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Flashcards: Vocab List 2-2

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Clairvoyant(Adjective) having or claiming the power to see objects or actions beyond the range of natural vision. Synonyms: visionary, prophetic, psychic or perceptive.
Censure(Verb) to criticize or reproach. Synonyms: blame, condemn, object, or disapprove.
Spurious(Adjective) not genuine, authentic or true. Synonyms: counterfeit, fake, false or wrong.
Kindleto start (a flame or blaze). Synonyms: burn, glow, ignite, or glow.
Ostentatious(Adjective) intended to attract notice and impress others. Synonyms-boastful, flashy, showy, or conspicuous.
Reparation(Noun) something done or paid in expiation of a wrong. Synonyms: compensation, dues, repayment, or retribution.
Innocuous(Adjective) unlikely to harm or disturb anyone Synonyms: harmless, innocent, inoffensive, or painless.
Abject(Adjective) most unfortunate or miserable Synonyms: pathetic, worthless, pitiful, or downtrodden.
Acumen(Adjective) shrewdness shown by keen insight Synonyms: intelligence, brilliance, sharpness or insight.
Dogmatic(Adjective) characterized by arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles Synonyms: arrogant, assertive, confident or overbearing.
Lugubrious(Adjective) excessively mournful Synonyms: depressed, melancholy, pessimistic or sad.
Paradigm(Noun) a standard or typical example Synonyms: prototype, sample, original or pattern.
Querulous(Adjective) habitually complaining Synonyms:, make shorter as if by cutting off, habitually complaining
Truncate(Verb) to make shorter as if by cutting off. Synonyms: clip, cut, shorten, or trim.
Hackneyed(Adjective) repeated too often. Synonyms: cliché, tired, common or outmodeled.
Rudimentary(Adjective) being in the earliest stages of development
Venal(Adjective) capable of being corrupted. Synonyms: bribable, mercenary, corruptible, or unscrupulous
Wrangle(Noun) an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining) Synonyms: argument, disagreement, altercation, or clash
Apathy(Noun), the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally Synonyms: aloofness, disinterest, indifference, or disregard
borealof or relating to the north, especially weather. Synonyms: cold, chilly, icy or inclement.