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Vocab - Set 4 Flashcards

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extenuating

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excuse to lessen the seriousness of an offence

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facetious

Barron’s 333

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clever, intelligent humor

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fawn

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ass-lick, flatter someone to seek their approval (pick me energy)

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ferret

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persistently search for something

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finagle

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plan something carefully, manipulate

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fledgling

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beginner

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fleece (verb)

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trick someone, deceive, fraud

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flounder

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struggle to answer or do something (finding it difficult), be clumsy

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flush

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filled, full of something

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foible

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a defect/ oddity in someone’s character (minor one)

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foolhardy

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risky, adventurous but devil-may-care attitude

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forthright

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blunt

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genial

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amiable, good-natured and likable

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genteel

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decent, proper

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glean

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to gather info (sometimes with difficulty or from various sources)

or

to gather harvest/produce

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glib

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Use of clever words, insincere remarks

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goad

Barron’s 333

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instigation towards something

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grovel

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move back due to fearful submission

OR

to move slowly with the body close to the ground

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hamstrung

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effect efficiency of something in negative way

OR

be powerless, helpless

“we were hamstrung (handicapped) by a total lack of knowledge during the quiz competition”

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heyday

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a state or time of great activity, thriving, or achievement

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humdrum

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dull, boring, uninteresting

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illicit

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illegal

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impede

Barron’s 333

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hamper/obstruct something

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impending

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will soon take place

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implicate
imply
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imponderable
impossible to measure or judge exactly
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incense (verb)
noun - pleasant smell OR excessive praise verb - aggravate, make angry
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incessant
non-stop, perpetual, relentless (behaviour)
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inclement
Unpleasant, cold weather OR Harsh, unmerciful person
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incumbent
binding or mandatory OR current office holder
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indignant
If you are indignant, you are shocked and angry, because you think that something is unjust or unfair. He is indignant at suggestions that they were secret agents. He was indignant that his rival was offered the job.
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industrious
hard working, laborious
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ingenuity
creativity
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insipid
lacking in flavor OR lacking in character
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intermittent
irregular intervals
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inundate Barron's 333
to flood, submerge (also: flood with emotions)
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irascible Barron's 333
easily irritated
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irresolute Barron's 333
indecisive, wavering
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jocular
funny and clever
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junta
aggresive takeover by a group
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leery
Being cautious, wary, doubtful of something
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macabre
extremely disturbing
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malady
contagious disease
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malodorous
unpleasant smell
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martial
relating to war/military/army service
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maxim
a statement of truth/ foundation/ adage/ principle/ law/ rule for behaviour
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melee
rough fight, brawl
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misanthrope Barron's 333
a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society
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moot
debatable
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morose Barron's 333
gloomy, miserable
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obdurate
merciless, emotion less (often for cruel acts) OR adamant about something
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obstinate
adamant
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pastoral
agrarian, agricultural, nonurban, semirural or ministerial/pastor relevance to something
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peevish
easily irritated or annoyed
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perquisite
in addition to something -bonus, gratuity
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pertinent
relevant
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perturb
disturb
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piquant
strong flavor or poignant (impactful)
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pithy
concise
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pittance
a very small sum of money
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placid
cool headed, nonchalance
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plodding
1 : to work laboriously and monotonously : DRUDGE 2 a : to walk heavily or slowly : TRUDGE b : to proceed slowly or tediously "the movie's plot just plods along"
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powwow
a meeting in which something important is discussed
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precarious Barron's 333
dangerous, uncertain, insecure, dicey
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preempt
prevent something OR acquire something in advance
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presumption/ presumptious
assuming something to be true or false without all the proof
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presumptuous Barron's 333
bold in doing something, immodest (brazen way)
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pristine Barron's 333
brand new or clean Or In the same condition as it was originally (pristine amazon river)
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profuse/profusion
plentiful
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pugnacious
eagerness to fight
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qualm
A feeling of doubt or worry
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quandary
dilemma
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quip
an odd or peculiar habit
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raffish
crude person - vulgar behaviour
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raft
(generic raft meaning) and a large collection or number
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rakish
corrupt, misbehavior
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rankle
fume with anger
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redress
remedy/amend something
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relegate Barron's 333
assign a lower rank/position OR banish from country
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remiss
neglectful, lax, slacking (for eg., in duties, responsibilities)
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renege
break promise/agreement or revoke OR reject to go back to something
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reprobate Barron's 333
corrupt, unprincipled
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resignation
doing something unpleasant which cannot be improved OR give up
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savvy
expertise/know-how or shrewd (in a way that helps in making good judgments and shows practical knowledge about something)
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scintillating
sparkling OR something exciting, clever
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screed
long, tedious speech or level material (for eg., cemented layer for wall)
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serendipity
blessing, godsend, fortunate occurrence of something
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slapdash
carelessly and hastily put together
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smattering
small number of something OR blabbering
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snub
cold shoulder. brush-off
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sordid
unpleasant (something not honest or moral; or literally dirty and unpleasant)
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spendthrift
spending money freely/foolishly
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spurn
Refuse, decline, repudiate
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squander
disband something OR use up money foolishly
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staid
serious person/serious state of mind of something
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steadfast
unwavering (loyalty)
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stolid Barron's 333
emotionless
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stymie
hamper process of something
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surly
sulky, ill-tempered
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dovetail
be in agreement with every point

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