Words Flashcards
Beat the group (100 cards)
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Aberration
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Something that differs from the norm
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Abhor
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To hate, detest
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Acquiesce
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To agree without protesting
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Alacrity
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Eagerness, speed
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Amiable
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Friendly
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Appease
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To calm, satisfy
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Arcane
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Obscure, secret, known only by a few
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Avarice
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Excessive greed
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Brazen
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Excessively bold, brash, clear and obvious
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Brusque
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Short, abrupt, dismissive
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Cajole
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To urge, coax
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Callous
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Harsh, cold, unfeeling
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Candour
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Honesty, frankness
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Chide
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To voice disapproval
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Circumspect
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Cautious
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Clandestine
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Secret
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Coerce
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To make somebody do something by force or threat
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Coherent
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Logically consistent, intelligible
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Complacency
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Self-satisfied ignorance of danger
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Confidant
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A person entrusted with secrets
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Connive
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To plot, scheme
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Cumulative
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Increasing, building on itself
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Cynical
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Believing the worst of others, and all acts are selfish
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Debase
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To lower the quality or esteem of something
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Decry
To criticise openly
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Deferential
Showing respect for another's authority
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Demure
Quiet, modest, reserved
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Deride
To laugh at mockingly, scorn
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Despot
One who has total power and rules brutally
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Diligent
Showing care in doing one's work
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Elated
Overjoyed, thrilled
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Eloquent
Expressive, articulate, moving
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Embezzle
To steal money by falsifying records
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Empathy
Sensitivity to another's feelings as if they were one's own
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Enmity
Ill will, hatred, hostility
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Erudite
Learned
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Extol
To praise, revere
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Fabricate
To make up, invent
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Feral
Wild, savage
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Forsake
To give up, renounce
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Fractious
Troublesome or irritable
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Furtive
Secretive, sly
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Gluttony
Overindulgence of food or drink
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Gratuitous
Uncalled for, unwarranted
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Haughty
Disdainfully proud
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Hypocrisy
Pretending to believe what one does not
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Impeccable
Exemplary, flawless
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Impertinent
Rude, insolent
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Implacable
Incapable of being appeased or mitigated
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Implicit
Implied or understood without being directly stated
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Impudent
Casually rude, insolent, impertinent
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Incisive
Clear, sharp, direct
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Indolent
Lazy
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Inept
Not suitable or capable, unqualified
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Infamy
Notoriety, extreme ill repute
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Inhibit
To prevent, restrain, stop
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Innate
Inborn, native, inherent
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Insatiable
Incapable of being satisfied
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Insular
Separated and narrow-minded; tight-knit, closed off
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Intrepid
Brave in the face of danger
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Inveterate
Stubbornly established by habit
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Jubilant
Extremely joyful, happy
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Lithe
Graceful, flexible, supple
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Lurid
Ghastly, sensational
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Maverick
An independent, non-conformist person
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Maxim
A common saying expressing a principle of conduct
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Meticulous
Extremely careful with details
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Modicum
A small amount of something
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Morose
Gloomy or sullen
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Myriad
Consisting of a very great number
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Nadir
The lowest point of something
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Nominal
Trifling, insignificant
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Novice
A beginner, someone without training or experience
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Nuance
A slight variation in meaning, tone, expression
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Oblivious
Lacking consciousness or awareness of something
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Obsequious
Excessively compliant or submissive
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Obtuse
Lacking quickness of sensibility or intellect
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Panacea
A remedy for all ills and difficulties
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Parody
A satirical imitation
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Penchant
A tendency, partiality, preference
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Perusal
A careful examination, review
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Plethora
An abundance, excess
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Predilection
A preference or inclination for something
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Quaint
Charmingly old-fashioned
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Rash
Hasty, incautious
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Refurbish
To restore, clean up
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Repudiate
To reject, refuse to accept
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Rife
Abundant
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Salient
Significant, conspicuous
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Serendipity
Luck, finding good things without looking for them
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Staid
Sedate, serious, self-restrained
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Superfluous
Exceeding what is necessary
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Sycophant
One who flatters for self gain
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Taciturn
Not inclined to talk
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Truculent
Ready to fight, cruel
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Umbrage
Resentment, offence
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Venerable
Deserving of respect because of age or achievement
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Vociferous
Loud, boisterous
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Wanton
Undisciplined, lewd, lustful
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Zenith
The highest point, culminating point
