Word List 7 Flashcards
(200 cards)
1
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Archetype
A
classic example of
2
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Clemency
A
mercy
3
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Disinterested
A
unbiased
4
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Flout
A
defy, reject
5
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Ingenue
A
naive, unsophisticated person
6
Q
Mendacious
A
given to lying
7
Q
Paucity
A
shortage
8
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Protean
A
changeable
9
Q
Sophomoric
A
juvenile, immature
10
Q
Venal
A
corrupt, can be bribed
11
Q
Archives
A
collections of old records, place of storage of old documents
12
Q
Cliche
A
overused expression, something unoriginal
13
Q
Disparage
A
criticize, belittle
14
Q
Flustered
A
worked-up, not calm
15
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Ingrate
A
ungrateful person
16
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Mercenary
A
concerned only with money
17
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Peccadillo
A
minor weakness, trivial offence
18
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Protege
A
person under protection of, or guided by another
19
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Soporific
A
inducing sleep
20
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Veneer
A
surface coating
21
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Articulate
A
clear, lucid, eloquent
22
Q
Clientele
A
customers
23
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Disparity
A
an inequality
24
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Fly-by-night
A
unreliable, disreputable
25
Inimical
hostile
26
Mercurial
volatile, changeable
27
Pedant
person who insists on strict adherence to rules or narrow learning
28
Protocol
procedure, code of behavior
29
Sparse
spare, bare, meager
30
Venerate
revere, worship
31
Artifice
deception, trickery
32
Coalesce
come together, merge
33
Dispassionate
neutral, objective
34
Forensic
concerned with argument or debate (especially for legal evidence)
35
Innate
inherited, inborn
36
Merge
come together
37
Pedestrian
common, mundane, banal
38
Provincial
unsophisticated, narrow-minded
39
Specious
FALSE
40
Venial
minor, unimportant
41
Artisan
craftsman
42
Coddle
pamper, fuss over, indulge
43
Disseminating
circulating, broadcasting, spreading (information)
44
Fortitude
bravery
45
Innocuous
harmless, inoffensive
46
Metaphorically
symbolically, figuratively
47
Peerless
without equal
48
Prudent
cautious, wise
49
Speckled
spotted, freckled, dotted
50
Veracity
truthfulness
51
Ascetic
without luxuries, severely simple
52
Coercion
force
53
Diurnal
active in daytime
54
Fortuitous
happening by chance
55
Innovate
create, introduce something new
56
Meticulous
very careful, painstaking
57
Pejorative
derogatory
58
Puerile
childish
59
Sporadic
not continuous, intermittent
60
Verbose
talkative, long-winded, rambline
61
Assiduous
thorough, diligent
62
Cogent
lucid, well argued
63
Divert
1.) entertain2.) distract3.) cause a detour
64
Fractious
irritable, difficult to control
65
Inscrutable
mysterious, impenetrable
66
Mettle
courage, bravery, valor
67
Pellucid
transparently clear
68
Punctilious
paying attention to small details
69
Spurious
FALSE
70
Verbosity
using too many words
71
Assuage
to calm
72
Cogitate
thing over something, ponder
73
Docile
gentle and easily lead
74
Fraudulent
fake, false
75
Insentient
unfeeling
76
Milieu
environment
77
Pensive
in a thoughtful mood, thinking deeply
78
Purloin
steal
79
Stagnant
still, not moving
80
Vertigo
dizziness
81
Astute
perceptive, sharp - witted
82
Collage
picture made from fragments of other pictures
83
Dogmatic
having stubbornly held opinions
84
Frivolous
not serious
85
Insipid
dull, bland, boring
86
Mire
swamp, muddy ground
87
Penury
poverty
88
