Week 1 Flashcards

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Substantiate

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Provide evidence to support

He used the new data to substantiate his argument

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Duplicitous

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Deceitful

The obvious lie he told showed just how duplicitous he was

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Blemish

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To spoil appearance, or a flaw that spoils appearance
His parking ticket was a blemish on his nearly perfect record, or his parking ticket blemished his nearly perfect record.

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Reclusive

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Avoiding company of others

The reclusive family rarely ever left home

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Paucity

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Rarity, presence in small quantities

Due to the paucity of water in the area, not a lot of animals lived there.

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Exacerbate

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Make worse

He tried to make the problem better by talking it out, but he only exacerbated it when he lost his temper again.

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Ingratiate

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To establish in the favor or good graces of others (get on ones good side, often by kissing up)
He prepared a list of jokes in order to ingratiate his guests that evening.

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Shrewd

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Astute, keen, sharp

The shrewd businessman never made silly mistakes

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Emulate

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Trying to equal or excel

The little boy dressed like his father in an attempt to emulate him

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Condone

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Accept and allow

The school does not condone violence

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Capitulate

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Give up resisting

After a long struggle, the boy capitulated to his mother’s commands

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Belie

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Give a false impression

He tried to belie the fact that he was a lousy worker by showing up early at the office

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Autonomous

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Not controlled by outside forces

The country wanted to be autonomous and make its own laws

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Atrophy

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Waste away

After a few months of wearing a cast, he needed therapy because his muscles had begun to atrophy.

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Assiduous

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Characterized by careful, persistent attention

Due to his assiduous studies, he was able to finish with honor roll.

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Apprehension

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  1. Fear of future evil- he apprehended a nuclear war
  2. Understanding- he couldn’t begin to apprehend the pain that the poor boy went through
  3. Arrest- the criminal was apprehended
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Apathy

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Lack of concern

His apathy of his schoolwork is what caused him to become a hobo.

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Antipathy

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Deep dislike

His antipathy of the natives motivated his hate messages.

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Altruistic

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Unselfish

He had altruistic motives for his actions- he didn’t do it for himself.

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Adherent

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Someone who follows a leader or supports a cause

The governor lost all his adherents after the scandal

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Abstruse

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Difficult to understand
The abstruse topics made the class difficult.
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Proclivity

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Tendency to choose or do something regularly- predisposition or inclination to a particular thing
His proclivity for gambling caused him to go to the casino

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Intractable

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Not easily controlled or directed (hard to work with)

They soon realized the task was intractable, and they had to hire more people to help

