Vocabulary List #3 Flashcards
(106 cards)
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Abduct
A
kidnap, carry off
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Acclaim
A
cheer, praise
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Acute
A
sharp, crucial
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Adhere
A
stick to
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Adjourn
A
suspend
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Admonish
A
scold
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Adorn
A
decorate
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Adversary
A
opponent
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Affable
A
agreeable
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Affectation
A
something someone does to try to
impress others
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Aghast
A
shocked and appaled
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Alleviate
A
relieve
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Allure
A
attraction, temptation
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Aloof
A
cool and detached
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Altruistic
A
charity and compassioin
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Amend
A
alter and improve
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Amorous
A
romantic
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Amorphous
A
vague, shapeless
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Animosity
A
ill will, bad feelings
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Annihilate
A
destroy
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Antidote
A
remedy
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Aperture
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opening, space circular
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Aqueous
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water
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Artifice
A
a trick or deception
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Astute
shrewd and perceptive
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Atrocity
horrible brutal act
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Audacity
boldness or daring, disregard for safety
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Banal
boring and predictable
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Banish
send away into exile
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Belligerence
agressive hostility
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Benefactor
someone who give financial or general assistance
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Bile
ill temper
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Boisterous
loud and unrestrained
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Bounty
generosity in giving, reward
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Bravado
showy display of courage
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Brevity
not lasting a long time
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Cache
hiding place for treasures
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Cajole
to persuade with promises of flattery, coax
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Cascade
waterfall
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Celestial
relating to he heavens
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Chasm
gorge or deep canyon
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Chorus
group acting together
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Chronic
long lasting
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Compel
force someone to act
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Concise
brief and compact
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Constrict
squeeze, make tighter
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Contemplation
thoughtful observation
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Contend
fight or struggle against, debate
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Contentious
eager to quarrel
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Convene
assemble or meet
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Copious
abundant, large in number
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Couplet
unit of poetry with two rhyming lines
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Courier
messenger
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Cue
hint or guiding suggestion
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Dearth
scarcity, lack
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Debris
remains of something that has been destroyed
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Decade
period of ten years
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Deceit
deception
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Deficient
defecting, or inadequate
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Deject
to make sad
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Deluge
flood of water
or
to overflow
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Destitute
left without, poor
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Devotee
a big fan of something
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Din
loud, confused noise
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Dogged
persistant in effort
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Dogmatic
asserting without proof
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Eccentric
odd person
68
Effect
the result, or an impression
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Eminent
distinguished
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Encompass
to form a circle around
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Enigma
mystery or riddle
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Ensnare
to capture
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Entice
to lure with something
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Entourage
group of followers
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Etiquette
code of social behavior
manners, propriety, decorum
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Extroverted
Outgoing person
| gregarious
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Fauna
animals of a given area
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Fickle
easily changeable in emotions
| inconstant
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Fidelity
Faithful to duties
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Flagrant
noticeable or glaring
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Flippant
not serious, playful
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Foretell
predict the future
83
Formidable
something big and impressive
84
Futile
useless
85
Glib
able to speak easily, often a lie
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Grovel
to beg in front of someone
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Hasty
done quickly
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Heed
careful attention
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Hexagon
six sides
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Hovel
small miserable shack, shanty
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Imminent
something about to happen
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Impasse
dilemma without a clear solution
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Insurgent
rising revolt or rebellion
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Mar
to damage
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Melancholy
sad
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Nebulous
not well defined
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Olfactory
regarding sense of smell
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Ominous
threatening sign of something bad that
| may happen
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Opportune
appropriate time to do something
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Ostentatious
flashy and showy
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Palatable
good tasting, acceptable
102
Paradox
contradiction, a
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Peddle
sell something small person to person
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Perjury
making a false statement under oath
105
Persevere
continue despite setbacks
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Petrify
turn to stone, paralyzed with fear
