Vocab1 Flashcards
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Acrimony
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n Bitterness of words or manner
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Ambivalence
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n Having contradictory emotions
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Charlatan
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n Quack; pretender to knowledge
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Congenial
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adj Pleasant; friendly
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Contentious
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adj Quarrelsome
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Defamation
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n Harming a person’s reputation
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malignant
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adj 1. virulent or infectious/cancerous
2. malevolent
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prescient
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adj showing knowledge of events before they happen “a prescient warning”
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erudite
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adj showing great knowledge or learning “an erudite theory”
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anachronistic
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adj not in its correct historical time
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edified
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adj instructed/encouraged in intellectual/moral/spiritual improvement
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modicum
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n. a small amount of something
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antecedent
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- adj going before; preceding
2. an event that happens before another
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afford
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verb. 1. have enough money 2. have available to spare 3. provide or supply
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equanimity
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n. mental calmness, composure
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protectionist
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n. an advocate of government economic protection for domestic producers (restricting foreign competitors)
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pundit
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n. an expert in a particular subject
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euphonious
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adj. pleasing to the ear
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bellicose
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adj. demonstrating aggression “bellicose patriots”
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perfidious
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adj. deceitful, untrustworthy “a perfidious lover”
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ubiquitous
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adj. found everywhere “ubiquitous influence”
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adulatory
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adj. excessively praising or admiring “an adulatory review”
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languorous
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adj. with lack of energy or vitality “languorous Sunday afternoons”
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vituperative
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adj. bitter and abusive “vituperative criticism”
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sycophantic
adj. self-seeking, attempting to gain an advantage through flattering
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implicate
verb. 1. to convey indirectly 2. to show someone to be involved in a crime
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vicarious
adj. experienced in the imagination through someone else "vicarious pleasure from fictional characters"
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nominal
adj. 1. existing in name only 2. very small
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ultimatum
noun. a final demand or statement of terms "they issued an ultimatum demanding etc etc"
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entreaty
noun. an earnest or humble request
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ostensibly
adv. apparently but perhaps not actually "it was ostensibly a book about football"
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salient
adj. something that projects outward from its surroundings, standing out
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incontrovertible
adj. not able to be denied "incontrovertible proof"
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myriad
noun. a countless/extremely great number
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prospective
adj. expected to be something in the future "a prospective buyer" "prospective changes"
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veneration
noun. great respect; reverence
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consternation
noun. anxiety or dismay typically at something unexpected
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commiseration
noun. sympathy/sorrow "offered him clumsy commiseration"
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proliferation
noun. rapid increase in numbers "cell proliferation"
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precocious
adj. developing early "precocious boy"
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sinuous
adj. having many curves and turns
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succinct
adj. briefly and clearly expressed "a succinct report"
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spate
noun. a large number of events occurring in quick succession "a spate of attacks on travelers"
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paucity
noun. scarcity "a paucity of information"
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panoply
noun. a complete or impressive collection of things
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elocution
noun. the skill of clear and expressive speech
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cataclysmic
Adj. Relating to a violent natural event "a cataclysmic failure"
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Beneficiary
N. A person who derives advantage from something (like a trust, will, or life insurance policy)
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Emissary
N. A person sent on a special mission usually as a diplomatic representative
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Connoisseur
N. An expert judge in matters of taste
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Patron
n. 1. a person who gives financial or other support 2. a (regular) customer of a store, restaurant, or theater
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sojourn
1. n. a temporary stay "his sojourn in Paris" 2. v. to live temporarily "to sojourn on the Riviera for two months"
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benefactor
n. a person who gives $ or other help to a person (synonym = patron)
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raconteur
n. someone who tells anecdotes in a skillful and amusing way (storyteller)
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dilettante
n. a person who cultivates an area of interest without real commitment or knowledge "a dilettante approach"
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magnate
n. a wealthy and influential person (synonym = tycoon)
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prevaricator
n. a person who tells lies
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tycoon
n. a wealthy, powerful person in business or industry (synonym = magnate)
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abate
verb. to become less intense or widespread "the storm suddenly abated"
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preeminent
adj. surpassing all others; distinguished in some way "the world's preeminent expert"
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preternatural
adj. beyond what is normal or natural "preternatural speed"
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debilitate
v. make weak or hinder "a weakness that debilitates him"
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punctilious
adj. showing great attention to behavior "punctilious in providing every amenity"
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eclectic
adj. deriving ideas/style from a broad and diverse range of sources "eclectic music taste"
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subsidiary
adj. less important than but related to
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consecrated
v. made sacred "the church was consecrated"
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salubrious
adj. health-giving; healthy "salubrious weather"
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winnow
v. 1. find or identify "winnow out the truth" 2. blow "the autumn wind winnowing its way through the grass"
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contumacious
adj. stubbornly disobedient to authority
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pertinacious
adj. determined, tenacious
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maxim
n. adage, aphorism, axiom, dictum
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solicitous
adj. showing interest or concern "she was solicitous about her students' welfare"
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chimerical
adj. fantastically visionary or improbable
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aspersion
n. an attack on the reputation/integrity of something "casting aspersions"
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jettison
v. throw/drop something from an aircraft or ship
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expeditious
adj. done with speed and efficiency "an expeditious investigation"
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fortuitous
adj. happening by accident or chance "the similarity between the paintings was fortuitous"
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insipid
adj. lacking flavor, lacking vigor or interest
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unctuous
adj. excessively or ingratiatingly flattering
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ebullient
adj. cheerful and full of energy
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scurrilous
adj. 1. defamatory, slanderous, insulting "a scurrilous attack on his integrity" 2. humorously insulting "scurrilous writings"
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supercilious
adj. arrogant
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onus
n. burden, responsibility, obligation
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indelible
adj. ineradicable, permanent, lasting
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autodidact
n. a self-taught person
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sanguinary
adj. 1. involving or causing much bloodshed "this sanguinary war" 2. bloodthirsty, murderous "sanguinary hatred"
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conscientious
adj. wishing to do what is right, diligent, assiduous
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recondite
adj. esoteric, arcane, obscure "full of recondite information"
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litigious
adj. concerned with lawsuits or litigation "today's litigious society"
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puerile
adj. childishly silly and trivial "puerile excuses"
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picayune
adj. petty, worthless "picayune squabbling of politicians"
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moribund
adj. at the point of death "the patient was moribund"
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conflagration
n. an extensive fire that destroys a lot of land/property
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treacly
adj. annoyingly sentimental
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extemporize
v. improvise "he extemporized at the piano"
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convivial
adj. friendly, genial, cheerful, jovial
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sedulous
adj. diligent, careful
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excoriated
v. censured or criticized severely
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quixotic
adj. exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic
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attenuated
adj. 1. unnaturally thin 2. weakened in force or effect, reduced, lessened
