Vocabulary Flashcards

(45 cards)

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Prudent

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Very careful or showing judgement and wisdom

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Circumspect

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Discreet and cautions

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Wary

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Watchful or cautious

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Meticulous

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Very careful and attentive to small details

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Candid

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Open, honest and sincere

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Credible

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Trustworthy

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Alleviate

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To relieve

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Bolster

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To encourage or to keep raised

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Curative

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Tending to cure

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Concord

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Agreement and harmony

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Mitigate

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To relieve

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Respite

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A temporary delay , pause ,or rest period

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Adamant

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Standing firm

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Obstinate

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Stubborn

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Recalcitrant

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Stubbornly defiant and resistant authority

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Resolute

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Determined and steady

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Tenacious

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Persistent

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Antiquated

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Out dated or related to the past

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Precedent

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An instance that may serve as a rule or example in the future

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Nostalgia

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Homesickness or a wistful yearning for the past

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Precursor

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Progenitor

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Directed ancestor

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Credulity

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Over eagerness to believe,despite insufficient evidence

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Gullible

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Easily tricked or cheated

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Ingénue
A naïve young woman
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Abstemious
Not eating or drinking too much
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Circumscribe
To encircle or constrict
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Abstinence
Self-restraint and moderation especially with regard to alcohol
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Deter
To discourage or prevent from taking action
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Stringent
Tight strict or rigid
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Suppress
1) to put down by authority or force or 2) to subdue
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Tenacious
Persistence
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Subdue
1) to reduce or tone down 2) to conquer or overpower by force
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Temperaturance
1) moderation in thought , felling or action or 2) total abstinence from alcohol
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Banal
Unoriginal or trite
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Mundane
Common place or ordinary
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Perfunctory
Automatic or mechanical
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Hackneyed
Unoriginal or trite
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Prevalent
Commonly occurring or widely accepted
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Prosaic
1) Dull unimaginative or 2) having to do with prose
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Bombast
Lofty, inflated speech
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Pretentious
Self important
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Condescend
1) to act superior or 2) to Waive the privilege of rank
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Sanctimonious
Hypocritically devout
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Supercilious
Excessively proud and arrogant