English Vocab Exam 2
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- a trite remark or statement
- platitude
- careless; irresponsible
- feckless
- something false or empty that is supposed to be genuine
- sham
- required, compulsory
- mandatory
- troublesome; oppressive
- onerous
- a conquerer
- conquistador
- losing foliage after the growing season
- deciduous
- a combination of independent businesses
- cartel
- required; essential
- requisite
- to pretend to be ill to avoid work
- malinger
- being or taking a roundabout course
- circuitous
- the musical interval or eight full tones
- octave
- to conclude without sufficient evidence
- surmise
- the close imitation of the speech of another
- mimicry
- failure to fulfill an obligation
- default
- an interpretation of a musical score
- rendition
- the act or instance of seeking or pursuing something
- quest
- the process of gaining possession
- acquisition
- sparing; moderate
- abstemious
- the act of escaping or avoiding by cleverness
- evasion
- to strive to equal or excel
- emulate
- exceeding what is necessary or natural
- redundant
- of the art of cultivation
- horticultural
- repeated significant phrase that indentifies an idea
- motif
- emotional or intellectual obligation
- commitment
- to examine, verify, or correct
- audit
- done or made in good faith; sincere
- bona fide
- to give a false appearance of
- feign
- to abolish or annul by authority
- abrogate
- pertaining to or resembling a tree
- arboreal
- to increase or grow; accumulate
- accrue
- to indicate or warn of in advance
- presage
- the process of beginning to grow
- germination
- a corporation
- conglomerate
- the condition of being temporarily set aside
- abeyance
- to repeat in concise form
- recapitualte
- difficult to understand
- abstruse
- condition of being legally responsible
- liability
- a payment receieved in addition to a regular wage
- perquisite
- to avoid habitually; shun
- eschew
- an article of trade that can be transported
- commodity
- something that takes the place of another
- surrogate
- green with vegetation
- verdant
- written evidence of ownership
- security
- to escape from, as if by cunning or daring
- elude
- the text of an opera or other dramatic musical work
- libretto
- any of the powers possessed by the human mind
- faculty
- a harsh, disagreeable combination of sounds
- dissonance
- perhaps, possibly
- perchance
- having pertinence or relevance
- relative
- relative lacking freshness or originality; trite
- banal
- to neglect, put off, or avoid discharging (a duty)
- shirk
- of conclusions reached through logic
- theoretical
- an original type or form that serves as a model
- prototype
- required to answer for one's actions
- accountable
- imposed as an obligation or duty
- incumbent
- lax in attending to duty
- remiss
- decpetion by trickery
- chicanery
- unquestionable; true
- veritable
- profitable; producing wealth
- lucrative
- eager to learn; curious
- inquistive
- animals of a certain region, period, or environment
- fauna
- abounding in trees; wooded
- sylvan
- keenness of perception; wisdom
- sagacity
- to avoid by or as if passing around
- circumvent
- indirect; not straightforward
- oblique
- to have an influence on
- affect
- to command slemnly, as under oath
- adjure
- to reach the highest point or degree
- culminate
- most favorable or advantageous; best
- optimum
- a man engaged to be married
- fiancé
- the most complete instance
- quintessence
- the typical or perfect example of an entire class or type
- epitome
- to go free of bias or self-interest
- disinterested
- one who does not accept a particular faith
- infidel
- a person to whom secrets are confided
- confidant
- without equal; unmatched
- peerless
- to obscure or overshadow the importance of
- eclipse
- to come before in time
- precede
- to take revenge or get satisfaction for
- avenge
- faithfulness to obligations or duties
- fidelity
- written statement sworn before an official
- affidavit
- the highest point; peak
- zenith
- impossible to imitate or copy
- inimitable
- not paying attention; indifferent
- uninterested
- to say or express indirectly
- imply
- to give false testimony under oath
- perjure
- the loyalty of a vassal to his feudal lord
- fealty
- not to be excelled; supreme
- sublime
- without flaw; perfect
- impeccable
- vengeance; retaliation
- revenge
- something brought about by a cause or agent
- effect
- authority, power, or control
- jurisdiction
- to produce as if by magic
- conjure