Words3 Flashcards

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Paradox

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A contradiction, a puzzle, and inconsistency

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Vigor

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Active strength or force, intensity; healthy physical or mental energy

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Reticence

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The quality or state of keeping silence; reserve

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Penchant

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A strong inclination or liking

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Predict

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To tell what will happen in advance; foretell

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Refute

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To prove to be false

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Rouse

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To bring or come out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness or inactivity

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Somber

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Gloomily dark; downcast; glum; extremely serious; grave

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Sustain

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To bear the weight of, support; to undergo injury or loss without giving away ; to endure

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Obligation

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A moral or legal duty; a binding promise; contract

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Theorem

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An exclamation based on hypothesis and experiments

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Debilitate

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To impair the strength of; to weaken

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Steadfast

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Fixed in place, position, or direction; firm in purpose; unwavering

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Admonish

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To caution or advise against something

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Alleviate

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To ease a pain or burden

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Compromise

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An agreement, A give-and-take

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Anomaly

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An odd condition situation or quality; abnormal

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Reverence

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A high opinion of something; admiration

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Contrast

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You compare in order to show differences

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Enigma

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A puzzle, mystery, or riddle

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Apathetic

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Feeling or showing little emotion

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Exaggerate

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To magnify beyond the limits of truth; to overstate are over emphasize

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Disregard

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To pay no attention to, ignore; to treat without due respect or attentiveness

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Arouse

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To stir up; to excite

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Determined
To settle or resolve
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Articulate
Uttered clearly; compare of, expressed with, or marked by clarity and effectiveness of language
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Atypical
Not typical; irregular
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Capricious
Impulsive of an unpredictable
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Dispense
Deal out, distribute; to do without, do away with
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Commend
To mention as worthy of confidence or attention
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Ascertain
To find out, as through investigation or experimentation
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Commonplace
Ordinary; dull
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Magnanimous
Courageously or generously noble in mind and hearts
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Vivid
Strikingly bright or intense; brilliant;
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Conform
To act in accordance, comply
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Ornate
Decorated; beautiful; brilliant; flashy; showy
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Anecdote
A short account of an interesting, often the bio graphical incidents
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Indulge
To treat oneself or another to; to entertain, delight, please
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Spare
To reframe from harming, punishing, or killing; to save, as from discomfort; kept in reserve
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Devoid
Totally lacking;
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Mock
To ridicule, mimic, imitate
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Neutral
Not taking the part of either side in a dispute over war; of no particular kind or characteristic
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Distinguish
To mark off as different; to recognize as distinct; to make prominent
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Incredulous
Just inclined or indisposed to believe; indicating disbelief
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Diverse
A different kind, unlike; a various kinds, varied
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Prolong
To draw out, extend, stall, stretch
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Belligerent
Eager to fight; hostile or aggressive
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Edify
To instruct and improve, especially morally; to enlighten
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Negate
To deny the existence or truth of something; to nullify or invalidate
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Ensure
To secure or guarantee; to make sure or certain
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Voracious
Craving or consuming large quantities of food; exceedingly eager
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Envy
Resentment of a more fortunate person; jealousy
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Dominate
To rule over, control; to occupy a commanding position
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Hail
To salute our greet; to Acclaim
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Idiosyncrasy
Peculiarity , oddity, quirk, characteristic, trait, singularity
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Irony
The use of words to convey a meaning that is opposite of its literal meaning; and outcome of events contrary to what was her what might have been
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Lucid
Easily understood; clear
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Despair
Lots of hope; hopelessness
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Modest
Having or showing a moderate estimate of oneself
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Preoccupy
To absorb, immersed, consume, engage
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Redundant
Repetitive, excessive, unnecessary
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Reform
The improvement of what was wrong; improvement, as of conduct or belief
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Reluctant
Not willing
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Supplement
Something added to complete a thing