Wordlist 1 Flashcards
(57 cards)
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to qualify
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to limit a statement
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Cathartic
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to cleanse or purify from negative emotions
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reticent
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not saying much
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taciturn
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not saying much(slightly negative connotation
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garrulous
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talking too much
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gregarious
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sociable personality
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loquacious
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talking a lot
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circumspect
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not revealing information or cautious
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tactful
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having the skill to always say the right thing at the right time
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munificent
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generous
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miserly
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not spending enough money
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frugal
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careful with money
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magnanimous
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generous
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Scrooge
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miserly…not spending enough money
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spendthrift
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wasting money
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prodigal
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spending too much money
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deft
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agile, having quickness and skill
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adroit
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deft, quick and skillful
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gauche
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clumsy
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acute
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sharp, often in a mental sense
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acumen
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smart
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to ponder
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to consider at some length
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to ruminate on
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to think about
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pensive
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thoughtful
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to brood
to think about at great length
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to dispel
get rid of in the sense of scattering
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to dispute
argue against
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to refute
to argue against an idea
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to repudiate
to reject an idea or argument
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to denounce
to speak out against
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to disparage
to say bad things about
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to bolster*
to support an argument
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to crystallize
to clarify and unify
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to synthesize
to bring together,unify,various ideas
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to disseminate
to spread ideas
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to coalesce
to come together
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to dissent
to disagree
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assent
agreement
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ambivalent about
having multiple feelings about
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ambiguous
unclear
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to contravene
go against a rule
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to flout
go against a rule openly
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to defy
to go against a person in a position of authority
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iconoclast
a person who breaks or goes against society's rules
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maverick
not doing what others do
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idiosyncratic
individualistic
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eccentric
not like others, an oddball
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deferential
having the attitude of deferring to others; putting someone else on a higher plane of authority
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orthodox
the right ideas
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heretic
a person with different religious ideas to the norm
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an injunction
a rule
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to comply
go along with or obey a rule
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compliant
tendency to comply
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seminal
key
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epitome
the top or perfect example of
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quintessential
essential
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Cruz
the center or essence of...(the crux of the problem is)
