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Day 11 Flashcards

1
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abhor

A

detest or regard with deep hatred

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2
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boisterous

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energetic, noisy, and lively

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3
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chivalrous

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honorable and polite

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4
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churlish

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rude or lacking good manners

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5
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clandestine

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secretive; avoiding attention

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6
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complacent

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smugly self-satisfied; often without awareness of potential dangers

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7
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cumbersome

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large, heavy, slow or complicated

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8
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debilitating

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weakening or impairing strength

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9
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deliberate

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think over or discuss carefully
intentional

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droll

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amusing in a quirky or unusual way

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11
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eccentric

A

deviating from conventional behavior; quirky

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12
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fractious

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quarrelsome and irritable; unruly

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limpid

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clear, transparent, or easy to understand

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14
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mawkish

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overly sentimental in a way that seems exaggerated or insincere

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15
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obeisance

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reverence for an individual

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ostentatious

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showy or designed to impress

17
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panacea

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a perfect cure for something

18
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perfunctory

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done without enthusiasm or effort

19
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perilous

A

risky and hazardous

20
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pervasive

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spreading quickly and in great numbers

21
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preclude

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prevent something from occurring

22
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prefilection

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preference or bias towards something

23
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rapacious

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very greedy

24
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relish

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take great pleasure or delight in

25
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satirical

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using humor or irony to criticize or mock

26
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sham

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fake; not genuine

27
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skirt

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go around or avoid something; especially an issue or obstacle

28
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sluggish

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lacking energy; slow and listless

29
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spartan

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marked by simplicity, frugality, and avoidance of luxury

30
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truculent

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aggressively combative or confrontational

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