Kaplan & Barron's Combined Flashcard Set (Duplicates)

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abate

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to reduce in amount, degree or severity

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abscond

Back 2

depart secretly and hide

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abstemious

Back 3

sparing in eating and drinking; temperate

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adjoin

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to be close or in contact with

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adulterate

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to make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

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anachronism

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something or someone misplaced in time; an obsolete or archaic form

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antipathy

Back 7

aversion; dislike

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apathy

Back 8

lack of interest or emotion; uncaring; indifference

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apostasy

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renunciation of one’s previous loyalty; a total desertion of one’s religion, principles, party, cause, etc.

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approbation

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approval; praise, consideration

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assiduous

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diligent, persistent, hardworking

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austere

Back 12

forbiddingly stern in appearance; severely simple and unornamented

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autonomous

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self-governing; independent

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aver

Back 14

assert confidently or declare; as used in law, state formally as a fact

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bombastic

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pompous in speech and manner ; using inflated language

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capricious

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unpredictable; fickle; changing one’s mind quickly and often

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castigate

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to punish or criticize harshly

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chicanery

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trickery; deception by means of craft or guile

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cogent

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convincing and well reasoned

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complaisant

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trying to please; overly polite; obliging

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convoluted

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intricate and complicated

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credulous

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too trusting; gullible

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deference

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respect; courteous regard for another’s wishes

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desiccate

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to dry out thoroughly

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desultory

Back 25

aimless; haphazard; digressing at random

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dichotomy

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split; branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones)

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diffident

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lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid.

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diffuse

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to spread widely or thinly

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dilatory

Back 29

inclined to delay or procrastinate

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disabuse

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to free from error, fallacy, or misconception

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dissemble

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disguise; pretend; to disguise one’s real intentions or character

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disseminate

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distribute; spread widely; scatter (like seeds)

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dogmatic

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opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal

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dupe

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to deceive; a person who is easily deceived

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eclectic

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selective; composed of elements from a variety of sources

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efficacy

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effectiveness ; power to produce desired effect

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elegy

Back 37

a sorrowful poem or speech

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enervate

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weaken; to reduce in strength

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engender

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to produce, cause or bring about

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ephemeral

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short-lived; fleeting

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equivocate

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lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth

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erudite

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learned, scholarly, bookish

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esoteric

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hard to understand; known only to the chosen few

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eulogy

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expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone’s death

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exacerbate

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worsen; to increase bitterness or violence

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exculpate

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to clear from blame; prove innocent

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fawning

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trying to please by behaving obsequiously, flattering, or cringing

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foment

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to arouse or incite

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forestall

Back 49

prevent by taking action in advance

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grandiloquent

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pompous or inflated in language; bombastic; using high-sounding language

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iconoclast

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one who opposes established beliefs, customs and institutions

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impassive

Back 52

without feeling; imperturbable; showing or feeling no emotion

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impervious

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impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed

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impetuous

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quick to act without thinking

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inchoate

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not fully formed; disorganized; rudimentary; elementary

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indolence

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state of being lazy or slothful

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ingenuous

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naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated

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insipid

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lacking in interest or flavor; dull

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intransigent

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refusing to agree or compromise

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invective

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of, relating to, or characterized by insult or abuse

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irascible

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irritable; easily angered

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misanthrope

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one who hates mankind

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mitigate

Back 63

to soften, to lessen

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mollify

Back 64

to calm or make less severe; soothe

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neophyte

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recent convert; beginner

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obsequious

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overly submissive and eager to please; servile; sycophantic

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onerous

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troublesome and oppressive; burdensome

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opprobrium

Back 68

public disgrace; infamy; vilification

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paragon

Back 69

model of excellence or perfection

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paucity

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smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness

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perfidious

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treacherous; disloyal; willing to betray one’s trust

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perfunctory

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superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; done in a routine

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plethora

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excess; overabundance

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prevaricate

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to lie or deviate from the truth

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probity

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honesty; uprightness; incorruptibility

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prodigal

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lavish; wasteful; reckless with money

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proliferate

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grow rapidly; spread; multiply

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propitiate

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to conciliate; to appease

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propriety

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the quality or state of being proper; correct behavior or conduct, obedience to rules and customs

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proscribe

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to condemn as harmful or odious; ostracize; banish; outlaw

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quiescent

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at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive; motionless

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refractory

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stubborn; unmanageable; rebellious

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reprobate

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person hardened in sin; wicked person; devoid of a sense of decency

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repudiate

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disown; disavow; to reject the validity of

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reticent

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silent; reserved; uncommunicative; inclined to silence

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soporific

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sleep-causing; lethargy; marked by sleepiness

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specious

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having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually fallacious

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stigma

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a mark of shame or discredit

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stolid

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dull; impassive; unemotional; lacking sensitivity

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torpor

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lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy

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tractable

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docile; easily managed or controlled

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veracious

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truthful