Vocab Test Flashcards

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Abridge

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Condense or Shorten

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Benevolent

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Generous, Charitable

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Censure

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Blame, Criticise

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Gravity

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Seriousness

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Emulate

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Imitate, Rival

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Verbose

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Wordy

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Despondent

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Depressed, Gloomy

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Opaque

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Dark, Not Transparent

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Levity

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Lack of Seriousness, Lightness

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Inherent

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Firmly Established by Nature or Habit

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Servile

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Slavish, Cringing

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Flagrant

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Conspicuously Wicked, Blatant, Outrageous

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Credulity

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Belief in Slight Evidence, Gullibility, Naïveté

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Presumptuous

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Overconfident, Impertinently Bold, Taking Liberties

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Miserly

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Stingy, Mean

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Innocuous

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Harmless

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Adulation

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Flattery, Admiration

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Astute

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Wise, Shrewd, Keen

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Reprimand

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Reprove Severely, Rebuke

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Opulence

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Extreme Wealth, Luxuriousness, Abundance

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Homogeneous

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Of the Same Kind

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Equivocal

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Ambiguous, Intentionally Misleading

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Zealot

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Fanatic, Person who shows Excessive Zeal

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Surreptitious

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Secret, Furtive, Sneaky, Hidden

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Piety
Religious Devotion, Godliness
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Impede
Hinder, Block, Delay
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Meticulous
Excessively Careful, Painstaking
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Disparage
Belittle
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Refute
Disprove
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Haughtiness
Pride, Arrogance
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Predecessor
Former Occupant of a Post
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Ambiguous
Unclear or Doubtful in Meaning
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Eloquence
Expressive, Persuasive Speech
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Aesthetic
Artistic, Dealing with or Capable of Appreciation of the Beautiful
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Diminution
Lessening, Reduction in Size
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Quandary
Dilemma
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Fastidious
Difficult to Please, Squeamish
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Contentious
Quarrelsome
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Lethargic
Drowsy, Dull
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Undermine
Weaken, Sap
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Eulogy
Expression of Praise often on the Occasion of Someone's Death
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Hypothetical
Based on Assumptions or Hypotheses, Supposed
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Rebuttal
Refutation, Response with Contrary Evidence
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Notoriety
Disrepute, Ill Fame
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Fallacious
False, Misleading
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Denounce
Condemn, Criticise
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Rancor
Bitterness, Hatred
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Anarchist
Person who Seeks to Overturn the Established Government, Advocate of Abolishing Authority
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Usurp
Seize Another's Power or Rank
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Exacerbate
Worsen, Embitter
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Impair
Injure, Hurt
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Depravity
Extreme Corruption, Wickedness
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Malicious
Hateful, Spiteful
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Satirical
Mocking
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Censorious
Critical
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Vilify
Slander
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Pretentious
Ostentatious, Pompous, Making Unjustified Claims, Overly Ambitious