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Word Definitions Flashcards

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vicarious

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adj

1) experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person

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esoteric

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adj

1) intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest
syn: obscure

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lugubrious

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adj

1) looking or sounding sad or dismal
syn: mournful, gloomy

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phlegmatic

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adj

1) (of a person) having and unemotional or stolidly calm disposition
syn: calm, coolheaded

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synesthesia

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noun

1) the production of a sense impression relating to one sense or body part by stimulation of another sense/body part

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flagitious

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adj

1) (of a person or someone’s actions) criminal; villainous

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diminution

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noun

1) a reduction in size, extent or importance of something
2) (MUSIC) shortening of the time values of notes in a melodic part
syn: curtailing, cutback

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sedentary

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adj

1) (of a person) tending to spend a lot of time seated; somewhat inactive
syn: sitting, seated, desk-bound

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fluoridation

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noun

1) the addition of fluorides to the public water supply to reduce the incidence of tooth decay

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deleterious

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adj

1) causing harm or damage
syn: harmful, damaging, detrimental

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exhort

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verb

1) strongly encourage or urge to do something
syn: encourage, urge

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paradigms

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noun

1) a typical example or pattern of something, a model
syn: model, pattern, example

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self dealing

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verb

1) when a fiduciary acts in their own best interest in a transaction, rather than the best interest of their clients

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surrealism

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noun

1) a 20th century avant-garde movement in art and literature which sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind

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morality

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noun

1) principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behaviour
syn: ethics, correctness

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epistemology

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noun

1) (PHIL) the theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity and scope. investigates what distinguishes justified belief from opinion

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doleful

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adj

1) expressing sorrow; mournful
syn: mournful, woeful

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stolidly

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adj

1) (of a person) calm, dependable and showing little emotion or animation
syn: impassive, phlegmatic, unemotional

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disposition

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noun

1) a person’s inherent qualities of mind and character
syn: temperament, nature, character
2) the way in which something is placed or arranged, esp in relation to other things
syn: arrangement

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abstruse

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adj

1) difficult to understand, obscure
syn: obscure

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arcane

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adj

1) understood by few, mysterious or secret
syn: mysterious, secret

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rarefied

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adj

1) (of air, esp at high altitudes) of lower pressure; thin
2) distant from the lives and concerns of ordinary people
syn: exclusive, select, private

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recondite

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adj

1) (of a subject or knowledge) little known
syn: obscure, abstruse

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curtail

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verb

1) reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on
2) (ARCHAIC) deprive someone of (something)
syn: reduce, cut

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attenuation
noun 1) the reduction of the force, effect of value of something
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enjoin
verb 1) urge or request someone solemenyl or earnestly to do something
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fiduciary
adj 1) (LAW) involving trust, especially with regard to the relationship between a trustee and beneficiary noun 1) a trustee
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placid
adj 1) (of a person or animal) not easily upset or excited syn: even-tempered, calm
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regimentation
noun 1) very strict control over the way a group of people behave or the way something is done
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churlish
adj 1) rude in a mean-spirited and surly way syn: rude, ill-mannered
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ideology
noun 1) a system of ideas and ideals, especially one which forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy syn: beliefs, ideas, ideals 2) the ideas and manner of thinking characteristic of a group, social class, or individual
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ephemeral
adj 1) lasting for a very short time syn: transitory, transient, fleeting
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fraught
adj 1) (of a situation) filled with or likely to result in something undesirable 2) causing or affected by anxiety or stress
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surly
adj 1) bad-tempered and unfriendly syn: bad-tempered, ill-natured, grumpy
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transitory
adj 1) not permanent syn: temporary
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doctrine
noun 1) a belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a Church, political party, or other group
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creed
noun 1) a system of Christian or other religious belief; a faith 2) a set of beliefs or aims which guide someone's action
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pragmatic
adj 1) dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations syn: practical, matter-of-fact, realistic
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confluence
noun 1) the junction of two rivers, especially rivers of approximately equal width syn: convergence, meeting, junction 2) an act or process of merging
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canting
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sanctity
q
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magnanimity
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