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8/3/2019 Semester Exam Vocabulary_Flash Cards

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Semester Exam Vocabulary


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Acquiesce


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V. To consent silently or without protest;

assent


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Acrimonious


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Adj. Bitter or sarcastic in language, temper,

manner, or tone.


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Agrarian


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Adj. 1. Relating to agricultural or farming

matter.

2. Relating to land and its ownership or use.


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Amalgamate


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V. To mix, combine, or merge


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Au Contraire


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Adv. On the Contrary


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Circumlocution


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N. A roundabout or indirect way of speaking;

wordiness.


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Colloquium


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N. An academic conference or meeting on

some subject.


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Correlate


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V. 1. To put in a mutual relation 2. To show a

connection between


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V. To attack the reputation or good name of;

slander or libel.


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Dictate


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V. 1. To say or read aloud to be recorded by

another.

2. To command.

N. A command


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Diffuse


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V. To scatter widely; spread out; adj. Widely

spread or scattered


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Duress


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N. 1. Constraint by force or threat 2.

Imprisonment


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Eclectic


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Adj. Selected or made up of elements from

various sources


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Eclipse


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N. A partial or complete hiding of one celestial

body by another;

v. To overshadow


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Ecstatic


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Adj. Overwhelmed with intense joy or delight


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Effluent


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N. The outflow of something, especially a

stream from a body of water, an outflow from

a sewer, or a discharge of waster from a

factory.


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Euphoria


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N. A strong feeling of well-being or happiness


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Excise


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V. To remove by cutting out.


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Extant


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Adj. Still existing; not lost, destroyed, or

extinct


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Faux pas


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N. An embarrassing social mistake.


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Fluent


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Adj. 1. Spoken or written easily.

2. Able to speak or write smoothly and effortlessly.

3. Flowing smoothly.


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Genuflect


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V. To bend the knee, or touch the knee to the

floor, as in respect or worship.


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Impeach


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V. 1. To bring formal charges against a public

official.

2. To discredit (a persons honor).


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Influx


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N. A flowing in or mass arrival.


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Innuendo


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N. A hint or indirect suggestion usually meant

to damage a persons reputation.


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Inviolable


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Adj. 1. Not to be violated or profaned 2.

Indestructible


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Laissez Fair


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Adj. Favoring or practicing a policy or

noninterference in the affairs of others.


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Ligature


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N. Something that is used for tying or binding


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Loquacious


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Adj. Very talkative.


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Malediction


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N. 1. A curse.

2. Slander.


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Par Excellence


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Adj. The best of its kind.


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Permeate


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V. To spread throughout; penetrate through


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Provocation


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N. Something that incites anger or stirs to

action


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Prudent


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Adj. 1. Wise and sensible in handling practical

matters.

2. Careful or cautious in conduct.


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Remonstrate


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V. To plead or reason in protest; to present

objections against something.


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Rigorous


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Adj. 1. Strict, inflexible.

2. Severe; harsh; difficult.


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Succulent


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Adj. 1. Juicy.

2. Having thick, fleshy leaves and stems that

hold water.


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Superfluous


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Adj. Being more than is necessary, wanted, or

required.


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Tte--tte


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N. A private conversation between two

people.

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