Vocabulary Part 2 Flashcards
(126 cards)
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intended for instruction
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didactic
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easily managed or handled; tractable
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docile
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a particular principle advocated, as of a government or religion
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doctrine
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to imbue a person with learning
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indoctrinate
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to attack the good name or reputation of
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defame
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respectful; to yield to judgement
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deferential
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to make foul, dirty, or unclean
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defile
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to trace the outline of; sketch or trace in outline
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delineate
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to move from a higher to a lower place
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descend
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vital and social statistics of populations
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demographics
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peculiar to a particular people or locality
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endemic
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general, universal
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pandemic
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on the right
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dexter
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deftness; adroitness
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dexterity
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gloomy
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dismal
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daily
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diurnal
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a direct line from the North Pole to the South Pole; the highest point reached by the sun; noon
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meridian
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everyday; ordinary
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quotidian
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a line going through a circle, dividing it into two
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diameter
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division into two parts, kinds, etc.
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dichotomy
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to pour and spread, as in a fluid
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diffuse
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inclined to delay or procrastinate
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dilatory
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to drive or send off in various directions
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disperse
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to scatter or spread widely; promulgate
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disseminate
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to scatter wastefully
dissipate
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to deter by advice or persuasion
dissuade
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to forbid, prohibit
interdict
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well deserved; fitting; adequate
condign
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a person who holds a high rank or office
dignitary
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to look upon or treat with contempt
disdain
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a system of tenets, as of a church
dogma
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sorrowful, mournful
doleful
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full of pain or sorrow, grievous
dolorous
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a state of being lazy or slothful
indolence
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something that prevents or counteracts ill effects
antidote
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to provide with a permanent fund
endow
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kind indulgence, forgiveness
pardon
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having to do with the back
dorsal
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to sign on the back; to vouch for
endorse
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doubtfulness
dubiety
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doubtful
dubious
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unquestionable
indubitable
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contributive, helpful
conducive
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to install in a position with formal ceremonies
induct
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sweet; pleasing
dulcet
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sweetened; softened
dulcified
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a musical instrument
dulcimer
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sullen, gloomy
dour
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able to resist decay
durable
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compulsion by threat, coercion
duress
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stubborn, resistant to persuasion
obdurate
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impaired digestion
dyspepsia
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faulty or inadequate nutrition or development
dystrophy
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to rub or wipe out; surpass, eclipse
efface
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to free or declare free from blame
exonerate
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to disentangle, release
extricate
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focused on oneself
egocentric
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selfishness; self-absorption
egosim/egotism
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a witty or pointed saying tersely expressed
epigram
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a word or phrase, used invectively as a term of abuse
epithet
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equally distant
equidistant
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gross injustice; wickedness
iniquity
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to go astray in thought or belief, to be mistaken
err
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wandering or traveling, especially in search of adventure
errant
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recovering from illness
convalescent
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becoming obsolete
obsolescent
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pleasant-sounding term for something unpleasant
euphemism
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pleasantness of sound
euphony
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to hand over (person accused of crime) to state where crime was committed
extradite
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to estimate (unknown facts or values) from known data
extrapolate
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derived by means other than known senses
extrasensory
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friendly, courteous
affable
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finctional tale, esp. legendary
fable
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too great for description in words; that which must not be uttered
ineffable
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manner of arrangement, shape
configuration
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sculpture or model of person
effigy
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small dissenting group within larger one, esp. in politics
faction
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producing many offspring or much output
prolific
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to confirm or accept by formal consent
ratify
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to fail
default
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a flawed argument
fallacy
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a false step; a social gaffe
faux pas
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incapable of being wrong or being deceived
infallible
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foolishness; stupidity
fatuity
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foolish; stupid
fatuous
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swept up in a fit of passion, impairing one's reason
infatuated
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to grant, bestow
confer
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to offer
proffer
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to reproduce; produce rapidly
proliferate
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a vote on a political question open to the entire electorate
referendum
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with the quality of giving off bubbles of gas
effervescent
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ardent, intense
fervid
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passion, zeal
fervor
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a written statement on oath
affidavit
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faithfulness, loyalty
fidelity
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of a trust; held or given in trust
fiduciary
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disbeliever in the supposed true religion
infidel
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infinitely or very small
infinitesimal
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a large, destructive fire
conflagration
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blatant, scandalous
flagrant
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a lighted torch
flambeau
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to bend knee, esp. in worship
genuflect
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to change or vary pitch of
inflect
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merging into one
confluence
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flowing out of (light, electricity, etc.)
effluence
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pleasing, musical
mellifluous
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care or provision for future
foresight
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to prevent by advance action
forestall
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straightforward, outspoken, decisive
forthright
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happening by luck
fortuitous
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chance or luck in human affairs
fortune
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irritable, peevish
fractious
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to break or violate (a law, etc.)
infringe
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strong point; something a person does well
forte
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to provide with fortifications; strengthen
fortify
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very loud
fortissimo
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stubborn, unmanageable, rebellious
refractory
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flying off from the center
centrifugal
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a musical composition in which subsequent parts imitate or pursue the first part; a psychological state in which one flies from one's own identity
fugue
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a haven for those fleeing
refuge
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a deception used to avoid a confrontation
subterfuge
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shining forth
effulgent
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radiant; shining
refulgent
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continuous discharge of firearms or outburst of criticism
fusillade
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lavish, extravagant, copious
profuse
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to spread throughout or over from within
suffuse