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Exorbitant

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Highly excessive

His exorbitant wealth angered his neighbors

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Endemic
Natural to a specific group of people- native, indigenous | Hard work is endemic in the family, as they all attended good colleges
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Relent
To grow less intense | The storm relented with time
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Ephemeral
Lasting a short time | She has an ephemeral memory so she forgets things all the time
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Erratic
Not regular in pattern, unpredictable | His erratic moods had grown more volatile in the last couple of days
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Hinder
Create difficulties, delay, or obstruct | The festival hindered road construction for the week
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Extenuate
To make a fault or offense seem less serious | The extenuating circumstances allowed him to serve only half of his sentence
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Mitigate
Make less severe | His good behavior mitigated his punishment
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Supplant
To replace because it's better | New technology superseded/supplanted the old machines
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Trite
Lacking freshness of effectivity because of overuse | He used a very trite comeback
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Seditious
Causing people to rebel | The seditious letter was confiscated by the authorities
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Prosaic
Lacking poetic beauty | Prosaic language made the story boring
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Flagrant
Obviously offensive | His flagrant message stirred controversy everywhere
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Clandestine
Done in, or executed with secrecy | No one ever found out about the clandestine meeting- everything went according to plan.
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Boorish
Rough and bad mannered | People hated to be around him because of his boorish manners
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Derelict
Neglectful of duty, or abandoned The derelict woman refused to pay for child support. The man came across a rotting, derelict building, and he decided to throw a party in it.
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Irreproachable
Free of reproach (blame) | The woman was innocent, and therefore, irreproachable
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Neophyte
Beginner or novice | He's a neophyte at chess
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Sycophant
A person who acts obsequiously (extremely obediently) to gain an advantage She is considered a sycophant because se always kisses up to the teacher
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Malingerer
Someone who fakes an illness to escape duty or work | The doctor thought the kid was a malingerer, so he sent him back to school
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Hackney
To make trite or stale | He overused that sentence a lot- he hackneyed his catchphrase
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Abstemious
Characterized by moderation, esp in eating and drinking | The abstemious man was very skinny, as he refused to eat too much
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Deft
Skillful, adroit
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Admonish
To earnestly caution or reprimand | "You mustn't say that!" admonished the father.
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Dexterous
Skillful, adroit
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Affable
Agreeable, friendly | He is an affable guy- real nice
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Amalgam
Mixture or combination | His character is a strange amalgam of contradictory traits
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Gregarious
Nice, friendly, same as genial and affable | The gregarious boy was very nice
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Anachronism
Something that is not in the correct period of time | The sword is an anachronism in modern warfare
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Antipodal
Direct opposite | Up is antipodal to down
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Ascetic
A person who leads a life of self denial | The ascetic man refused to eat the cake
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Audacious
Bold, daring
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Auspicious
Favorable, promising success | His acceptance speech was an auspicious start to his political career
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Bane
Cause of distress or annoyance, source of harm | Gambling was the bane of his existence
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Boon
Something to be thankful for- blessing | He was thankful for the boon of having been given this opportunity
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Bowdlerize
To remove or delete objectionable parts of a book | He bowdlerized the book so that it would be appropriate for kids
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Uncouth
Awkward, clumsy, or unmannerly | Uncouth behavior; an uncouth relative who embarrasses the family
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Bucolic
Rustic, rural, pastoral | The bucolic scenery featured a beautiful house in the countryside
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Conjecture
Inference, guesswork | Her hypothesis was still a conjecture- she does not have conclusive evidence
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Insinuate
To introduce or communicate stealthily | He insinuated the idea that he wanted to eat out, but he didn't say it explicitly
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Lucid
Easily understood, clear | The teacher provided a lucid explanation of the tough concept
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Acumen
Quickness, accuracy, keenness of judgement | The referee's acumen was well regarded- he always made the right call
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Disseminate
Scatter widely | The rumor disseminated around the school like wildfire
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Erudition
Deep, extensive learning | The teacher's erudition was such that he could answer any question at all posed by students
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Pedantic
Concerned with book learning and formal rules | His pedantic tendencies caused him to become a grammar nazi
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Perspicacious
Shrewd, clear sighted | Her perspicacious mind solved a lot of cases as a private investigator
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Pragmatic
Practical | He took a pragmatic approach to research, setting no time aside go wild and unrealistic schemes
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Precocious
Exhibiting unusually early aptitude or maturity | His precocious intelligence made him an amazing chess player before he could even drive
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Prospectus
Formal proposal | He filed a prospectus to allow the changes to take place
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Callous
Insensitive and cruel | Her callous remarks hurt his feelings
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Convoluted
Intricate, complex | The directions were so convoluted that they became hopelessly lost
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Inscrutable
Difficult to fathom or understand | The student's handwriting was so inscrutable that the teacher didn't even read his paper
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Reticent
Inclined to keep silent, reserved | Her reticent behavior caused the interviewer to thing her incapable of public speaking
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Staid
Unemotional, serious | The staid man stayed calm even when everyone else was celebrating
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Arcane
Understood by few | The archive contained an arcane treasure of weird maps and directions that no one could understand
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Cosmopolitan
Worldly, not attached to one place or way of life | She was surprisingly cosmopolitan considering she never left her town
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Entourage
A group of attendants or associates | Celebrities travel with extensive entourages which include security guards, newsmen, etc.
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Esoteric
Understood by few (intentionally) | Her joke was esoteric- only her friends got it
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Gaffe
Clumsy error | He commuted the gaffe of wearing striped shorts and a plaid shirt
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Idiosyncrasy
Characteristic peculiar to an individual group | One of her idiosyncrasies was to wash her socks in the dishwasher
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Insular
Isolated, narrow, or provincial | The family was so insular that no one else could get near them
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Potentate
One who has the power or position to rule over others | No one messes with the almighty potentate, he could have your head with a snap of his fingers
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Relinquish
To retire from, give up or abandon | He relinquished his career to follow his passion
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Vituperative
Marked by harshly abusive condemnation | The vituperative speech was so cruel that the members left feeling completely abused