Vocabulary Flashcards
(145 cards)
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sojourning
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a temporary stay
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congruent
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in agreement
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consummate
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to bring to a state of perfection / to fulfill
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polity
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a form of system / government
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spurious
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not genuine / not true
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bellicose
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inclined / eager to fight
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blithe
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without thought / regard
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extol
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to praise highly
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spurn
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to reject with disdain
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discountenance
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to disconcert / embarass
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capricious
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erratic
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adulterate
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to make impure
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loquacious
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excessively talkative / wordy
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desiccate
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to dry up / preserve food by removing moisture
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ephemeral
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lasting a short time
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laconic
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using few words
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pedant
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think pedantic
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vacillate
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to waiver in mind / opinion
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plutocracy
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a country run by the wealthy class
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oligarchy
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a country run by very few high class individuals
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autocracy
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a country run by one individual
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ochlocracy
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mob rule
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scintillation
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sparklyness
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quittance
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discharge from debt
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diffident
shy / timid
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abstemious
opposite of self indulgent
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probity
the quality of having strong moral principles
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veracity
honesty
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equivocal
not easily understood / explained
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engender
to produce
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enervate
to weaken, to cause someone to lose energy
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ingenuous
innocent, unsuspecting
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obdurate
to stubbornly refuse to change your opinion
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garrulous
excessively talkative
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prevaricate
to avoid directly answering questions in order to not tell the truth
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prosaic
dull, commonplace, or unimaginative
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restive
restless / uneasy
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pernicious
causing gradual harm
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agog
very excited
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artless
free from deceit
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harangue
excessively long speech / rant
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insipid
boring, dull, vapid
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nonplussed
utterly perplexed
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quixotic
really idealistic, impractical / unrealistic
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auspicious
favorable, opportune, promising
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alacrity
eagerness/willingness to do something
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intrepid
fearless / adventurous
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sagacity
wisdom / good judgement
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commodious
roomy / comfortable
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quiescent
inactive
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a churl
a miser
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profligate
recklessly extravagant with spending
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pueril
childish / immature
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staid
primly composed
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blandishing
to coax / to influence using flattery
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approbatory
full of praise
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transient
temporary
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extant
existing
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unctuous
insincere groveling
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headlong
with reckless haste
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peripatetic
traveling from place to place / wandering
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surfeited
to have consumed so much you no longer want it
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jocular
humorous / playful
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presage
to forshadow
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propitiate
to appease
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portents (noun)
omens
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turgid
tediously pompous
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jejune
naive / simplistic / superficial
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assiduous
diligent / hard working
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fastidious
careful with details
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chary
cautious / wary
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punctilious
careful about codes and conventions
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apocryphal
erroneous / inauthentic
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daughty
courageous / valient
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obloquy
strong public criticism
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persipacity
insight
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antipathy
strong dislike
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dolorous
feeling or expressing great sorrow / distress
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perfidious
deceitful / untrustworthy
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perfunctory
carried out with minimal effort
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furtive
secretive / attempting to avoid attention because of deceit
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surreptitious
secretive
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recreant
cowardly
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piquant
pleasantly sharp taste or pleasantly stimulating
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querulous
complaining in a whining manner
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dilatory
slow to act
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obstreperous
noisy and difficult to control
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approbation
approval / praise
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punctilious
showing great attention to detail
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decorous
in good taste and propriety
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ponderous
dull / laborious
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vituperating
to blame / insult with strong language
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insurgent
a rebel / revolutionary
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impecunious
having little to no money
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gregarious
a sociable person
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affable
friendly / good natured
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taciturn
reserved , uncommunicative
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reticent
not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily
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soporific
inducing sleep or drowsiness
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analeptic
a restorative drug
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trenchant
vigorous or incisive in expression/style
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obviate
remove, avoid, prevent
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abrogate
repeal, do away with (a law) or evade responsibility
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tumid
swollen, pompous
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intractable
difficult /stubborn / hard to deal with
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recalcitrant
having an uncooperative attitude towards authority
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salubrious
healthy
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epicene
having characteristics of both sexes
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epicures
people who take much pleasure in food or drink
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pundits
an expert in a particular subject
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vilipend
to hold no regard for
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inveigled
to persuade someone to do something by flattery or deception (like blandishing)
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repudiate
refuse to accept / deny the truth of
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craven
cowardly
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zephyrs
a soft gentle breeze
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reify
to make concrete / real
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exculpate
to declare / show someone is not guilty
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perennial
lasting for a long time
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evanescent
soon passing out of sight / memory / existence
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palliative
relieving pain w/out dealing with cause
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remonstrances
forceful / earnest protests
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expostulations
expression of disapproval
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ersatz
not real / genuine
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minatory
expressing/conveying a threat
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robustious
vigorous in a rough way
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approbation
approval / praise
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surfeit
an excessive amount of something
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paucity
little of
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indemnify
to compensate for harm or loss
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protracted
lasting for a long time / longer than expected
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chary of
cautious / suspicious of
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pilloried
attacked or ridiculed publicly
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hermetic
complete / air tight
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sardonic
mocking / cynical
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nebulous
vague / ill defined
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mendacity
untruthful
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usury
lending money at high rates
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diatribe
forceful / bitter attack
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opprobium
harsh criticism / censure
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craven
cowardly
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imperious
arrogant / domineering
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effrontery
insolent
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chicanery
using deception to achieve your goal
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prevarication
telling a lie for a particular purpose
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vitiate
impair / spoil / ruin the efficacy / validity / quality
