English Vocab List 1-8 FINAL Flashcards


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Evasive

tending to avoid commitent; responding indirectly

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Chide

Scold or Rebuke

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Taciturn

reserved or uncommunicative in speech

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Uninhibited

expressing oneself's feelings unselfconscious without restraint

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Succor

Assistance and support for hard times

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Impetuous

acting or done quickly without thought or care

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Ingenuity

quality of being clever and original

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Contrive

create or bring objects by deliberate skills of oneself

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Devise

plan or invent a system by thoughtful careness

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Fickle

changing frequently of oneself's affections, interests, or loyalty

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Vanquished

defeated thoroughly

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Reverberate

a loud noise composed and repeated several times as it echos around

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Incredulous

(of someone) unwilling to believe something

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Irate

feeling or characterized by anger

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Ameilorate

make something bad or unsatisfactory better

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Sufferance

absence of objection rather than tolerating, to accept something

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Annihilation

complete destruction or obliteration

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Engender

cause or give rise to(feeling, situation, condtions), to bring about

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Abstemious

self disciplined, moderate, while eating/drinking

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Prevalent

widespread in particular areas

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Euphony

quality to be pleasant to the ear, through harmonious combination of words, music

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Precocious

(of a child) to develop certain prosperities at an earlier age than others

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Nefarious

(an action or activity) wicked or criminal

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Temerity

excessive confidence/boldness

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Exuberance

being full of energy

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fraternal

of, or like a brother or brothers

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oppresion

prolonged cruel or unjust treatment in control

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transgress

go beyond the bounds of(moral principal or other established behavior)

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emaciated

abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness/lack of food

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mollify

to soothe anger or anxiety of someone

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relevancy

the quality/state of being closely connected

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entreating

expressing an earnest or anxious request

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muster

collect or assemble(number of amount)

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conceited

excessively proud of oneself

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fluctuate

rise and fall irregularly(number of amount)

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crimson

of a rich deep red color inclining to purple

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archaic

very old or old fashioned

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converse

verb/to engage in conversations

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stupor

a condition of greatly dulled or complete suspended sense or sensibility

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reserve

refrain from using or disposing of; for future use

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languished

lose or lack or vitality

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retroactive

extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed in the past

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trifiling

unimportant/trivial

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vapid

uninspired, offering nothing that is stimulating

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inconspicuous

not clearly visible or attracting attention

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knell

sound of a bell, especially when rung solemnly for a death/funeral

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animosity

strong hostility

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sufficient

enough; adaquate

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destitue

without the basic necessities of life

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deferential

respectful