Week 7 Flashcards
(56 cards)
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Confounded
A
Confused
1
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Perplexed
A
Bewildered; puzzled
2
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Nonplussed
A
Puzzled
3
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Bewildered
A
Confused
4
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Bemused
A
Confused
5
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Acme
A
Highest point
6
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Summit
A
Highest point
7
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Apex
A
Tip
8
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Zenith
A
Highest point
9
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Pinnacle
A
A lofty peak
10
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Culmination
A
Act of reaching highest point
11
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Platitude
A
Flat, dull
12
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Trite
A
Lacking in freshness
13
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Prosaic
A
Unimaginative; dull
14
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Hackneyed
A
Overuse; overdone
15
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Banal
A
Lacking freshness or originality
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Axiom
A
Accepted truth
17
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Maxim
A
General truth
18
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Aphorism
A
Observation that contains general truth
19
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Dictum
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A saying
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Credo
A
Statement of beliefs
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Tenet
A
Any opinion
22
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Circumlocution
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Indirect way of speaking
23
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Prolix
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long and wordy
24
Garrulous
excessively talkative
25
Glib
readily fluent
26
Verbose
Wordy
27
Loquacious
talkative
28
Voluble
Fluent; talkative
29
Prescience
knowledge of things before they exist or happen; foreknowledge; foresight.
30
Prognosticate
to forecast or predict
31
Prophecy
Prediction
32
Portent
Sign or warning
33
Harbinger
anything that foreshadows a future event
34
Premonition
a feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event
35
Proximity
nearness in place, time, order, occurrence, or relation
36
Contiguous
Touching; near
37
Juxtaposition
an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
38
Archetype
a very typical example of a certain person or thing.
39
Paragon
Model of excellence
40
Paradigm
a typical example or pattern of something; a model.
41
prototype
the original or model on which something is based or formed
42
Epitome
embodiment
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Amalgamation
Act of mixing
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Eclectic
made up of what is selected from different sources
45
Heterogeneous
Different in kind
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Variegated
Varied; diverse
47
Multifarious
numerous and varied
48
Polyglot
able to speak or write several languages
49
Taciturn
Not talkative
50
Terse
Brief; short
51
Laconic
using few words
52
Reticent
Reserved; shy
53
Curt
brief; concise
54
Succinct
Concise
55
Cursory
Not thorough or detailed
