Word Lists 29-32 Flashcards
(119 cards)
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naivete
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quality of being unsophisticated
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narrative
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related to telling a story
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mavigale
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wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through
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nebulous
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vague; hazy
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negligence
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neglect; failure to take reasonable care
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negligible
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so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
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neologism
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new or newly coined word or phrase
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neophyte
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recent convert; beginner
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nocturnal
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relating to, occurring, or active in the night
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nonchalance
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indifference
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nondescript
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undistinctive; ordinary
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nonentity
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person or thing of no importance
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nostalgia
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homesickness
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notable
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conspicuous; important
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notorious
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disreputable; widely known
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novelty
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something new
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novice
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beginner
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nozzle
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projecting spout
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nuclear
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central point or core
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nullify
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to make invalid
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nurture
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nourish; educate
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nutrient
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nourishing substance
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obdurate
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stubborn
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obfuscate
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confuse; muddle, make unclear
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objective
not influenced by emotions; fair
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objective
goal; aim
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obligatory
required; legally or morally binding
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oblique
indirect
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obliterate
destroy completely
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oblivion
obscurity
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oblivious
inattentive
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obnoxious
offensive
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obscure
dark; vague
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obscure
darken; make unclear
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obsequious
slavishly attentive
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obsessive
related to thinking about something constantly
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obsolescent
going out of use
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obsolete
outmoded
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obtrude
push (oneself or one's ideas) forward or intrude; butt in
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offensive
attacking
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officious
meddlesome; excessively pushing in offering one's services
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olfactory
concerning sense of smell
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ominous
threatening
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omnivorous
eating both plant and animal food
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opaque
not transparent; impenetrable to light
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opportunist
individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances
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opprobrium
public disgrace or reproach
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opt
decide in favor of
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optimist
person who looks on the good side
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opulence
extreme wealth
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orator
public speaker
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ordeal
severe trial or affliction
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ornate
excessively or elaborately decorated
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ostentatious
showy; pretentious
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outlandish
bizarre
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outmoded
no longer stylish
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outwit
outsmart; trick
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overbearing
bossy
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overt
open to view
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pacifist
one opposed to force
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pacify
soothe; make calm or quiet
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painstaking
expending or showing diligent care and great effort
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palatable
agreeable; pleasing to the taste
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pallid
pale; wan
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panacea
cure-all
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pandemonium
wild tumult
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parable
short tale illustrating moral principle
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paradox
something apparently contradictory in nature
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paragon
model of perfection
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paramount
foremost in importance
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parched
extremely dry; very thirsty
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parody
humorous imitation; spoof
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partial
incomplete
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partison
one-sided; prejudiced
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partition
divide into parts
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passive
not active
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pastoral
rural
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patronize
support
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paucity
scarcity; lack
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pedantic
showing off learning; bookish
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pedestrian
ordinary
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peerless
having no equal
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pendulum
suspended body that swings freely
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penitent
feeling regret or sorrow for one's offenses
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perceptive
insightful; aware
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perdition
damnation; complete ruin
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peremptory
demanding and leaving no choice
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perfidious
treacherous
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perfunctory
superficial
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perjury
false testimony under oath
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permutation
transformation
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pernicious
very destructive
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perpetrate
commit an offense
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perpetual
everlasting
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perpetuate
make something last
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peruse
read with care
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pervasive
pervading; spread throughout every part
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perverse
stubbornly wrongheaded
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pessimism
belief that life is bad
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petulant
touchy; peevish
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phenomena
observable facts or events
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philanthropist
lover of making
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phlegmatic
not easily excited to action or emotional displays; calm; sluggish
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pique
provoke or arouse; annoy
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pique
irritation resentment
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pivotal
crucial; key
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placate
pacify; conciliate
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placid
calm; peaceful
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plagiarize
steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own
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platitude
trite remark
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plausible
having a show of truth but open to doubt
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plethora
excess
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pliable
flexible; yielding
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plight
condition
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pluck
courage
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plunder
loot
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podium
pedestal
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polemical
aggressive in verbal attack
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ponderous
weighty; unwieldy
