Vocabulary Flashcards
(117 cards)
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Aberrant
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abnormal
abnormal ant
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Abound
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bountiful, plentiful
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Acetic
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acidic, acetic acid
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Accentuate
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highlight, emphasize
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Adhere
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follow
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Ambivalence
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mixed feelings
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Avaricious
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greedy
ebeneezer, avar = greedy
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Bellicose
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warlike + aggressive
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Beneficiary
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inheritor
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Bureaucratic
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administrative, procedural
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Buttress
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support; think fat king on a mattress
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Cacophony
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bad sounds
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Capricious
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impulsive
kid keeps on randomly getting caprisuns
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Commissioned
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authorized
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Concede
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admit
I concede that I ate the last cookie
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Conjecture
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guess, assumption
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Contrive
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devise, plan
create plan
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Corollary
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consequence
x causes… = x is a corollary of…
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Curtail
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curt = short, so shorten
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Cull
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select, remove
it’s time to remove the corn off the fields
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Daft
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dumb
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Dearth
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shortage
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Delve
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investigate, explore
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Denigrate
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defame
de=negative + nigra = blacken
blacken someone’s reputation
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Deprecate
criticize
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Deride
mock
| mock so hard he falls of his horse
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Disconcerting
unsettling
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Disparate
separate; different
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Dissent
disagreement
| diss tracks are due to disagreements
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Dulcet
dulce, sweet
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Edifice
edificio, building
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Effusive
overenthusiastic
| Elle from StuCo was effusive
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Elusive
hard to find
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Engender
cause, produce
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Epitomizing
symbolizing
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Equanimity
calmness
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Equivocal
unclear
| think: equal voices so you don't know who it is
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Exalt
praise
| think: Mark Antony + JC
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Foment
Instigate, encourage growth
| Form it; foam up movements
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Foreground
emphasize
| stomp into the ground for emphasis
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Fortitude
courage
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Garish
weirdly flashy, bad taste
| garfield weird fashion clothing
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Germane
relevant
| germany try to stay relevant in history
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Guild
association, union
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Haphazard
random, unplanned
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Histrionic
dramatic, historical
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Illustrious
renowned, famous
| illuminated + famous
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Imperceptible
un-seeable, so undetectable
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Implacable
unforgiving; unable to be placated (calmed down)
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Imposing
grand
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Ineluctable
un-elusive, unavoidable
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Ineffable
indescribable, idfk
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Insipid
bland, dull
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Insuperable
unbeatable
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Jaunt
little trip
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Lambast
blast, criticize
| the lamb got blasted
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Languish
weaken
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Latent
dormant, hidden
| latent viruses in the dna
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Levity
light-heartedness
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Lithe
flexible, graceful
| ballerina lithe body
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Manifesto
declaration, statement
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Melancholy
sadness, gloom
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Mirth
joy
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Nebulous
vague, unclear
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Nefarious
Dr. Nefario, evil
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Obdurate
stubborn, inflexible
| he's too obtuse and stubborn to do yoga
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Obsequious
Overly submissive
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Obstinate
stubborn
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Palpable
tangible, noticeable
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Paucity
scarcity
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Pertinent
to the point, specific
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Portend
foreshadow
| predict the end
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Posit
propose, suggest
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Pragmatic
realistic, practical
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Precarious
Unstable
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Preemptive
preventive
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Presuppose
assume
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Pretentious
showy
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Prosocial
cooperative
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Prudent
cautious
| a cautious prune
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Quaint
charming, old-fashioned
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Recant
retract
| I would like to recant that statement, your honour.
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Renounce
reject, abandon
| renounce the marriage proposal
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Repress
suppress
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Reprise
repeat
| repeating sunrise
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Repudiate
reject, deny
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Scintillate
shine, sparkle
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Strenuously
vigorously, intensely
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Subsistence
survival
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Subversive
rebellious
| divergent
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Supposition
assumption; I suppose
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Surmise
guess, infer
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Surreptitious
secretly, stealthy
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Tenuous
weak
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Tepid
unenthusiastic
| meh; slow wow clap
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Torpor
sluggish, lethargy
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Trenchant
sharp, cutting; harsh criticism
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Ubiquitous
everywhere
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Unobtrusive
subtle, undetectable
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Verity
truth
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Verisimilitude
realism, believability
| Ver (truth), simi (similar) = similar to truth
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Vindicate
justify, clear
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Visceral
gut feeling
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Vociferous
loud, outspoken
| loud voice for us
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Wayward
erratic, unpredictable
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Sanguine
optimistic
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Recalcitrant
uncooperative, rebellious, difficult to deal with
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Misanthropic
antisocial, hates humanity and humankind
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Earnest
sincere
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Preclude
prevent, stop, rule out
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Obfuscate
complicate
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Eminent
famous
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Enervate
drain the energy
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Adroitness
skill, talent
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Adjudicate
gov decision
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Stipulate
specify constraints
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Candid
Honest
