3/16/14 Flashcards by Becky Fox | Brainscape

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Pomp

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Splendid display

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Disconcerting

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Disturbing and confusing

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Punctilious

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Extremely attentive to formalities of conduct

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Poignant

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Keenly distressing to one’s feelings; very moving

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Din

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A loud tumultuous sound

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Somnambulatory

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Like a sleepwalker

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Discordant

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Disagreeable to the hear

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Hydroplane

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A light, high-powered boat, designed to plane along the surface of the water at very high speeds

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Dissension

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Strong disagreement

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Asunder

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Apart

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Rent

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Torn

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Jaunty

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Easy and confident in manner or bearing

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Corpulent

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Fat

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Florid

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Reddish, rosy colored

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Vacuous

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Lacking in ideas or intelligence

Most blondes are vacuous

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Ascertain

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To determine or figure something out

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Impetuous

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Impulsive

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Staid

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Of settled or sedate character

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Gaudy

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Excessively showy

My aunt is always gaudy in public

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Homogeneity

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Sameness