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3075-3175 Flashcards

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coherent

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logical and well-organized; easy to understand

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subdue

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to get control of by using force, punishment, etc.

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uncouthness

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awkward, clumsy, or unmannerly

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pressing

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very important and needing immediate attention; urgent

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legitimate

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real, accepted, or official

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asocial

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not sociable or gregarious; withdrawn from society

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disguise

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to hide so that it will not be seen or noticed

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necessitate

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to make necessary

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probity

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morality, integrity, uprightness, honesty

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unruly

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disapproving; difficult to control

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zeitgeist

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the spirit of the age; trend of a particular period

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propound

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to suggest to a person or a group of people to consider; propose

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predicate

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to base on or upon something else

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superimpose

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place over something else

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fathom

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comprehend; investigate; to understand the reason for

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misfit

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one who is unable to adjust to one’s environment or circumstances or is considered to be disturbingly different from others

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unequivocal

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very strong and clear; not showing or allowing any doubt

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congested

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too full or crowded with something

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interloper

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intruder; unwanted meddler

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audacious

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daring; bold

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engaging

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very attractive or pleasing in a way that holds your attention

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solemn

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very serious or formal in manner, behavior, or expression

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postulate (v)

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to suggest especially in order to start a discussion

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fixed

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not fluctuating or varying; definite

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implement (n)
an object used to do work; tool
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undertaking
an important or difficult task or project
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imperturbable
calm; placid; composed
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schism
division; split
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debilitate
weaken; enfeeble
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hoard
stockpile; accumulate for future use
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gripe
to complain about something
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invert
turn upside down or inside out
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corroborate
to support or help prove by providing information or evidence
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destitue
extremely poor
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dilemma
a situation in which you have to make a difficult choice
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keen
having or showing an ability to think clearly and to understand what is not obvious or simple about something
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antagonist
a person who opposes another person
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caprice
sudden, unexpected fancy; whim
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imperious
domineering; haughty; having or showing by the proud and unpleasant attitude of someone who gives orders and expects other people to obey them
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supercilious
arrogant; condescending; patronizing
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tutelage
the teaching of an individual student by a teacher
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vital
extremely important; crucial
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cardinal
chief
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drench
to make completely wet
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sparse
present only in small amounts; less than necessary or normal
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engender
cause; produce
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longevity
the length of time that something or someone lasts or continues
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manifesto
declaration; statement of policy
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depose
dethrone; remove from office
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contravene
contradict; oppose; infringe on or transgress
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defray
pay the costs of
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appeal
a quality that causes people to like someone or something
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quest
a journey made in search of something
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hindsight
the knowledge and understanding that you have about an event only after it happened
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tractable
docile; easily managed
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trickle down
to spread from the upper levels of a society, organization, etc., to the lower levels - used especially to describe the movement of money through an economic system
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delve
dig; investigate
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restive
restlessly impatient; obstinately resisting control
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culprit
a person who has committed a crime or done something wrong
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tacit
understood; not put into words
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antiquated
old-fashioned; obsolete
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denote
to represent; to mark; to indicate
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discomfit
to make confused or upset
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topography
physical features of a region
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reservation
a feeling of doubt or uncertainty about something
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furtive
stealthy; sneaky
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muster
gather; assemble
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coin
to create that other people begin to use
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parched
extremely dry; very thirsty; very dry especially because of hot weather and no rain
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profanity
offensive language
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vicissitudes
the many changes or problems that happen over time
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subordinate
in a position of less power or authority than someone else
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perpetuate
to cause to continue
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dissuade
persuade not to do; discourage
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tune out
to stop playing attention to what other people are saying or doing; to become unaware of what is happening around you
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aspect
a part of something
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disputation
a disagreement or argument
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friction
clash in opinion; rubbing against
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salubrious
tending to improve; beneficial; wholesome
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emissary
a person who is sent on a mission to represent another person or organization
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fare (v)
to do something well or badly
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entropy
lack of order or predictability; gradual decline into disorder
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reappraise
to make a new judgment about the value of
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satirize
to show that is foolish, weak, bad, etc., by using satire
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haste
speed of motion or action; quickness or eagerness that can result in mistakes
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forbear
to refrain from; to abstain; to be patient or tolerant
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assert
to state in a strong and definite way
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apprehension
fear that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; a feeling of being worried about the future
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outmoded
no longer stylish; old-fashioned; no longer useful or acceptable; not modern or current
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glimmer
a faint idea or suggestion of something
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rescind
to end officially; to say officially that is no longer valid
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flamboyant
ornate; having a very noticeable quality that attracts a lot of attention
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perspicacious
of acute mental vision or discernment; keen; having or showing an ability to notice and understand things that are difficult or not obvious
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babble
chatter idly
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unfathomable
incomprehensible; impenetrable
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calculated
deliberately planned; likely
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maiden
a young girl or woman who is not married
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liken to
to describe as similar to
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derelict
abandoned; negligent
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chart
to make a plan for
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