Vocabulary Flashcards
(122 cards)
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Bowlderize
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Censor
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Epiphany
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Realization
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Loquacious
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Talkative
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Omnipotent
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Very Powerful; Godly Characteristic
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Xenophobia
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Fear of Foreigners
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Frivolous
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Apathetic; Not Sincere
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Garrulous
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Talkative
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Besmirch
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Destroy
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Uphold
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Defend
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Laud
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Praise
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Intermittent
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Malfunction
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Yielding
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To; Submissive
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Croissant
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Bread
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Faux Pas
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Honest Social Mistake
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Rendezvous
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Meeting
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Kindergarten
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Kids School
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Rucksack
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Backpack
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Pretzel
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Twist; Crispy Biscuit
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Glitch
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Irregularity
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Klutz
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Clumsy
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Spiel
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Short Speech
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Schmooze
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Gossip
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Pinata
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pot
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Siesta
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Nap
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Macho
Strong
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Sheik
Ruler
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Karaoke
a form of entertainment, offered typically by bars and clubs, in which people take turns singing popular songs into a microphone over prerecorded backing tracks.
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Origami
the Japanese art of folding paper into decorative shapes and figures
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Chocolate
a food preparation in the form of a paste or solid block made from roasted and ground cacao seeds, typically sweetened.
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Mocassin
Native Indian Shoes
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Gung-ho
Excited
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Typhoon
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Dimsum
Dumplings
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Babushka
Scarf
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Moped
Scooter that is auto and manual
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Paparazzo
Sing. Paparazzi
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Futon
Bedclothes; Bedding
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Gorilla
A tribe of hairy woman
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Kink
A twist in the rope
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Slogan
Battle Cry
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Smorgasbord
Bread and Butter Table
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Abate
Reduce; Lesson
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Abdicate
Give up; Position
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Aberration
Something Unusual
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Abhor
Really hate
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Abstain
Refrain
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Adversity
Hardship
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Aesthetic
Pertaining to beauty
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Amicable
Agreeable
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Anachronistic
Out of the context of time; out of date
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Arid
Very dry
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Asylum
Sanctuary; place of safety
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Benevolent
Friendly; Helpful
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Bias
A prejudice towards something or against something
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Boisterous
Enthusiastic; Loud
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Brazen
Bold
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Brusque
Short; Rude
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Camaraderie
Togetherness; trust; group; study; dynamic of trust
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Canny
Careful
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Capacious
Very Large; Spacious
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Capitulate
Surrender
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Clairvoyant
Can predict the future
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Collaborate
Work together
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Compassion
Sympathy
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Compromise
Meeting in the middle; Settling Differences
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Condescending
Patronizing
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Conditional
Contingent upon something else; Contingent upon
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Conformist
Someone who follows the majority
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Deleterious
Harmful
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Demagogue
Rabble-rousing leader
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Digression
Straying from the main point
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Diligent
Hard-working; dedicated
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Discredit
Dishonor someone; Prove something untrue
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Disdain
To regard with scorn
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Divergent
Moving apart; going in different directions
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Empathy
Feeling someone else's feeling
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Emulate
Following someone else's example
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Enervating
Tiring
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Ephemeral
Fleeting; Temporary
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Evanescent
Not lasting long
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Exemplary
Outstanding
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Extenuating
Something that makes the situation not as bad
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Florid
Ornate
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Forbearance
Patience; Restraint
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Fortitude
Strength
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Fortuitous
Lucky
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Foster
Promote; Aid
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Fraught
Filled with
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Frugal
Thrifty
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Hackneyed
Cliched
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Haughty
Being arrogant; Talking down to people
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Hedonist
A person who acts in pursuit of pleasure
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Hypothesis
Unproven theory; educated guess
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Impetuous
Rash; Impulsive
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Impute
To assign or To attribute to someone
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Inconsequential
Without Consequence; Trivial; Does not matter
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Inevitable
Unavoidable; Definitely; Going to happen
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Intrepid
Fearless
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Jubilation
Extreme Happiness; Joy
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Lobbyist
A person who takes one side or the other, and persuades government officials
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Nonchalant
Boring
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Opulent
Wealthy orator; speaker
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Ostentatious
Flaunting; wealth
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Perfidious
Disloyal
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Pragmatic
Practical
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Precocious
Gifted; Talented; Beyond one's years
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Prosaic
Ordinary
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Prudent
Careful; Wise
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Querulous
Irritable; Prone to argument
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Rancorous
Hateful; Unpleasant
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Reclusive
Hermit; Withdrawn
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Reconciliation
Coming back together after a disagreement
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Reverence
Deep respect
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Sagacity
Wisdom
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Spurious
False; Untrue
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Substantiate
To confirm; Prove
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Superficial
Shallow
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Superfluous
Unnecessary; Too much
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Surreptitious
Secret
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Tactful
Polite
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Tenacious
Persistent; Stubborn Transient; temporary; Impermanent
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Vindicate
Free from blame
