Vocabulary units 1-11 Flashcards
(91 cards)
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Impartial
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not favoring one side more than the other; fair
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Dire
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dreadful, terrible
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Emanate
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to come forth
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Fervent
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having or showing great intensity of feeling, passionate
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Imperious
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extremely proud and controlling
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Novel
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new and unusual
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Presume
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to take upon oneself without permission or authority; dare
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Tangible
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capable of being touched or felt
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Quarry
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anything that is hunted or pursued, especially an animal
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Discern
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to detect or recognize, to make out
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Condone
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to excuse or overlook an offense, usually a serious one without criticism.
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Scruple
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an uneasy feeling or hesitancy to act that arises from moral or ethical consideration.
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Diverting
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amusing, entertaining
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Deplorable
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very bad, regrettable
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Imperative
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absolutely necessary
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Zealous
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very eager, enthusiastic
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Desperate
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involving extreme danger or disaster
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Entranced
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in a state of wonder or amazement
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Hallucination
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something perceived that has no reality
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Premonition
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feeling that something bad will happen
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Profound
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intense; deep
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Meditative
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given to extended thought
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Lagoon
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shallow lake or pond partly cut off from the sea by a strip of land.
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Emitted
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Sent out, gave forth
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Pliant
Easily bent
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Exasperation
Anger, annoyance
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Indignantly
in an angry way
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Clamorously
noisily
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Involuntarily
accidentally
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elemental
basic and powerful
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expansively
in a broad or sympathetic way
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Incantation
chanting of special words in magic spells or rites
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Impenetrable
that cannot be passed through
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Undergrowth
small trees or shrubs that grow beneath large trees in woods or forests
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Uncommunicative
tending to keep one's feelings or opinions to oneself; quiet
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Demure
modest or shy
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Misguided
wrongly led into error
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Impaired
damaged; weakened
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Composite
things formed of distinct parts
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Derisive
showing ridicule
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clambering
climbing clumsily or with effort
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Ululations
Howlings or loud wailings
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anticipated
eagerly expected
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devoted
loving, loyal, and concerned with another's well-being
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elation
great happiness and excitement
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enthralled
captivated
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infatuated
briefly but intensely in love
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impulse
urge to act or do something
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proximity
nearness in
place, time,
order,
occurrence, or
relation;
closeness
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correspondent
A person
employed by a
news agency,
periodical,
television
network, etc. to
gather, report, or
contribute new
articles, and the
like regularly
from a distant
place
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interpreter
a person who
interprets,
especially one
who translates
speech orally.
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encapsulate
express the
essential features
of (something)
succinctly. 2.)
enclose
(something) in or
as if in a capsule
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appalling
causing shock,
disgust, or alarm
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clamor
a loud and
confused noise,
especially that of
people shouting
vehemently.
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despair
loss of hope,
hopelessness
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grimace
an ugly, twisted
expression on a
person's face,
typically
expressing
disgust, pain, or
wry amusement.
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Prosperity
Good Fortune,
Success
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Hallowed
Holy; sacred
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Tribulations
Great trouble or misery
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Redemptive
Serving to deliver
from sorrow;
make amends or
pay back
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Oppression
Cruel or unjust treatment
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Exalted
elevated
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idly
Lazily, without taking action
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Postpone
delay
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stagnation
State of being
inactive and not
moving or
changing.
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complacency
State of
unthinking or
satisfied
acceptance
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yearning
Strong desire; longing
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languished
Grown weak,
lived under
distressing
conditions.
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activist
A person who fights for radical social change with radical methods.
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radical
Extremely different from the usual
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advocating
Arguing or acting in favor of an ideal
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adamant
refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind; inflexible; unwavering
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acquit
free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty; exonerate
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arbitrate
to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both
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assuage
to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses): ease
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auspicious
favorable; prosperous
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benign
gentle and kindly: not harmful to the environment
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contentious
causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial; (of a person) given to arguing or provoking argument
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condescend
show feelings of superiority; be patronizing; do something in a haughty way, as though it is below one's dignity or level of importance
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entailment
legal restriction upon who can inherit property
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discernible
able to be discerned; perceptible
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Duress (noun)
forcible restraint or restriction; compulsion by threat
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Erratic (adj)
not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable
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Expound (verb)
to set forth: state; to defend with argument; to explain by setting forth in careful and often elaborate detail
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Fatalistic (adj)
relating to the belief that events are inevitable
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Florid (adj)
excessively intricate or elaborate; ornate
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Furtive (adj)
attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive
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Imprudent (adj)
not showing care for the consequences of an action; rash; lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment
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Irascible (adj)
easily angered
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Morbid (adj)
characterized by an unusual interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects, especially death and disease
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Placid (adj)
(of a person or animal) not easily upset or excited; calm
