Vocabulary - 9 Flashcards
(165 cards)
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Pandemonium
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Chaos
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Parallel
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Very similar or the same
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Passive
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Non-Confrontational
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Pervasive
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Widespread
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Pessimist
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Someone who looks on the bad side
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Picturesque
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Vivid, Elegant, Scenery
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Ominous
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Menacing, Threatening
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Objective
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Not biased, Goal
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Pigment
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Substance That Gives Color
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Pitfall
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Hidden Danger
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Ramble
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Talk endlessly, Take a long walk
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Rambunctious
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Boisterous, Disorderly
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Rant
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Loud and angry speech/writing
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Rebate
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Refund, Discount
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Reconcile
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Make peace, Harmonize
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Redundancy
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Repetition
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Rejuvenate
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Make young again
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Relentless
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Not yielding
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Scold
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Criticize, Reprimand
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Scorn
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Contempt, belief something is despicable
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Simultaneous
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At the same time
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Smug
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Excessive self satisfaction
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Sparse
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Scarce, Poor
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Spontaneous
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Spur of the moment
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Stimulating
Exciting, Interesting
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Subjective
Biased
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Thesis
Statement of logical argument
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Thrifty
Cheap; using money and other resources carefully and not wastefully
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Thrive
Prosper, Grow vigorously
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Unorthodox
Not traditional
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Viable
Possible
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Wary
Cautious
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Weary
Tired, Fatigued
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Accolade
Award
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Accommodate
Make better, Yield
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Account
Report, Narrative
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Advocate
Argue in favor of
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Barter
Trade goods or services
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Behemoth
Huge monster or animal
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Belated
Late
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Benefactor
Someone who gives a gift
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Caricature
Exaggerated Portrait
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Catalog
List
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Catalyst
Something that triggers an event
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Certitude
Confidence
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Chauvinist
Someone with a prejudiced belief in their superiority
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Cite
Quote
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Clairvoyant
Psychic
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Daunting
Intimidating
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Defer
Delay, Put off, postpone
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Definitive
Absolute, Authoritative
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Dejected
Downhearted, sad or depressed; dispirited
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Dilapidated
Broken down
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Elitism
Belief that society should be governed by a small group of superior individuals
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Emphatic
Forceful, Emphasized
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Enlighten
Give Insight
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Fanfare
Spectacular Public Display
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Fawn
Try to gain favor by flattering
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Feat
Act of courage
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Garnish
Ornamentation
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Glacial
Cold, Unfriendly
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Gracious
Graceful, Compassionate
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Hail
Praise
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Haphazard
Random
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Haughtiness
Condescendingly Proud
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Heavy-Hand
Clumsy
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Heterogeneity
Diverse, Not Uniform
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Immutable
Not changeable
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Impartial
Not Biased
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Impassioned
Passionate
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Impending
Imminent, About to occur
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Knack
Clever Method, Specific Talent
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Malicious
Spiteful, Bitter
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Materialism
Excessive interest in money or possesions
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Meager
Scare, Poor
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Meddle
Interfere
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Naive
Gullible, Innocent
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Negate
Make ineffective or invalid
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Negligence
Minute
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Obligatory
Compulsory
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Obliging
Agreeable
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Obliterate
Destroy Completely
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Oblivious
Unaware
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Par
Standard, Average
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Paradox
A contradiction that is true
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Paranoia
Irrational fear
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Perpetuate
Maintain, Preserve
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Perplexity
Confusion
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Qualified
Competent, Limited
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Radical
Extreme
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Rash
Careless
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Reaffirm
Restate
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Recount
Narrate
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Refinement
Polish, Purification
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Safeguard
Protect
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Saga
Long Story
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Salvageable
Able to be rescued
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Sarcastic
Mocking
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Savory
Appetizing
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Tactful
Considerate, Discreet
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Tactile
Tangible, Related to the sense of touch
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Taut
Pulled tight, Not slack
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Testy
irritated, Peevish
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Theology
Religion
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Theorize
Hypothesize, Speculate
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Threadbare
Worn out
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Undaunted
Courageous
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Undermine
Weaken
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Underpinning
Support, Base
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Unhindered
Not obstructed
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Universality
Comprehensiveness, Generalization
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Unwarranted
Not Justified
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Wistful
Yearning, Melancholy
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Complementary
Forming a complete whole
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Complimentary
Expressing Praise
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Excerpt
A passage take from a book, speech, etc.
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Exclusive
Not shared, Elite
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Apolitical
Having no interests in politics
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Apologist
Defender of a cause
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Apprentice
Trainee, Novice
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Connoisseur
Expert
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Contemporary
Occuring at the same time
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Contour
Outline
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Erosion
Wearing away
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Evasive
Avoiding the subject
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Exalt
Praise
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Imprudent
Not practical, Not careful
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Incentive
Something that encourages action or effort
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Incisive
Sharp, Keen
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Incite
Provoke, Encourage
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Pitiless
Having no pity, Merciless
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Plentous
Productive
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Plentiful
Existing in great quantity
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Poignant
Emotionally touching
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Rendition
Performance, Interpretation
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Renovate
Make new again
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Renowned
Famous
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Repressed
Suppressing Emotions
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Sinister
Evil
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Skeptic
Doubter
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Sluggish
Lacking energy
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Snub
Deliberately insult
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Speculative
Inquisitive, Hypothetical
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Truncate
Shorten by cutting off
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Turbulence
A state of confusion or agitation
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Ornery
Unpleasant
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Miffed
Offended, Upset
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Minute (adj.)
Tiny
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Mirth
Gaiety, Merriment
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Malign
To make defamatory statements about something or someone
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Forerunner
What came before
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Foreshadow
Suggest the future
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Foresight
Ability to anticipate future needs
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Distillation
(The process of creating a) purified liquid
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Docile
Yielding
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Proud
Haughty
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Provisional
Temporary
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Inflexible
Not yielding
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Innovation
Something new
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Inspiring
Uplifting, Encouraging
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Discourse
Discussion
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Discredit
Damage in reputation
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Discreet
Tactful, Diplomatic
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Assert
Declare
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Astute
Shrewd, Smart