Pusillanimous
cowardly
89
Stai
dull, sober, serious
90
Vestigial
not developed
91
Asylum
place of refuge or safety
92
Collate
arrange in order
93
Dolt
stupid person
94
Frugal
economical, not wasting anything
95
Instigate
to start, provoke
96
Misanthrope
hater of the rest of mankind
97
Perceptive
observant
98
Pyromania
compulsion to start fires
99
Stanza
section of a poem
100
Vignette
small sketch
101
classic example of
Archetype
102
mercy
Clemency
103
unbiased
Disinterested
104
defy, reject
Flout
105
naive, unsophisticated person
Ingenue
106
given to lying
Mendacious
107
shortage
Paucity
108
changeable
Protean
109
juvenile, immature
Sophomoric
110
corrupt, can be bribed
Venal
111
collections of old records, place of storage of old documents
Archives
112
overused expression, something unoriginal
Cliche
113
criticize, belittle
Disparage
114
worked-up, not calm
Flustered
115
ungrateful person
Ingrate
116
concerned only with money
Mercenary
117
minor weakness, trivial offence
Peccadillo
118
person under protection of, or guided by another
Protege
119
inducing sleep
Soporific
120
surface coating
Veneer
121
clear, lucid, eloquent
Articulate
122
customers
Clientele
123
an inequality
Disparity
124
unreliable, disreputable
Fly-by-night
125
hostile
Inimical
126
volatile, changeable
Mercurial
127
person who insists on strict adherence to rules or narrow learning
Pedant
128
procedure, code of behavior
Protocol
129
spare, bare, meager
Sparse
130
revere, worship
Venerate
131
deception, trickery
Artifice
132
come together, merge
Coalesce
133
neutral, objective
Dispassionate
134
concerned with argument or debate (especially for legal evidence)
Forensic
135
inherited, inborn
Innate
136
come together
Merge
137
common, mundane, banal
Pedestrian
138
unsophisticated, narrow-minded
Provincial
139
FALSE
Specious
140
minor, unimportant
Venial
141
craftsman
Artisan
142
pamper, fuss over, indulge
Coddle
143
circulating, broadcasting, spreading (information)
Disseminating
144
bravery
Fortitude
145
harmless, inoffensive
Innocuous
146
symbolically, figuratively
Metaphorically
147
without equal
Peerless
148
cautious, wise
Prudent
149
spotted, freckled, dotted
Speckled
150
truthfulness
Veracity
151
without luxuries, severely simple
Ascetic
152
force
Coercion
153
active in daytime
Diurnal
154
happening by chance
Fortuitous
155
create, introduce something new
Innovate
156
very careful, painstaking
Meticulous
157
derogatory
Pejorative
158
childish
Puerile
159
not continuous, intermittent
Sporadic
160
talkative, long-winded, rambline
Verbose
161
through, diligent
Assiduous
162
lucid, well argued
Cogent
163
1.) entertain2.) distract3.) cause a detour
Divert
164
irritable, difficult to control
Fractious
165
mysterious, impenetrable
Inscrutable
166
courage, bravery, valor
Mettle
167
transparently clear
Pellucid
168
paying attention to small details
Punctilious
169
FALSE
Spurious
170
using too many words
Verbosity
171
to calm
Assuage
172
thing over something, ponder
Cogitate
173
gentle and easily lead
Docile
174
fake, false
Fraudulent
175
unfeeling
Insentient
176
environment
Milieu
177
in a thoughtful mood, thinking deeply
Pensive
178
steal
Purloin
179
still, not moving
Stagnant
180
dizziness
Vertigo
181
perceptive, sharp - witted
Astute
182
picture made from fragments of other pictures
Collage
183
having stubbornly held opinions
Dogmatic
184
not serious
Frivolous
185
dull, bland, boring
Insipid
186
swamp, muddy ground
Mire
187
poverty
Penury
188
cowardly
Pusillanimous
189
dull, sober, serious
Stai
190
not developed
Vestigial
191
place of refuge or safety
Asylum
192
arrange in order
Collate
193
stupid person
Dolt
194
economical, not wasting anything
Frugal
195
to start, provoke
Instigate
196
hater of the rest of mankind
Misanthrope
197
observant
Perceptive
198
compulsion to start fires
Pyromania
199
section of a poem
Stanza
200
small sketch
Vignette
