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What does the word 'extemporaneous' mean?
What does the word 'extemporaneous' mean?
Improvised; done without preparation
What does the word 'inert' mean?
What does the word 'inert' mean?
Inactive
What is the meaning of the word 'inequity'?
What is the meaning of the word 'inequity'?
Injustice; unfairness; an instance of injustice
What does the word 'nullify' mean?
What does the word 'nullify' mean?
What is the definition of the word 'verbiage'?
What is the definition of the word 'verbiage'?
Which of these options best describes the meaning of the word 'poignant'?
Which of these options best describes the meaning of the word 'poignant'?
What does the word 'dissumulate' mean?
What does the word 'dissumulate' mean?
What is an 'equation'?
What is an 'equation'?
What does the word 'punctilio' mean?
What does the word 'punctilio' mean?
Which of these options best describes the meaning of the word 'artful'?
Which of these options best describes the meaning of the word 'artful'?
What does the word 'equipotent' mean?
What does the word 'equipotent' mean?
What is the definition of 'benediction'?
What is the definition of 'benediction'?
What does the word 'consecutive' mean?
What does the word 'consecutive' mean?
What does the word 'deduce' mean?
What does the word 'deduce' mean?
What does the word 'nulliparous' mean?
What does the word 'nulliparous' mean?
What is the meaning of the word 'aqueous'?
What is the meaning of the word 'aqueous'?
Which of these options best describes the meaning of the word 'seduce'?
Which of these options best describes the meaning of the word 'seduce'?
What is an 'aqueduct'?
What is an 'aqueduct'?
What does the word 'obsequies' mean?
What does the word 'obsequies' mean?
What is the meaning of the word 'turbid'?
What is the meaning of the word 'turbid'?
What does the word 'magnanimous' mean?
What does the word 'magnanimous' mean?
What is the definition of the word 'volition'?
What is the definition of the word 'volition'?
What does the word 'circumspect' mean?
What does the word 'circumspect' mean?
What does the word 'undulated' mean?
What does the word 'undulated' mean?
What is the definition of the word 'benevolence'?
What is the definition of the word 'benevolence'?
What does the word 'loquacious' mean?
What does the word 'loquacious' mean?
What is the meaning of the word 'duplicity'?
What is the meaning of the word 'duplicity'?
What does the word 'elocution' mean?
What does the word 'elocution' mean?
What is the meaning of the word 'rector'?
What is the meaning of the word 'rector'?
What does the word 'magnitude' mean?
What does the word 'magnitude' mean?
What does the word 'colloquial' mean?
What does the word 'colloquial' mean?
What does the word 'multinational' mean?
What does the word 'multinational' mean?
What is a 'sacrament'?
What is a 'sacrament'?
What does the word 'sacrilegious' mean?
What does the word 'sacrilegious' mean?
What is the definition of the word 'turbulent'?
What is the definition of the word 'turbulent'?
What does the word 'impeturbable' mean?
What does the word 'impeturbable' mean?
What does the word 'implicate' mean?
What does the word 'implicate' mean?
What does the word 'magniloquent' mean?
What does the word 'magniloquent' mean?
What does the word 'perspicacious' mean?
What does the word 'perspicacious' mean?
What is the definition of 'decapitation'?
What is the definition of 'decapitation'?
What does the word 'aggrandizement' mean?
What does the word 'aggrandizement' mean?
What does the word 'grandiloquence' mean?
What does the word 'grandiloquence' mean?
What does the word 'dissension' mean?
What does the word 'dissension' mean?
