Really Hard Vocabulary Words Test Questions – Flashcards
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nascent
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beginning to exist or develop
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hail
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to acclaim; approve enthusiastically
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hemorrhage
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to lose assets, esp. in large amounts
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quell
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to suppress; put an end to; extinguish
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milieu
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environment; setting
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flummox
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to bewilder; confound; confuse
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fettle
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state; condition
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provision
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to supply with needed items
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fugacious
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lasting but a short time; fleeting
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divest
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to rid or free from
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acrimony
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bitterness, animosity
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aggregate
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collective mass or sum; total
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diaphanous
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allowing light to pass through
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capricious
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whimsical; changeable
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clinch
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to settle decisively
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cusp
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a point or pointed end
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legerdemain
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slight of hand
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fractious
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refractory or unruly
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antipode
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a direct or exact opposite
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bifurcate
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to divide or fork into two branches.
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biped
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a two footed animal
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bursary
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the treasury of a monastery.
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charnel
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a repository for dead bodies.
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hauteur
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haughtiness; arrogance
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chromatic
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pertaining to color or colors.
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expatiate
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to speak or write at length
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circumspect
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watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent
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countermand
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to revoke or cancel (a command, order, etc.)
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concord
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agreement between persons, groups, nations, etc.; concurrence in attitudes, feelings, etc.; unanimity; accord
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cosmonaut
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a Russian or Soviet astronaut
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inculpate
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to charge with fault; blame; accuse
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furor
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fury, rage, madness
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beset
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to attack on all sides; assail; harass
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acrid
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harsh, bitter
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psyche
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the mind, especially as the center of a person's being
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psychotic
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having severe mental illness to the point of disconnection from reality
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pusillanimous
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timid or cowardly; not brave
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animadversion
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strong criticism or blame
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inanimate
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without life; unmoving
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transpire
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to take place; to happen
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conspire
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to plan together secretly
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aspire
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to have a strong desire to get or do something
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esprit
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liveliness; high-spiritedness
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discordant
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not agreeing or going well together
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concordance
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agreement or harmony
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moratorium
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a formal delay; a suspension
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demure
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modest and shy
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demur
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to express unwillingness to do something; to object
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extemporaneous
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done without planning; improvised
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temporal
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having to do with finite time or everyday life (as opposed to the eternal or spiritual)
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temporize
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to put off making a decision; to stall
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diurnal
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happening or active during the day
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sojourn
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a short stay or visit
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adjourn
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to formally bring to an end
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anachronism
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something that seems to be out of its proper time
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chronicle
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to tell or write the history of
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synchronous
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happening at the same time as
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abscond
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to leave in a hurry, especially to escape the law
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recondite
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difficult to understand; hidden from understanding
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cryptic
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hard to understand; having a secret meaning
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overt
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public, unhidden; open
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covert
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done in a hidden or secret manner
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context
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the circumstances or setting surrounding an event
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subtext
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the hidden or underlying meaning of something
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pretext
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a stated reason for doing something; an excuse
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pastoral
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having to do with the country
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repast
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a meal; food and drink for a meal
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egregious
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standing out sharply as wrong or bad
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gregarious
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liking to be with other people
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agrarian
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having to do with farming
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peregrination
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the act of traveling about; a journey
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fruition
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fulfillment of an effort or desire
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fruitless
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yielding no positive results
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surmise
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to draw a conclusion based on little or no information; to guess
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remit
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to make less or weaker; to forgive or pardon
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emblematic
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standing for another thing
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diabolical
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of or like a devil; very wicked or cruel
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hyperbole
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an exaggeration for effect
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episodic
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happening in parts or segments
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methodical
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orderly and regular
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degenerate
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a corrupt wrongdoer
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genre
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a kind or type of art
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cognate
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related to or coming from the same source
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innate
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natural; present from birth
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transfigure
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to change the form or appearance of
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fictive
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not real
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feign
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to make up or invent; pretend
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cogent
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strong and to the point; convincing
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exigent
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urgent; pressing
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assay
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to test, analyze
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intransigent
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refusing to compromise
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incite
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to stir up; to provoke
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resuscitate
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to bring back to consciousness
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solicitous
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showing care or worry
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perturb
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to make worried or upset
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alacrity
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enthusiastic quickness
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celerity
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speed or quickness
