Word Lists 5-8 Flashcards
(118 cards)
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arrogance
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pride; haughtiness
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articulate
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effective; distinct
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ascendancy
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controlling influence
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ascetic
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practicing self-denial; austere
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aspire
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seek to attain; long for
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assail
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assault
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assert
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state strongly or positively
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assiduous
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diligent
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assuage
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ease or lessen (pain)
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assumption
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something taken for granted; taking over or taking possession of
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assurance
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promise or pledge; certainty
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astute
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wise; shrewd; keen
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asylum
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place of refuge; safety
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atrophy
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waste away
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attain
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reach or accomplish; gain
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attentive
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watching carefully
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attire
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clothing
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attribute
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essential quality
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attribute (verb)
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ascribe or credit; regard as characteristic of a person or thing
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attrition
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gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in the work force without firing employees
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audacity
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boldness
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augment
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increase
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aura
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distinctive atmosphere; luminous glow
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auspicious
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favoring success; fortunate
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austere
forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented
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authentic
genuine
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authoritative
having the weight of authority
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autonomous
self governing
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autopsy
examination of a dead body
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avarice
greediness for wealth
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averse
reluctant
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aversion
firm dislike
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avert
prevent; turn aside
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avid
greedy; eager for
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awe
solemn wonder
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babble
chatter idly
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badger
pester; annoy; harass
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baffle
frustrate; perplex
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balk
foil or thwart; stop short; refuse to go on
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banal
hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality
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bane
cause of ruin; curse
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bastion
stronghold; something seen as a source of protection
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begrudge
resent
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beguile
mislead or delude; cheat; pass time
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belie
contradict; give a false impression
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benefactor
gift giver; patron
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beneficial
helpful; advantageous; useful
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beneficiary
person entitled to benefits of proceeds of an insurance policy or will
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benevolent
generous; charitable
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benign
kindly; favorable; not malignant
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bestial
beastlike; brutal
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bestow
confer
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betray
be unfaithful; reveal
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biased
slanted; prefudiced
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bizarre
fantastic; violently contrasting
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bland
soothing; mild; dull
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blandishment
flattery
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blare
loud, harsh roar; screech
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blasphemy
irreverence, sacrilege
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blatant
flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
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blithe
gay; joyous; carefree
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bloat
expand or swell
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boisterous
rough and noisy; rowdy; stormy
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bolster
support; reinforce
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boon
blessing; benefit
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boundless
unlimited; vast
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bountiful
abundant; graciously generous
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bourgeois
middle class; selfishly materialistic
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boycott
refrain from buying or using
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brackish
somewhat salty
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brandish
wave around; flourish
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breach
breaking of contract or duty
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brevity
conciseness
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brine
salt water; seawater
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brittle
easily broken, diccult
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brochure
pamphlet
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brusque
blunt; abrupt
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bungle
mismanage; blunder
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buoyant
able to float
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burgeon
bloom; develop rapidly
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bustle
move about energetically
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buttress
support or prop up
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cajole
coax; wheedle
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calamity
disaster; misery
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calligraphy
beautiful writing
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callous
hardened; unfeeling
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camaraderie
good follwship
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candor
frankness; open honesty
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canine
related to dogs; doglike
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cant
insincere, hycrotical speech; pious tlk
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capricious
unpredictable, fickle
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caption
title; chapter heading
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captivate
charm; fascinate
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cardiac
pertaining to the heart
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caricature
exaggerated picture or description carpig
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finding fault
one of the hereditary classes in Hindu society; social stratification
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castigation
punishment, severe criticism
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casualty
serious or fatal accident
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catacomb
subterranean cemetary
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catastrophe
calamity; disaster
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caustic
burning; sarcastically biting
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cede
yield to; surrender formally
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censor
inspector overseeing public morals; official who prevents publication of offensive material
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censure
blame; criticize
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cerebral
pertaining to the brain or intellect
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cessation
stopping
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chafe
warm by rubbing make sore
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chaff
husks and stems left over when grain has been threshed; worthless, leftover by-products
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chagrin
vexation
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chameleon
lizard that changes color in different situations
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chaotic
in utter disorder
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charlatan
quack; pretender to knowledge
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chary
cautious; sparing or restrained about giving
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chasm
abyss
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chastise
punish physically; scold verbally
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chauvinism
blindly devoted patriot
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chicanery
trickery; deception
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choreography
art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
