Week 1 Vocab Flashcards
(144 cards)
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Abound
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exist in large numbers or amount
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Amorphous
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without a clearly defined shape or form
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Belie
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fail to give a true impression ; mask
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Capricious
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sudden and unaccountable changes of mood and behavior
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Cerebral
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of the brain
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Congenial
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pleasing or liked on account of having qualities or interests that are similar to ones own
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Conspicuous
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clearly visible / attracting notice
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Cursory
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hasty and therefore not thorough
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Daunting
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seeming difficult to deal with in prospect
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Deify
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worship or regard as a god
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Didactic
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in the manner of a teacher, patronizing
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Disseminate
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spread widely
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Feasible
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possible to do easily or conveniently
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Flout
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openly disregard
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Homogeneous
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of the same kind; alike
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Humdrum
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lacking excitement or variety
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Insipid
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lacking flavor
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Loquacious
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tending to talk a great deal
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Misanthropic
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having or showing a dislike of other people; unsociable
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Misnomer
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a wrong or inaccurate name or designation
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Negligent
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failing to take proper care over something
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Obsequious
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obedient or attentive to an excessive degree
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Placate
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make someone less angry or hostile
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Proclivity
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tendency to choose or do something regularly
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Puerile
childishly , silly
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Quixotic
extremely idealistic
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Spendthrift
a person who spends money in an extravagant, irresponsible way
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Taciturn
reserved or uncommunicative in speech
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Wary
feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems
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Austere
strict
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Altruism
helping others
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Concedes
say something good about otherside
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Alacrity
eagerness to do something
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Ambivalent
having conflicting emotions; unsure
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Ameliorate
improve a bad feeling or situation
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Amenable
receptive to change; open
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Anachronistic
of the wrong time or era
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Avaricious
greedy
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Banal
unoriginal and dull
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Brazen
shameless and excessively forward
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Calumny
slander and defamation
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Castigate
scold someone harshly
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Caustic
hostile and bitter
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Contrite
feeling regretful or guilty
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Convoluted
difficult to understand or follow
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Craven
lacking bravery
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Decorum
politeness and proper behavior
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Deft
highly proficient and skilled
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Demur
hesitate or object; express doubt
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Desiccate
dry out
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Diatribe
an angry rant; verbal abuse
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Incredulous
doubtful and disbelieving
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Ingenuous
naive and lacking experience
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Abate
decrease in intensity: lessen
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Abjure
strongly reject an idea; forgo
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Anomalous
atypical; aberrant
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Antipathy
animosity; aversion; enmity
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Arcane
mysterious; esoteric; enigmatic
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Arduous
laborious; taxing; onerous
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Artless
naive; inexperienced/plain & simple / lacking skill
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Ascetic
(of a lifestyle) very strict and lacking luxury
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Assuage
decrease a negative feeling / fulfill a certain desire
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Betray
divulge; expose; give away
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Bucolic
associated with a tranquil rural life
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Burgeon
quickly increase or grow
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Cacophonous
extremely noisy
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Canonize
beatify; sanctify; exalt
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Censure
strongly criticize or disapprove
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Chicanery
using deception to attain a certain goal
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Coalesce
bring elements together; unite
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Cogent
persuasive and clear; compelling
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Compelling
cogent; enthralling; captivating ; riveting
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Contend
argue a certain POV / struggle to overcome something
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Copious
ample; myriad ; multitudinous
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Cosmopolitan
sophisticated and urbane , diverse
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Deference
High regard and respect; esteem
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Desultory
unplanned; without enthusiasm
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Diffident
reserved or shy
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Dilatory
slow and unhurried; meaning to stall
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Equivocate
speak evasively; avoid taking a stance
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Polarize
factionalize; divide; dichotomize
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Prodigal
carelessly wasteful; extravagant
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Verbose
loquacious; garrulous; voluble
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Abstain
eschew; shun; refrain
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Approbation
appreciation toward someone
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Cherish
revere, adore , dote
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Corroborate
validate; substantiate; reinforce
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Disparate
different or contrasting
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Emulate
mimic; parallel; mirror
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Enervate
sap the energy out of someone; fatigue
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Ephemeral
extremely shortlasting
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Fervid
excessively energetic or eager
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Garrulous
voluble; long winded; verbose
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Incendiary
provocative; causing conflict
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Inimical
damaging; hostile in manner or tone
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Intimate
subtly suggest or imply
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Invigorate
revitalize; vivify; reguvenate
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Mitigate
Alleviate; attenuate; allay
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Obsolete
antiquated; archaic; anachronistic
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Opaque
puzzling; baffling; inexplicable
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Paradigmatic
representing the standard example
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Pedantic
overly concerned with minor details
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Placid
calm ; tranquil
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Polemical
controversial opinion
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Precipitate
cause to happen / done quickly
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Profundity
great wisdom or intelligence
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Prophetic
able to correctly predict the future
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Prudent
wise in decision making
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Punctilious
highly concerned with details or manners
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Recondite
obscure and difficult to understand
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Scrupulous
careful with details / moral integrity
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Tranquil
reposeful; serene; placid
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Vacillate
go back and forth with ones view
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Aloof
not warm or friendly
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Arbitrary
by chance not reason
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Clamorous
extremely loud noise
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Dearth
lack of something in an area
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Immutable
not capable of being changed
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Indefatigable
highly determined
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Indolent
habitually lazy
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Insular
narrow
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Intransigent
stubborn
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Intrepid
brave
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neophyte
amateur
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platitude
banal remark or statement
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prescient
possessing foresight of upcoming events
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Salubrious
promoting health or wellbeing
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sedulous
paying attention to details
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soporific
causing sleep
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tendentious
biased toward particular view, often provocative
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Recondite
difficult to understand
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Impertinent
Inappropriate
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Irresolute
uncertain
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Prosaic
straightforward
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Affectation
meant to impress others
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Dissemble
hide ones true feelings
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Pertinacious
stubbornly holding onto a belief or course of action
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Probity
strong ethical standards
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Specious
reasonable but actually wrong
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Spurious
bogus
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Venal
open to bribery
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Irreverent
lacking proper respect
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Prescient
possessing foresight of events
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