Vocab words Flashcards
(84 cards)
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Ambivalent
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Having contradictory feelings
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Auspicious
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Favorable
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Belligerent
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inclined to flight
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Capricious
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unpredictable, whimsical
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Corroborate
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to confirm, make stronger
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Enervate
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to weaken; drain the energy from
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Ephemeral
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short lived
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Erudite
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scholarly
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Esoteric
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known to a select few
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Extant
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in existence
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Fastidious
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nitpicky
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inculpate
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to change with wrong doing; accuse
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Loquacious
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talkactive
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Magnanimous
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big hearted; generous
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Mercurial
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changing one’s personality often and unpredictably
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Pragmatic
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practical
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Prolific
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producing or creating abundantly
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Reticent
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tightlipped, not prone to saying much, reluctant
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Sanguine
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cheerful; optimistic
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Soporific
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inducing sleep
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Calumny
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making of a false statement meant to injure a person’s reputation
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Betray
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to reveal or make known something usually unintentionally
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Ingenuous
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to be naïve or innocent
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demur
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to object or show reluctance
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ambiguous
open to more than 1 interpretation
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Vindicate
to clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting arguments or proof
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Veracious
truthful
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Frugal
not spending much money (but spending wisely)
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amalgam
a mixture of multiple things
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anomalous
not normal
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intimate
to suggest something subtly
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parochial
narrowing restricted in scope or oulook
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amenable
easily persuaded
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castigate
to reprimand harshly
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amorphous
shapeless
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laconic
describes a person, speech, or style of writing, using very few words
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wanting
lacking
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equivocal
confusing or ambiguous
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restive
restless
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venerate
to respect deeply
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venality
the condition of being susceptible to bribes or corruption
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harangue
a long pompous speech; a tirade
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prodigal
rashly or wastefully extravagant
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parsimonious
extremely frugal; miserly
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galvanize
to excite or inspire to action
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involved
complicated, and difficult to comprehend
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chastise
to reprimand harshly
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maintain
to assert
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profligate
spending resources recklessly or wastefully
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commensurate
to be in proportion or corresponding in degree or amount
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egregious
standing out in a negative way; shockingly bad
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intensification
to become or make more intense
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authorization
getting access to something
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centralization
process of bringing activities together to one place
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improvisation
to make something up on the spot with no prearation
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elimination
to get rid of something
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prophetic
accurately describing or predicting what will happen in the future
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monotonous
dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest
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timely
done at a favorable or useful time
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unguided
not guided in a particular path or direction
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consistent
acting or done in the same way over time, especially so as to be fair or accurate
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uncomplicated
not making things difficult
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subjective
influence of peoples feelings, taste, or opinion
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activism
campaigning for political or social change
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apathy
lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern
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affability
having a friendly or good natured manner
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unqualified
not fit or having the qualifications
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undiminished
not made less, smaller, or weaker
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undecided
not having made a decision
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undamaged
not ruined
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unresolved
not settled, solved, or brought to a resolution
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unpriciple
not acting in accordance with moral principles
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incongruous
doesn't fit in
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reasonable
having sound judgement; fair and sensible
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significant
important to be worthy of attention
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considerable
notable large in amount, size, or extent
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equitable
fair and impartial
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fortuitous
occurring by chance; lucky
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fastidiousness
caring a lot about how accurate or tidy things are
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reverence
a gesture of respect
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deceptive
misleading; giving an appearance or impression different from the true one
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iconoclasm
the rejection or destruction of religious images as heretical
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polemical
relating to or involving strongly critical controversial, or disputatious writing or speech
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didactism
design or intend to teach; the practice of valuing literature
