12th Grade Cards for Hyde Park, New York

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 12th Grade Flashcards for Hyde Park Central School District
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abbreviate
v. make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
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abdicate
v. give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
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abstinence
n. restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire
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adulation
n. excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
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adversity
n. state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
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aesthetic
a. elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
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amicable
a. exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
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anachronistic
a. having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time
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anecdote
n. short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
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anonymous
a. having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
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antagonist
n. one who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; opponent
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arid
a. dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
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assiduous
a. constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
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asylum
n. place of refuge or shelter; protection
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benevolent
a. generous in providing aid to others; charitable
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camaraderie
n. good-fellowship; companionship; close friendship in friends or teammates
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censure
v. expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
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circuitous
a. being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct
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clairvoyant
n. having foresight; fortuneteller
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collaborate
v. work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
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compassion
n. sensation of sorrow excited by the distress or misfortunes of another; pity; commiseration
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compromise
v. accept that you will reduce your demands to reach an agreement with someone
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condescending
a. (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
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conditional
a. imposing or depending on or containing a condition
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congregation
n. act of congregating, or bringing together; collection or mass of separate things
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deleterious
a. having harmful effect; injurious; having quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous
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demagogue
n. person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people
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digression
n. wandering from the main path of a journey; diversion
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diligent
a. assiduous; industrious; hard working
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discredit
v. defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve
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disdain
v. view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion
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divergent
a. differing; tending to move apart in different directions
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empathy
n. understanding and entering into another's feelings
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emulate
v. be a match or counterpart for; eager to equal or excel
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enervating
a. causing debilitation
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enhance
v. make better or more attractive; increase; improve
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ephemeral
a. short-lived; enduring a very short time
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evanescent
a. fleeting; vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor
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exasperation
n. an exasperated feeling of annoyance; actions that cause great irritation
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exemplary
a. serving as model; outstanding; typical
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extenuating
a. partially excusing or justifying
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florid
a. reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented
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fortuitous
a. accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause
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frugal
a. sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
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hackneyed
a. repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
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haughty
a. high; lofty; bold; arrogant; overbearing
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hedonist
n. one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life
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hypothesis
n. assumption; theory
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impetuous
a. marked by sudden and violent force; hasty; impulsive and passionate
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impute
v. lay responsibility or blame for, often unjustly
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incompatible
a. inharmonious; impossible to coexist; not easy to combine harmoniously
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inconsequential
a. insignificant; lacking importance; not following from premises or evidence; illogical
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inevitable
a. unavoidable; incapable of being avoided or prevented
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integrity
n. quality or condition of being whole or undivided; completeness
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intrepid
a. fearless; indicating or springing from courage
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intuitive
a. based on feelings rather than facts or proof; automatic, without requiring conscious thought
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jubilation
n. rejoicing; feeling of extreme joy
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longevity
n. long life; great duration of life; long duration or continuance, as in an occupation
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mundane
a. belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary
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nonchalant
a. behaving in a calm manner, often in a way that suggests you are not interested or do not care
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novice
n. beginner; person new to a field or activity
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opulent
a. rich and superior in quality
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orator
n. skilled public speaker; person who pronounces discourse publicly on some special occasion, as pleader or lawyer
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ostentatious
a. showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention
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parched
a. dried out by heat; toasted or roasted slightly
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perfidious
a. tending to betray; disloyal; faithless
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precocious
a. showing mental development or achievement much earlier than usual; appearing or developing early
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pretentious
a. intended to attract notice and impress others; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious
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procrastinate
v. postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness
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prosaic
a. dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual
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prosperity
n. good fortune; financial success; physical well-being
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provocative
a. arousing anger or interest; tending to provoke or stimulate
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prudent
a. cautious; careful in regard to one's own interests
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querulous
a. habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance
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rancorous
a. full of deep-seated enmity or, malice, or hatred
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reclusive
a. avoiding the company of other people; solitary
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reconciliation
n. act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship
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renovation
n. improving by renewing and restoring; state of being restored to its former good condition; renewal
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resilient
a. elastic; having power of springing back or recover readily
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restrained
v. keep under control; keep in check
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reverence
n. profound respect and esteem with fear and affection, as for a holy being or place; act showing respect, especially a bow or curtsy
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sagacity
n. quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness
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scrutinize
v. examine closely and critically
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spontaneity
n. naturalness; freedom from constraint; happening or arising without external cause; self-generated
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spurious
a. false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
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submissive
a. yielding; inclined or ready to submit
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substantiate
v. establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support
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subtle
a. slight; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
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superficial
a. trivial; of little substance; involving a surface only
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superfluous
a. being beyond what is required or sufficient
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suppress
v. put down by force or authority; overwhelm; keep from being revealed
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surreptitious
a. secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
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tactful
a. showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with people
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tenacious
a. sticking together; stubbornly unyielding; holding together firmly
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transient
a. momentary; temporary; staying for short time
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venerable
a. deserving high respect; impressive by reason of age; profoundly honored
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vindicate
v. clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend
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wary
a. very cautious; on guard; watchful
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zealot
n. fanatically committed person; person who shows excessive zeal