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24 Cards in this Set
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mundane
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typical or concerned with the ordinary
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nascent
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-coming into being
-in the early developmental stages adjective |
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nebulous
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vague, cloudy, lacking a clear form
adjective ex: a nebulous recollection of the meeting; ex: a nebulous distinction between pride and conceit. -nebula in the sky is a cloudy dust of hydrogen and other gases |
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neologism
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-a new word, expression or usage
-the creation or use of new words or senses noun |
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noxious
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harmful
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obtuse
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lacking sharpness of intellect
not clear or precise in thought or expression adjective |
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obviate
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-to anticipate and dispose of effectively; render unnecessary
verb ex: You might call in a mediator to obviate the need for a lawyer. |
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onerous
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troublesome or burdensome
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parody
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-a humorous imitation that is intended to ridicule or have comedic effect (especially in literature and art)
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perennial
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-occurring again and again throughout the years
-everlasting -happening repeatedly adjective perennial flowers come back each year |
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perfunctory
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-done out of routine
-done without thinking, without any care or interest adjective Ex: The operator answered the phone with a perfunctory greeting. He gave his wife a perfunctory kiss each day, but there wasn't any true love. |
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prattle
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-to babble meaninglessly
-chatter about unimportant issues -like rambling verb |
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prescience
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-having knowledge of events before they have occurred
ex: The fortune teller claimed to have a prescience of my future noun |
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prevaricate
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to mislead or deliberately avoid the truth, lie
verb ex: The witness was willing to prevaricate in order to protect his friend. |
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refute
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-to disprove
-to successfully argue against something verb |
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relegate
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to forcibly assign, especially to a lower position
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solicitous
solicitude |
solicitous (adj)-meticulously careful and attentive
ex: i want a solicitous doctor to look after me when i am sick. solicitude (noun): concern for another's well-being someone might decide to become a teacher because they have a lot of solicitude |
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sporadic
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occurring only occasionally, in scattered instances
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static
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-not moving or active
-at rest adjective |
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stupefy
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to stun, baffle, amaze
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tortuous
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-winding, twisting
-excessively complicated adjective |
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truculent
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-fierce and cruel
-eager to fight adjective |
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voracious
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having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit
-ravenous adjective |
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waver
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-to move to and fro, to sway
-to be unsettled in an opinion verb |
