Vocab Words: 18,19,20

Front 1

Abeyance

Back 1

The condition of being temporarily set aside; suspension

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abstemious

Back 2

Sparing, especially in the use of food and drink; moderate; temperate. Restricted to bare necessities; very plain.

Front 3

circuitous

Back 3

Being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; indirect. Not being forthright in language or action

Front 4

elude

Back 4

To escape from, as by artfulness, cunning, or daring. To escape the understanding of; baffle.

Front 5

eschew

Back 5

To avoid habitually, especially on moral or practical grounds; shun; abstain from.

Front 6

evasion

Back 6

The act of escaping or avoiding by cleverness or deceit; dodging. A means of evading; a trick or excuse used to avoid something

Front 7

malinger

Back 7

To pretend to be ill or injured in order to avoid duty or work.

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oblique

Back 8

Indirect; not straightforward. Devious, misleading, or dishonest. Having a slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined.

Front 9

shirk

Back 9

To neglect, put off, or avoid discharging (a duty, obligation, or responsibility).

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abrogate

Back 10

To abolish or annul by authority; cancel

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acquisition

Back 11

The act or process of gaining possession. Something gained, especially an addition to an established category or group.

Front 12

conquistador

Back 12

A conqueror, especially one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the sixteenth century.

Front 13

Inquisitive

Back 13

Eager to learn; curious. Unduly curious; prying.

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perquisite

Back 14

A payment or profit received in addition to a regular wage or salary, especially a benefit expected as one’s due. A tip. Something claimed as an exclusive right.

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presage

Back 15

1. To indicate or warn of in advance. To foretell or predict. To make or utter a predication.
(n): An indication or warning of a future occurrence; omen. A feeling or intuition of what is going to occur.

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quest

Back 16

The act or instance of seeking or pursuing something; search

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requisite

Back 17

Required, essential.
(n): Something that is required or essential

Front 18

sagacity

Back 18

Keenness of perception; soundness of judgment; wisdom

Front 19

surrogate

Back 19

Someone or something that takes the place of another; substitute.
(adj): Substitute.

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circumvent

Back 20

To avoid by or as if passing around. To overcome or get the better of by artful maneuvering; outwit.

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banal

Back 21

Lacking freshness or originality; trite

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emulate

Back 22

.To strive to equal or excel, especially through imitation

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mimicry

Back 23

A close copying or imitation of the speech, expression, or gesture of another; close resemblance.

Front 24

platitude

Back 24

A trite remark or statement

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prototype

Back 25

An original type, form, or instance that serves as a model on which later stages are based or judged. An early and typical example.

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Recapitulate

Back 26

To repeat in concise form.

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redundant

Back 27

Exceeding what is necessary or natural; superfluous. Repeating the same idea, usually in different words; wordy

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rendition

Back 28

An interpretation of a musical score or dramatic piece. A performance of a musical or dramatic work.

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sham

Back 29

Something false or empty that is supposed to be genuine. The quality of deceitfulness; empty pretense. A person who assumes a false character; imposter.
(adj): Not genuine; fake.

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simulation

Back 30

taking on of the appearance, form, or sound of something else; an imitation.