Vocabulary test #1 Flashcards
1
Q
Avid
A
Having a strong desire eager/enthusiastic
1
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Brusque
A
Abrupt in manner or speech; gruff
2
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Concise
A
Short and to the point
3
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Demean
A
To cause a lowering of self esteem
4
Q
Despicable
A
Deserving contempt or scorn; evil
5
Q
Emulate
A
To try to equal; to imitate
6
Q
Evoke
A
To call forth, to produce with or without your imagination
7
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Excruciating
A
Very painful
8
Q
Inaugurate
A
To instill in office with a formal ceremony, the act of instilling office
9
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Pervade
A
To spread throughout
10
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Proprietor
A
An owner of a store or other business
11
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Pseudonym
A
A fake name that an author uses; a pen name (Dr Seuss)
12
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Rebuff
A
To reject bluntly/strongly
13
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Resilient
A
Able to recover quickly from misfortune/bad injury
14
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Turbulent
A
Chaotic (Like on the airplane there is turbulence it is very chaotic)
