Vocab 1

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APHORISM

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a concise statement of a principle 2 : a terse formulation of a truth or sentiment

Question 2

AVARICIOUS

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greedy of gain: excessively acquisitive especially in seeking to hoard riches

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BANAL

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lacking originality, freshness, or novelty

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BOORISH

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resembling or befitting a boor

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CACHE

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a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements b: a secure place of storage

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CAPRICIOUS

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governed or characterized by caprice : IMPULSIVE, UNPREDICTABLE

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CEREBRAL

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appealing to intellectual appreciation <cerebral> b: primarily intellectual in nature</cerebral>

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CREDULOUS

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ready to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence

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DESULTORY

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marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose; not connected with the main subject; disappointing in progress, performance, or quality

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DISPARITY

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containing or made up of fundamentally different and often incongruous elements 2 : markedly distinct in quality or character

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EGREGIOUS

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especially : conspicuously bad

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ENIGMA

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an obscure speech or writing 2 : something hard to understand or explain 3 : an inscrutable or mysterious person

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FACETIOUS

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joking or jesting often inappropriately : WAGGISH <just> 2 : meant to be humorous or funny: not serious</just>

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GARRULOUS

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given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative 2 : WORDY

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GREGARIOUS

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tending to associate with others of one’s kind : SOCIAL b: marked by or indicating a liking for companionship

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GUILE

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deceitful cunning

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HALCYON

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CALM, PEACEFUL b: HAPPY, GOLDEN c: PROSPEROUS, AFFLUENT

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HIRSUTE

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hairs covered with coarse stiff hairs

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HONEYFUGGLE

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to deceive by flattery or sweet talk; to swindle or cheat

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ICONOCLAST

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a person who destroys religious images or opposes their veneration 2: a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions

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INCIPIENT

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beginning to come into being or to become apparent

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JURISPRUDENCE

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the science or philosophy of law2 a: a system or body of law b: the course of court decisions

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KERFUFFLE

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chiefly British : DISTURBANCE,

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LACONIC

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using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious synonyms see CONCISE

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LAGNIAPPE

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a small gift given a customer by a merchant at the time of a purchase; broadly :something given or obtained gratuitously or by way of good measure YEGG [slang] person who breaks open safes, a burglar

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MAUDLIN

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drunk enough to be emotionally silly 2 : weakly and effusively sentimental

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MENDACITY

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the quality or state of being mendacious [mendacious means- given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth

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MERETRICIOUS

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tawdrily and falsely attractive; superficially significant

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MISANTHROPE

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person who hates or distrusts humankind

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NEBULOUS

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of, relating to, or resembling a nebula :

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NEOPHYTE

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a new convert: PROSELYTE 2: NOVICE