Flashcards in Word Set Group 1 Deck (77)
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Abscond
(verb)
to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
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Aberrant
(adj.)
deviating from the norm (noun form: aberration)
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Alacrity
(noun)
eager and enthusiastic willingness
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Anomaly
(noun)
deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality (adj. form: anomalous)
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Approbation
(noun)
an expression of approval or praise
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Arduous
(adj.)
strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort
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Assuage
(verb)
to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
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Audacious
(adj.)
daring and fearless; recklessly bold (noun form: audacity)
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Austere
(adj.)
without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic (noun form: austerity)
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Axiomatic
(adj.)
taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth (noun form: axiom)
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Canonical
(adj.)
following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards (noun form: canon)
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Capricious
(adj.)
inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable
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Censure
(verb)
to criticize severely; to officially rebuke
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Chicanery
(noun)
trickery or subterfuge
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Connoisseur
(noun)
an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert
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Convoluted
(adj.)
complex or complicated
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Disabuse
(verb)
to undeceive; to set right
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Discordant
(adj.)
conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
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Disparate
(adj.)
fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
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Effrontery
(noun)
extreme boldness; presumptuousness
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Eloquent
(adj.)
well-spoken, expressive, articulate (noun form: eloquence)
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Enervate
(verb)
to weaken; to reduce in vitality
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Ennui
(noun)
dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
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Equivocate
(verb)
to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent (adj. form: equivocal)
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Erudite
(adj.)
very learned; scholarly (noun form: erudition)
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Exculpate
(verb)
exonerate; to clear of blame
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Exigent
(adj.)
urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention
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Extemporaneous
(adj.)
improvised; done without preparation
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Filibuster
(noun)
intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action
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Fulminate
(verb)
to loudly attack or denounce
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Ingenuous
(adj.)
artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication
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Inured
(adj.)
accustomed to accepting something undesirable
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Irascible
(adj.)
easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts
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Laud
(verb)
to praise highly (adj. form: laudatory)
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Lucid
(adj.)
clear; easily understood
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Magnanimity
(noun)
the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving (adj. form: magnanimous)
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Martial
(adj.)
associated with war and the armed forces
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Mundane
(adj.)
of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary
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Nascent
(adj.)
coming into being; in early developmental stages
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Nebulous
(adj.)
vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form
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Neologism
(noun)
a new word, expression, or usage; the creating or use of new words or senses
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Noxious
(adj.)
harmful, injurious
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Obtuse
(adj.)
lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression
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Obviate
(verb)
to anticipate and make unnecessary
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Onerous
(adj.)
troubling; burdensome
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Paean
(noun)
a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
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Parody
(noun)
a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art
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Perennial
(adj.)
recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly
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Perfidy
(noun)
intentional breach of faith; treachery (adj. form: perfidious)
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Perfunctory
(adj.)
cursory; done without care or interest
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Perspicacious
(adj.)
acutely perceptive; having keen discernment (noun form: perspicacity)
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Prattle
(verb)
to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner
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Precipitate (adj.)
(adj.)
acting with excessive haste or impulse
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Precipitate (verb)
(verb)
to cause or happen before anticipated or required
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Predilection
(noun)
a disposition in favor of something; preference
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Prescience
(noun)
foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring (adj. form: prescient)
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Prevaricate
(verb)
to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
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Qualms
(noun)
misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy
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Recant
(verb)
to retract, esp. a previously held belief
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Refute
(verb)
to disprove; to successfully argue against
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Relegate
(verb)
to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position
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Reticent
(adj.)
quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
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Solicitous
(adj.)
concerned and attentive; eager
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Sordid
(adj.)
characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul
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Sporadic
(adj.)
Occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances
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Squander
(verb)
to waste by spending or using irresponsibly
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Static
(adj.)
not moving, active, or in motion; at rest
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Stupefy
(verb)
to stun, baffle, or amaze
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Stymie
(verb)
to block; to thwart
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Synthesis
(noun)
the combination of parts to make a whole (verb form: synthesize)
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Torque
(noun)
a force that causes rotation
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Tortuous
(adj.)
winding, twisting; excessively complicated
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Truculent
(adj.)
fierce and cruel; eager to fight
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Veracity
(noun)
truthfulness, honesty
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Virulent
(adj.)
extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic
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Voracious
(adj.)
having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous
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