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extemporaneous
extemporaneous
improvised; done without preparation
inert
inert
inactive
inequity
inequity
Injustice; unfairness; an instance of injustice
nullify
nullify
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verbiage
verbiage
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poignant
poignant
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dissumulate
dissumulate
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equation
equation
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punctilio
punctilio
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artful
artful
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equipotent
equipotent
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artifice
artifice
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benediction
benediction
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consecutive
consecutive
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deduce
deduce
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nulliparous
nulliparous
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aqueous
aqueous
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annul
annul
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seduce
seduce
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aqueduct
aqueduct
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obsequies
obsequies
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turbid
turbid
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desecrate
desecrate
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magnanimous
magnanimous
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volition
volition
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circumspect
circumspect
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undulated
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rectify
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benevolence
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Study Notes
Vocabulary Flashcards (Words & Definitions)
- extemporaneous: improvised; done without preparation
- inert: inactive
- inequity: injustice; unfairness; an instance of injustice
- nullify: to cancel or make ineffective
- verbiage: overabundance of words
- poignant: deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell
- dissumulate: to put on a false appearance
- equation: a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal
- punctilio: a minute detail of conduct or procedure; an instant of time
- artful: skillful, clever, tricky
- equipotent: having equal strength or efficacy
- artifice: a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery
- benediction: a good blessing in a religious service
- consecutive: following in regular order; successive
- deduce: To draw a conclusion from fact; to infer
- nulliparous: a woman who has never given birth
- aqueous: dissolved in water
- annul: to reduce to nothing; to make ineffective or inoperative; to declare legally invalid or void
- seduce: lead astray; persuade one to do wrong; persuade one to have sexual intercourse
- aqueduct: artificial channel for conducting water over a distance
- obsequies: funeral rites or ceremonies
- turbid: cloudy, muddy; in a state of turmoil
- desecrate: to damage a holy place; to treat with irreverence
- magnanimous: generous
- volition: will; conscious choice
- circumspect: careful, cautious
- undulated: to move in a wave like fashion; to ripple
- rectify: to correct; to make right
- benevolence: kindness, generosity, charity
- loquacious: very talkative
- duplicity: treachery, deceitfulness
- elocution: the art of public speaking
- rector: clergyman
- facile: easily done
- magnitude: Greatness of size, strength, or importance
- colloquial: characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
- multinational: a corporation that has manufacturing or service operations in a number of different countries
- sacrament: something considered to have sacred significance
- sacrilegious: grossly disrespectful of what is sacred
- turbulent: disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy
- impeturbable: not easily excited
- implicate: to show to be involved with something, especially something dishonest or illegal
- magniloquent: boastful, pompous
- perspicacious: wise; insightful; acutely intelligent
- decapitation: to cut off the head of; to behead
- aggrandizement: to increase in rank or wealth; growth in power
- grandiloquence: lofty, pompous language
- purge: to wash away impurities, clean up
- dissension: A difference of opinion; disagreement
- grandiose: absurdly exaggerated
- mutant: An organism genetically different from its parent
- eligible: qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen
- Animosity: strong dislike; bitter hostility
- phlegmatic: calm; sluggish; unemotional
- devious: dishonest or deceptive; tricky
- gregarious: sociable, outgoing
- Jurisdiction: the official power to make legal decisions and judgments.
- capital: money for investment
- segregation: Separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences
- recapitulate: to summarize
- via: road, way
- limbo: place or state of neglect; period awaiting change; in-between state
- purgatory: A place of temporary punishment
- mutable: open to or capable of change, fickle
- tenuous: flimsy; not solid
- assent: agreement
- congregate: to gather together
- pusillanimous: cowardly
- presentiment: a vague sense of approaching misfortune
- extenuating: partially excusing or justifying
- arrogance: overbearing pride; a lack of regard for others
- triumvirate: A group of three rulers
- octoroon: person of one-eighth black ancestry
- trivial: of little value or importance
- nonagenarian: person in his nineties
- quadrille: square dance
- sextuplets: six offspring born at once
- unanimous: in complete agreement
- bicameral: Two house legislature
- octant: a measuring instrument for measuring angles to a celestial body
- reproduction: the process of producing offspring
- trifling: unimportant or trivial
- bifocal: two lenses
- sexagenarian: a person who is 60-69 years old
- pleated: folded
- diminish: to make or become smaller, reduce in size
- dispute: argument
- octaves: any group of eight notes
- superannuated: obsolete
- sanctimonious: making a show of being morally superior to other people
- suffused: gradually spread through or over
- secede: To leave or withdraw
- convocation: a large formal assembly of people
- transgression: violation of law
- malicious: spiteful
- perennial: lasting for a long time, persistent
- confound: confuse; puzzle
- malady: a sickness, illness, disease, disorder
- invidious: causing envy or resentment; offensively harmful
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