English Voc. 12 Flashcards
1
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Apathy
A
a lack of feeling, emotion,or interest
2
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Appease
A
to pacify; soothe
3
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Contentious
A
quarrelsome
4
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Contrite
A
Penitent; remorseful; sorry for
5
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Dispassionate
A
calm; impartial
6
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Disputatious
A
argumentative; fond of argument
7
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Exacerbate
A
to make more violent, severe,bitter,or painful
8
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Execrate
A
to curse
9
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Fulsome
A
offensively insincere or excessive; disgusting, sickening
10
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Initiate
A
to begin; to admit to a club,sect or the like
11
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Innovation
A
change; introduction of something new
12
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Inordinate
A
far too great, exceeding reasonable limit, excessive
13
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Lofty
A
very high(as in goals or ideas)
14
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Mundane
A
earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary
15
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Ostentatious
A
unnecessarily showy
