Vocab Words #1 Flashcards
(59 cards)
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abysmal
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limitless or profound
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acquiesce
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to give in
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aesthetic
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beauty
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aggrandize
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increase or make greater
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allusion
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historical reference
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anomalous, anomaly
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vague
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arduous
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very difficult
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austere
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severe or strict
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banal
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boring
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benign
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showing kindness
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capitulate
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to surrender
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catharsis
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releasing strong emotion
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caustic
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sarcastic, biting or burning
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circumspect
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thinking about possible risks prior to action
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coalesce
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to come together in one group
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colloquial
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speaking informally
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copious
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very large amount
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craven
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a lack of courage
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dearth
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famine
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diatribe
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bitter criticism
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dogmatic
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arrogance
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eclectic
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including things taken from different sources
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egregious
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very bad or offensive
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didactic
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instruct
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enigma
something confusing
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esoteric
only taught to a small group
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elucidate
to clarify
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exacerbate
to make something worse
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expedite
to make something to happen faster
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expunge
to remove completely
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extol
to praise highly
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facade
a false appearance
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feign
to pretend to be affected
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fortuitous
lucky
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futile
having no result
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gamut
full reign of something
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gratuitous
thankful
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hubris
a foolish amount of pride
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harbinger
foreshadowing
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insidious
causing harm gradually
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indigent
lacking or impoverished
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insipid
lacking flavor or zest
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judicious
good judgement
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juxtapose
comparing
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laconic
using few words
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laud
to give praise
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lucid
very clear
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magnanimous
showing generous nature
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malaise
vague feeling of illness
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martyr
someone who dies for a cause
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moot
not important
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morose
a person who is unhappy
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negligent
failing to take care of something
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nominal
not real, existing in name only
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nuance
a very small difference
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obliterate
to destroy completely
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odious
evil
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odyssey
long journey full of adventures
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ogle
to stare at
