Words 3 Flashcards

(35 cards)

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capsule

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a little box, or container

an extremely condensed or brief version of something

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indignant

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angry because something is unfair, resentful

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aggregate

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to collect or gather into a mass

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egregious

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extremely + noticeably bad

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invidious

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likely to cause offense, discontent, and envy

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diligence

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earnest care + effort

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eloquent

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presenting a clear message

fluent, persuasive expression

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elocution

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the art of effective public speaking

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interlocutory

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made during the process of a legal action + not final or definitive

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circumlocution

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evasion in speech

indirect way of saying something

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loquacious

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talkative, given to fluent or excessive talk

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odious

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arousing or deserving hatred

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odium

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hatred + condemnation

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imprecations

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curses, offensive words

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deprecate

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to belittle

to disapprove of

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incorrigible

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incapable of being corrected or amended

incurable

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obsequious

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compliant, ingratiating

eager to please + obey

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undulant

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rising and falling in waves

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undulating

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wavy, fluctuating

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redundancy

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superfluity, the state of being unnecessary

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visionary

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having the ability to imagine how society will develop in the future, insightful, inventive

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providential

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unplanned but happening exactly when needed

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improvidence

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lack of foresight or thinking ahead

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Providence

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divine influence thought to control people’s lives

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visualization
formation of mental images
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rectitude
honesty and correct moral behaviour
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obsequies
funeral rites
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regimen
systematic plan or regular course of action
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provisional
serving for the time being, temporary
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operational
relating to the performance of practical work, working, functional
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illegible
impossible to read
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illegal
against the law, criminal
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colloquy
a formal conversation
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gregarious
social, outgoing
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allocate
designate, distribute