vocabulary English Flashcards

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Animosity

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bitter hostility; open enmity.

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Acuity

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keen or sharp perception; good grasp; accurate recognition.

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Articulate

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to clearly express oneself. v: to pronounce words distinctly

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Bourgeois

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preoccupied with money and things; n: the middle class.

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Clamor

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loud cry

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Coquette

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flirtatious woman

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Discern

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detect with one’s eyes or intellect.

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Discern

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Discretion

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carefulness, caution, prudence

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Dubious

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doubtful; uncertain; questionable

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Fervent

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eager; greatly emotional or zealous

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Ignoble

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not noble; base or mean.

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Impudent

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boldly rude; insolent

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Obstinate

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– stubbornly sticking to an opinion or attitude or course of action; pig-headed

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Perfunctory

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done routinely and with little care; careless

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