Wordlist 001-100 Flashcards
(100 cards)
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affluence (n.)
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wealth and the style of life that goes with it
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improvisation (n.)
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inventing a solution to an unexpected problem
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connotation (n.)
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a meaning implied, not stated directly
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in common (adv.)
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as a shared characteristic
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nobility (n.)
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a group of socially prominent people with special titles given by a king or queen, such as “duke” or “countess”
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seep (v.)
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to pass slowly for a long time, as a liquid or gas might
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coerce (v.)
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to force; to put pressure on someone to do something
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prevalent (adj.)
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common; easy to find because it exists in great amounts
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impact (n.)
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a strong influence
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inaugurate (v.)
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to bring into public office; to start formally
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horror (n.)
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strong fear mixed with disgust
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extract (v.)
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to take out
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implicitly (adv.)
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without being stated; unquestioningly; in a way that is not directly expressed
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tolerate (v.)
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to avoid getting upset about something
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artillery (n.)
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large guns that shoot powerful shells; army units that handle such guns
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feature (n.)
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part, characteristic
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obnoxious (adj.)
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bothersome; doing small things that others don’t like
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roster (n.)
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a list, especially of names
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anticipate (v.)
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to expect; to sense something before it happens
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exotic (adj.)
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interesting or unusual because of coming from a faraway place
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phantom (n.)
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a dimly visible form, usually thought to be the spirit of a dead person, a sunken ship, etc.
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juxtapose (v.)
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place next to one another
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invasive (adj.)
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aggressively entering into someone else’s territory
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associate (v.)
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to regularly spend time together
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working class (n.)
people with low-paying (often unskilled) jobs who are not poor but who are not securely in the middle class
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prestige (n.)
honor and respect for being better than the average
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acquire (v.)
to get something, usually something with special value or meaning
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commodity (n.)
a thing that can be bought and sold, such as grain, oil, or wood
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rite (n.)
a ceremony meant to achieve a certain purpose
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elementally (adv.)
in terms of elements; basically
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accumulate (v.)
to build up a large amount of something
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trigger (v.)
to set off or initiate
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obese (adj.)
excessively overweight
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resist (v.)
to refuse to give in to a strong force or desire
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degrade (v.)
to reduce in value or strength
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perspective (n.)
a way of seeing from a particular location; a way of thinking about something
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delinquency (n.)
serious misbehavior; not doing what one should do; minor crime, esp. that committed by young people
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accuse (v.)
to say that someone did something wrong (e.g., committed a crime)
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bureaucratic (adj.)
related to a large organization with a lot of complicated procedures
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fringe (n.)
edge; in social contexts, parts of society that look or act very different from most people
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indisputable (adj.)
beyond doubt; unquestionable
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realism (n.)
a technique that tries to picture something as it really looks
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ancestral (adj.)
relating to family members from earlier generations
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relic (n.)
something left from a long-ago culture, time period, or person
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evidence (n.)
something that makes the truth of a statement seem more likely
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rotate (v.)
to turn around; to take turns in sequence
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ritually (adv.)
as part of a traditional ceremony or habit
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coalition (n.)
a group of several different groups or countries that are working together to achieve a certain goal.
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fatally (adv.)
causing death or disaster
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shuttle (v.)
to move back and forth often between two places
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clique (n.)
a small group of friends who are unfriendly to people outside the group
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in the trenches (adv'l.)
in the middle of the hardest fighting or work
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simulation (n.)
an imitation or representation
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rigor (n.)
strictness; difficult situations that come from following rules strictly
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elite (adj.)
belonging to a special, honored group; a group of people considered (by others or themselves) to be the best in a particular society or category, esp. because of their power, talent, or wealth
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guilty (adj.)
responsible for doing something bad
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cast (n.)
the group of actors in a play, movie, television show, etc.
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cynically (adv.)
disrespectfully; emphasizing the weaknesses of otherwise respected things
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advent (n.)
coming; arrival; the arrival of a notable person, thing, or event
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advocate (v.)
to speak out in favor of something; publicly recommend or support
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prognosis (n.)
an educated guess of how something will develop, especially a disease
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manipulation (n.)
quietly moving or influencing people or things in order to get what you want
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aggravate (v.)
to make worse; to anger or intensify
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humiliation (n.)
an event that causes someone to feel that she or he has lost the respect of others
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scandal (n.)
a case of wrongdoing that hurts someone's reputation
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policy (n.)
an approved way for approaching a certain kind of situation
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dynamic (adj.)
full of energy, activity, or progress
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prototype (n.)
the first one made of a machine or system
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migration (n.)
movement from one place to another by a group of people or animals
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addictive (adj.)
making someone want it so much that the person feels ill without it
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stable (adj.)
firm and dependable; showing little change
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confide (v.)
to tell very personal things; tell someone about a secret or private matter while trusting them not to repeat it to others
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despise (v.)
hate very much
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extinction (n.)
complete disappearance; the end of existence
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intervene (v.)
to come between
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famine (n.)
severe hunger; a drastic food shortage
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allegedly (adv.)
according to what people say, although there is no proof
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engender (v.)
to bring into being; to cause to exist
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versus (prep.)
against (esp. in sports and legal use)
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deify (v.)
to worship as a god
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passion (n.)
an extremely strong emotion, like love or anger
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component (n.)
one part of a system or whole
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distill (v.)
to remove one liquid from a mixture of liquids by boiling; to get something valuable from a confusing mix of ideas
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striking (adj.)
very noticeable; easily attracting attention
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survive (v.)
to continue living (despite some danger or illness)
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incentive (n.)
a possible benefit that motivates a person to do a certain thing
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contest (v.)
to challenge; oppose (an action, decision, or theory) as mistaken or wrong
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apex (n.)
the highest point
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recede (v.)
to move back or away from
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suspend (v.)
to cause to stop for a period; to hang as to allow free movement
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sole (adj.)
only
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intrusively (adv.)
in a way that brings an unwanted person or thing into someone else's affairs
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rate (n.)
the cost per unit of a good or service; the motion or change that happens in a certain time
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convey (v.)
to transport from one place to another; to transmit or make known
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suspicious (adj.)
believing that something is wrong; acting in a way that makes people believe you have done something wrong
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reciprocity (n.)
doing as much for another as he or she has done for you; the practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit
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smuggle (v.)
to illegally bring things into a country
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privileged (adj.)
able to enjoy special advantages because of one's position (usually because of being born into a wealthy or powerful family); having special rights, advantages, or immunities
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illiterate (adj.)
unable to read
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ascertain (v.)
to make sure of
