Vocab Test Flashcards

(78 cards)

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Morally unrestrained

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Licentious

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A coin collector

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Numismatist

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A scarcity, lack

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Paucity

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Believing that all events in life are inevitable and determined by fate

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Fatalistic

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To force oneself into a situation uninvited

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Obtrude

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Dreamily thoughtful

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Pensive

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Uninterested, listless

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Lackadaisical

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To turn away feelings or affections

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Alienate

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To combine

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Amalgamate

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10
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In high spirits; exultantly proud and joyful

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Elated

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A witty saying expression a single thought or observation

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Epigram

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An exaggerated portrayal of one’s featured

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Caricature

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Mentally ill; insane

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Demented

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To sharpen

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Hone

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To waste time; to dawdle

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Dally

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Pertaining to or constituting a major crime

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Felonious

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To besiege by encircling

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Beleaguer

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To eat or swallow greedily

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Gorge

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No longer used or useful; very old

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Antiquated

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A narcotic used to cause sleep or bring relief from pain

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Opiate

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A large, elaborate structure; an opposing building

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Edifice

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Equally skillful with either hand

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Ambidextrous

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22
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Delayed

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Belated

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To give life or motion to

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Animate

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To work dough or clay into a uniform mixture
Knead
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One having a fanatical devotion to a country, gender, or religion, with contempt for other countries, opposite sex, or other beliefs
Chauvinist
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Promoting equal rights for all people
Egalitarian
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In a state of violent or destructive rage
Berserk
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Marked by a conspicuous, showy, or pretentious
Ostentatious
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To mislead; to fool
Delude
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To escape notice; to get away from
Elude
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Inactive; unproductive
Fallow
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Anything that destroys, prevents growth, or causes devaluation
Blight
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A funeral rite or ceremony
Obsequy
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An occupant; inhabitant
Denizen
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Obligated loyalty or faithfulness
Fealty
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To attract by offering reward or pleasure
Entice
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To please
Gratify
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A slow person, especially one who falls behind
Laggard
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Maneuver or action used to gain an advantage
Gambit
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Worn out; dulled, as from overindulgence
Jaded
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The main point
Gist
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To recommend; to speak in favor of
Advocate
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To obliterate; to wipe out
Efface
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Personal appeal or attraction; magnetism
Charisma
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A brute; a large monster; a frightful giant
Ogre
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To hypnotize
Mesmerize
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Anything having existence, either physical or mystical
Entity
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To exchange words; to discuss casually
Bandy
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Cowardly and treacherous
Dastardly
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Favoritism shown to family or friends by those in power, especially in business or hiring practices
Nepotism
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To resent another's success; to envy
Begrudge
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An influential person; a member of an elite group
Mandarin
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Gluey; sticky
Glutinous
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Deep-seated hostility, often mutual
Enmity
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To speak in a dramatic, pompous, or blustering manner
Declaim
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To inspire or influence; to saturate
Imbue
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A pole with a large hook in one end
Gaff
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To drink in large quantities; to gulp
Quaff
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A lover of books
Bibliophile
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To prepare for an event or an action
Gird
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To make afraid; to discourage
Daunt
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A state of continual change or movement
Flux
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A dirty, wretched living place
Hovel
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Of or like a corpse; pale, guant, thin
Cadaverous
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Of Middle Ages; of or relating to a mysterious, grotesque, and desolate style of fiction
Gothic
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Extreme poverty
Penury
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An exit; a means of going out
Egress
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Happiness; bliss
Felicity
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A dictator with absolute power
Despot
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Deci
Ten
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Pro
In front/ before
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Chroma
Color
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Aut
Self
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Ize
To make
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Morph
A form or shape
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Mort
Death
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Micro
Small