Voccabulary Flashcards by gretta olton

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Prosaic

A

Tiresome; ordinary

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Sanguine

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Optimistic

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Prudent

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Wise
Careful
Prepared

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Rectify

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Correct

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Relegate

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Banish

Put to lower position

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Repudiate

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To reject

To cancel

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Sagacious

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Wise

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Pernicious

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Dangerous

Harmful

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Preclude

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Inhibit

Make impossible

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Prodigal

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Wasteful

Lavish

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Prodigious

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Exceptional

Tremendous

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Profusion

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Great amount

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Assent

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Consent

Compliance

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Affect

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To influence

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Capital

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City

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Council

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Group side for discussion

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Counsel

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Advise

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Device

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Plan scheme

Invention

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Devise

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Contrive

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Immanent

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Existing within

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Principal

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Highest rank or reason

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Principle

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Ultimate source

Principle of physics

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Aesthetic

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Showing good taste

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Ameliorate

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Make better

Improve

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Astute

Cunning Sly Crafty

Audacious

Fearless | Bold

Auster

Harsh Sever Strict

Blithe

Cheery | Happy

Brevity

Briefness | Shortness

Capricious

Fickle | Changeable

Censure

Criticize | Disapprove of

Charlatan

Imposter | Fake

Concede

To acknowledge Admit Surrender

Consternation

Terror or amazement that causes terror | Noun

Contrite

Regretful sorrowful | Adj

Deference

Yield to another

Depravity

Moral corruption

Deride

Ridicule | Laugh at with scorn

Didactic

Instructive

Discerning

Distinguish one from another

Disparity

Difference in character or form

Disseminate

Circulate or scatter

Dissonance

Harsh contradiction

Dogmatic

Opinionated Stubborn Biased

Eccentric

Peculiar | Strange

Efface

Wipe out | Erase

Engender

Bring about | Create

Ephemeral

Temporary Brief Short lived

Equivocal

Doubtful | Uncertain

Erroneous

Untrue

Esoteric

Obscure

Euphony

Pleasant sound

Expedient

Helpful Worthwhile Practical

Extol

Praise

Fallacious

Misleading

Fastidious

Fussy

Fervor

Passion

Fortuitous

Happen by chance | Accidental

Furtive

Sly | Secretive

Guile

Slyness | Deceit

Hackneyed

Commonplace | Trite

Hedonistic

Pleasure seeking

Heresy

Contrary to popular belief

Humility

Lack of pride

Illusory

False Deceptive Unreal

Immutable

Unchangeable

Incredulous

Skeptical | Unwilling to believe

Indolent

Lazy

Insipid

Uninteresting bland

Languid

Weak | Fatigued

Magnanimous

Forgiving

Mitigate

To Lesson to soothe

Morose

Moody

Scrupulous

Exact | Honorable

Solemnity

Seriousness

Superfluous

Unnecessary

Sycophant

Flatterer

Taciturn

Reserved

Tumid

Swollen

Vehement

Intense

Venerate

To rever

Virtuoso

Highly skilled artist

Virulent

Malicious | Harmful

Wane

To grow gradually smaller

Zealot

Believer Enthusiast Fan

Zenith

Noun | Point directly overhead in the sky

Abberant

Abnormal

Abominate

Hate

Accede

Comply with | To content to

Affable

Friendly

Alacrity

Enthusiasm Fervor Liveliness

Anoint

Crown