Word Test 6 Flashcards
(39 cards)
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Beguile
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- charm or enchant (someone), often in a deceptive way; trick (someone) into doing something. - to persuade, attract, or interest someone, sometimes in order to deceive them.
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Erudite
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- having or showing great knowledge or learning.
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Aloof
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- not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant.
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Concerted
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- (of an attempt to do something) determined and serious, or done together with others. - done with great effort or determination.
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Disconcerted
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- unsettled or confused.
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Damndest
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- very surprising or unusual. - do your damnedest; try very hard.
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Damned
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- used to express anger with someone or something: - The damned: the people who have been sent to hell after their death.
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Demonstrative
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- If you are demonstrative, you show your feelings or behave in a way that shows your love. - serving as conclusive evidence of something.
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Espouse
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- adopt or support (a cause, belief, or way of life). - marry. - Etymology: late Middle English (in the sense ‘take as a spouse’): from Old French espouser, from Latin sponsare, from sponsus ‘betrothed’.
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Sullen
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- angry and unwilling to smile or be pleasant to people. - Etymology: Middle English (in the senses ‘solitary, averse to company’, and ‘unusual’): from Anglo-Norman French sulein, from sol ‘sole’.
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Codify
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- to arrange something such as laws or rules into a formal system for people to follow; arrange (laws or rules) into a systematic code. - arrange according to a plan or system.
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Conciliate
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- stop (someone) being angry or discontented; placate. - reconcile; make compatible. - Etymology: 1540–50;
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Sycophant
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- a person who acts obsequiously towards someone important in order to gain advantage. - Etymology: mid 16th century (denoting an informer): from French sycophante, or via Latin from Greek sukophantēs ‘informer’, from sukon ‘fig’ + phainein ‘to show’, perhaps with reference to making the insulting gesture of the ‘fig’ (sticking the thumb between two fingers) to informers.
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Impropriety
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- failure to observe standards of honesty or modesty; improper behaviour or character. - behaviour that is dishonest or not acceptable in a particular situation.
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Modesty
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- the quality or state of being unassuming in the estimation of one’s abilities. - the quality of being relatively moderate, limited, or small in amount, rate, or level. - correct or socially acceptable behavior and clothes, representing traditional cultural values.
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Self-effacement
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- the quality of not making yourself noticeable, or not trying to get the attention of other people.
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Efface
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- erase (a mark) from a surface. - cause (a memory or emotion) to disappear completely. - to behave in a modest way and treat the good things that you have achieved as if they are not important; make oneself appear insignificant or inconspicuous.
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Continuum
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- a continuous sequence in which adjacent elements are not perceptibly different from each other, but the extremes are quite distinct.
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Credulity
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- a tendency to be too ready to believe that something is real or true.
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Oleaginous
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- extremely polite, kind, or helpful in a false way that is intended to bring some advantage to yourself.
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Worldly
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- (of a person) experienced and sophisticated. - of or concerned with material values or ordinary life rather than a spiritual existence.
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Kidology
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- the art or practice of deliberately deceiving or teasing people.
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Art
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- the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.
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Privation
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- a lack of the basic things that are necessary for an acceptable standard of living.
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Meditation
- the action or practice of meditating. - a written or spoken discourse expressing considered thoughts on a subject.
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Temporal
- relating to worldly as opposed to spiritual affairs; secular. - relating to time.
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Agglomeration
- a mass or collection of things; an assemblage.
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Cornucopia
- an abundant supply of good things of a specified kind. - Etymology: early 16th century: from late Latin, from Latin cornu copiae ‘horn of plenty’ (a mythical horn able to provide whatever is desired).
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Disjunction
- a difference or lack of connection between two things; a lack of correspondence or consistency.
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Subvert
- undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution); to try to destroy or damage something, especially an established political system. - Etymology: late Middle English: from Old French subvertir or Latin subvertere, from sub- ‘from below’ + vertere ‘to turn’.
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Undermine
- erode the base or foundation of (a rock formation). - lessen the effectiveness, power, or ability of, especially gradually or insidiously.
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Akin
- of similar character.
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Jarring
- incongruous in a striking or shocking way; clashing. - have an unpleasant or disturbing effect. - causing a physical shock, jolt, or vibration. - Etymology: late 15th century (as a noun in the sense ‘disagreement, dispute’): probably imitative.
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Flout
- openly disregard (a rule, law, or convention).
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Diminution
- a reduction in the size, extent, or importance of something. - Etymology: Middle English: via Old French from Latin deminutio(n- ), from the verb deminuere (see diminish).
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Ingenuous
- (of a person or action) innocent and unsuspecting.
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Begrudge
- envy (someone) the possession or enjoyment of (something).
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Envy
- a feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck.
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Avail
- use or take advantage of (an opportunity or available resource).
