Weeks 1-5 UPrep Book Flashcards

(30 cards)

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Perspicacious

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Shrewd, clear-sighted

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Adroit

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Dexterous, deft ; skillful

Adroit-droit-left-deft

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Loquacious

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Very talkative

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Acumen

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Quickness, accuracy

Think acute - means perceptive - quick/keen

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Circumspect

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Careful, prudent, discreet

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prospectus

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Formal proposal

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Perspicacious

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Shrewd, clear-sighted

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Abstruse

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Difficult to understand

Abstruse - abstract art- wtf

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Disaffected

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Having lost faith or loyalty; Disconnect

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Censure

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To issue official blame

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Onerous

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Burdensome

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Denounce

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Condemn openly

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Vituperative

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bitter and abusive

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Incontrovertible

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Indisputable ; not open to question

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Rectitude

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Moral uprightness; righteousness

Erect a status for a person w morals

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Remiss

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Negligent

To MISS something

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Sanctimonious

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Feigning piety or righteousness

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Solicitous

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Vindicate

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Free from blame

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Sycophant

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Insincere, fawning/servile flattery

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Eminent

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Distinguished; prominent

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Magnanimous

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Courageously or generously noble in mind and heart

Kind, giving

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Stymie

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Thwart ; stump

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Abase

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Lower in rank, prestige, esteem

All about that BASS (bottom)

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Disparage
To belittle, speak negatively of
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Effrontery
Brash boldness; presumptuousness; insolent behavior | Think confront
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Ignominy
State of disgrace, shame, huge personal dishonor
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Impugn
To attack as false or questionable
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Pejorative
Belittling, derivative, insulting
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Vindictive
Revengeful, spiteful | Think vindetta