Vocabulary Flashcards
(107 cards)
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Exonerate
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Excuse, justify, absolve
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Glean
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To gather slowly, bit by bit
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Zany
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Crazy, Funny
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Languid
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Uninterested, lazy, dull
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Endorse
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Accept, approve, authorize, accredit
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Erudite
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Wise, learned, informed
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Impious
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Irreverent, sacrilegious, not religious
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Inadvertent
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Accidental, unintentional
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Incentive
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Stimulus, motive
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Insinuation
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Hint
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Insurgent
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Rebellious, rebel
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Judicious
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Wise, sage, sagacious
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Lenient
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Not strict, merciful
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Lethargy
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Sluggishness, fatigue, tiredness
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Magnanimous
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Noble, big hearted, generous
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Malleable
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Soft, flexible, yielding
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Melancholy
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Gloomy, mournful
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Misbegotten
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Badly conceived, made, or carried out
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Nebulous
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Hazy, cloudy, unclear, shapeless, vague
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Obsolete
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Outdated, no longer in use, old fashioned
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Obstinate
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Stubborn, mulish, dogged
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Opportune
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Timely, appropriate, lucky, appropriate to time
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Palatable
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Good tasting, savory, agreeable
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Paradox
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Contradiction
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Peddle
Vend, hawk, sell
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Perjury
Lies, lying under oath
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Plausible
Believable, credible, probable
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Profound
Wise, deep, serious
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Prolific
Fertile, productive, producing great amounts
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Prophesy
Predict, foretell, forecast
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Calamity
Disaster, tragedy
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Encumber
Bother, burden
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Idiosyncrasy
Oddity, quirk
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Qualm
Misgiving, nagging doubt, suspicion
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Tentative
Uncertain, temporary, imdefinite
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Concur
Agree, approve, cooperate
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Petulant
Ill-tempered, crabby, moody
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Brandish
Wave, exhibit, wield
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Comatose
Unconscious, sluggish
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Evict
Eject, dismiss
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Cohesion
Unite, stick together, union
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Abridge
Shorten
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Polyglot
Speaking multiple languages
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Polygamous
Have more than one mate
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Rabble
Large, mob, crowd, horde
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Rancor
Animosity, resentment, hatred, malice, spite
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Ratify
Confirm, affirm, endorse, approve
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Raze
Demolish, destroy, level
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Recluse
Hermit, loner, someone who lives far away
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Recur
Return, repeat, to occur again
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Regal
Royal, splendid, majestic
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Reimburse
Repay, compensate
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Repartee
Witty conversation, banter, retort
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Repudiate
Disown, reject, renounce
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Repugnant
Distasteful, objectionable
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Revel
Celebrate, indulge, enjoy
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Saucy
Impudent, pert, lively, rude, insolent
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Schism
Disunity, break, division, conflict, clash
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Scrupulous
Moral, upstanding, virtuous, ethical, conscientious
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Sentry
Guard, sentinel, watch, lookout
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Solicit
Request, seek, petition, beg
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Splice
Join, bind, attach
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Spurn
Refuse, snub
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Squalid
Dirty, wretched, filthy, sordid
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Squander
Waste, fritter, away, consume, exhaust
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Staunch
Firm, sturdy, stable, solid, established, substantial, steadfast
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Stealthy
Sneaky, secret, furtive
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Surfeit
Excess, glut
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Susceptible
Vulnerable, open, exposed
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Synopsis
Outline, summary
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Tain
Poison, contaminate, infect, corrupt, debase
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Taut
Tight, stretched, tense
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Temperate
Self denying, rational, moderate, restrained
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Tepid
Lukewarm, temperate, indifferent
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Terse
Concise, brief, succinct
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Tether
Tie, fasten
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Torrid
Hot, parched, sizzling
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Trepidation
Fright, anxiety, trembling
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Trite
Banal, common
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Unanimous
Maximum, fundamental, conclusive, elemental
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Unkempt
Sloppy, ruffled, disheveled, mess, ragged
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Usurp
Seize, take by force, grab, steal, snatch
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Vacuous
Shallow, vapid, silly
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Vehement
With deep feeling, passionate, earnest
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Vex
Tease, irritate
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Vitalize
Animate, vivify
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Vivacious
Animated, spirited, lively, full of spirit
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Wan
Lacking color, pale, ashen, bloodless
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Wantonly
Randomly, indiscrimately
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Zealous
Fervent, fervid, intense, passionate, enthusiastic, eager
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Fallacy
Misconception, mistake
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Pragmatic
Sensible, sober
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Facsimile
Replica, duplicate
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Concise
Condensed, short, terse
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Scull
Racing boat
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Incumbent
Obligatory
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Sporadic
Random, scarce, on and off
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Coalesce
Integrate, come together
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Succinct
Concise
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Apprehensive
Fearful, uncertain
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Gully
Hollow, hole, ditch
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Assertive
Dogged, positive, demanding, pushy
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Diminutive
Petite, small, tiny
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Frugal
Thrifty, economical, stingy, scanty
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Formidable
Powerful, overwhelming
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Deluge
A great flood of something, to overwhelm
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Satire
Sarcasm, ridicule or irony used in order to expose the truth
