, bluntly

buck

oppose or resist (something oppressive or inevitable)

buttress

pillar, reliance

cadaverous

pale

cardinal

supreme, main

carping

overcritical

cavalier

arrogant

cerebral

intellectual rather than emotional

chauvinist

a person who is aggressively and blindly patriotic

checkered

marked by numerous and various shifts or changes

clemency

mercy, leniency

coalesce

combine to form single unit

cogent Barron's 333

clear, logical hence it is compelling, persuasive

collusion

a secret agreement or cooperation between two parties for an illegal or dishonest purpose

consecrate

blessed

consummate

Extremely skilled or perfect example of something

contrite Barron's 333

apologetic, remorseful about wrongdoing

convivial

cordial, sociable

convoluted Barron's 333

extremely complex, difficult to follow

cornucopia

abundant source

cosmopolitan

sophisticated, worldly, worldly-wise

credence

believing in something, confidence, faith

credulity

readiness to believe the claims of others without sufficient evidence

dearth

deficiency, deficit

debase

degrade, demean

decimation

destruction, demolition

demean

degrade

demure

shy

deride Barron's 333

mock, ridicule

derisive

silly, ridiculous, mocking in a bad way

derogative

belittling

deter

divert, steer away

devolve

deteriorate

dilapidated

beaten down, terrible condition

disenfranchise

disempower

disparate

different, dissimilar

dog (verb)

hound, nag someone

eke

cut back on resources (because you are poor) or barely be able to survive/make a living/just getting by

elude

avoid

elusive

hard to find/capture

embroiled

entangled in controversy

endemic Barron's 333

native

enumerate

mention one by one, list everything

err

make error

errant

misbehaving, mischievous, naughty OR travelling from one place to another

euphoria

state of ecstasy

evasive

avoiding

exasperate

irritate

exhort

nudge, urge

Vocab - Set 3 Flashcards

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