Basic 7 Flashcards

(44 cards)

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Chivalrous

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Being attentive to women like an ideal knight

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Amply

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More than is adequate

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Perquisite

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A right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (esp a hereditary or official right)

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Miscreant

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A person who breaks the law

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Antiquated

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Old-fashioned; belonging to an earlier period in time

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Compound

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Make more intense, stronger, or more marked

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Aphorism

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A short instructive saying about a general truth

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Provisional

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Under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon

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Cumbersome

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Difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight

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Inkling

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A slight suggestion or vague understanding

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Complementary

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Enhancing each other’s qualities (for two things or more)

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12
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Decimation

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Destroying or killing a large part of the population

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Convivial

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Describing a lively atmosphere

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Debunk

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Expose as false ideas and claims, especially while ridiculing

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Champion

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To fight for a cause

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Colossal

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So great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe

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Vie

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Compete for something

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Relegate

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Assign to a lower position

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Hamper

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Prevent the progress or free movement of

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Qualm

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Uneasiness about the fitness of an action

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Resignation

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The acceptance of something unpleasant that can’t be avoided

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Snub

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Refuse to acknowledge; reject outright and bluntly

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Laborious

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Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

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Cosmopolitan

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Comprising many cultures; global in reach and outlook

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Carping
Persistently petty and unjustified criticism
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Paradoxical
Seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true
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Balk
Refuse to comply
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Constraint
Something that limits or restricts
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Futile
Producing no result or effect; unproductive of success
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Excruciating
Extremely painful
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Boorish
Ill-mannered and coarse or contemptible in behavior or appearance
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Creditable
Deserving of praise but not that amazing
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Deliberate
Think about carefully; weigh the pros and cons of an issue
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Vanquish
Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
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Abysmal
Extremely bad
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Evasive
Avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger or commitment
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Besiege
Harass, as with questions or requests; cause to feel distressed or worried
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Obliging
Showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
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Discreet
Careful to protect one's speech or actions in order to avoid offense or draw attention
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Dispatch
The property of being prompt and efficient | Dispose of rapidly and without delay and efficiently
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Sordid
Involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt; foul and run-down and repulsive
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Inarticulate
Without or deprived of the use of speech or words
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Malodorous
Having an unpleasant small
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Staid
Characterized by dignity and propriety