English Vocab (151-170)

Front 1

provident

Back 1

thrifty, economical, saving or providing for future needs

Front 2

impute

Back 2

to charge or attribute, especially with a fault or misconduct, lay the responsibility or blame upon, ascribe, assign

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astute

Back 3

shrewd, clever, perceptive, discerning, acute, keenly aware, quick-witted

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neophyte

Back 4

1. a beginner, novice, amateur, tyro
2. new member of a religion

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enigma

Back 5

a mystery, puzzle, riddle, perplexing problem, something or someone hard to understand or explain

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credence

Back 6

belief, acceptance, especially belief in a published report or acceptance of another's opinion or testimony

Front 7

venerate

Back 7

to respect deeply, revere, regard with awe and adoration

Front 8

garrulous

Back 8

talkative, especially in a rambling, annoying, pointless, or long-winded way

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trenchant

Back 9

keen, penetrating, vigorously effective, sharp and to the point

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autonomous

Back 10

independent, self-governing, not under the control of something or someone

Front 11

panacea

Back 11

a cure-all, universal attitude, remedy for all diseases and difficulties

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ephermal

Back 12

short-lived, passing, fleeting, lasting for a short time

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onerous

Back 13

burdensome, troublesome, oppressive, hard to bear, difficult to accomplish or endure (onerous task)

Front 14

laity

Back 14

nonprofessionals, laypeople collectively, all the people outside of a given profession or specialized field

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pungent

Back 15

sharp, penetrating, biting, acrid, caustic

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prosaic

Back 16

dull, ordinary, uninteresting, unimaginative

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charlatan

Back 17

a fake, quack, impostor, fraud, humbug, specifically a person who pretends to have a special skill or knowledge

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perfunctory

Back 18

mechanical, routine, listless, done merely as a duty, performed in an indifferent, halfhearted, and often careless way

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morass

Back 19

literally: a swamp, marsh, bog
figuratively: something that traps, confines, or confuses, a sticky situation or troublesome state of affairs

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sophistry

Back 20

deceptive reasoning, subtle and misleading argument