Vocab 3 Flashcards
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Celestial
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Of the sky or of heaven
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Banal
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Boringly ordinary
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Nuance
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A very slight difference in meaning, sound, color, or emotion
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Expanse
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A wide and open area, epically land or water
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Intrinsic
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Of the real nature of something or someone
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Dearth
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A lack
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Amorphous
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Having no definite shape
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Elucidate
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To make something clearer by explaining it more fully
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Petty
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Small and unimportant
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Infuriate
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To make someone extremely angry
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Placate
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To calm someone’s anger
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Disconcert
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To make someone feel anxious, confused or embarrassed
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Cursory
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Done quickly and without giving enough attention to details
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Frank
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Honest and direct on what one says, sometimes on an offensive way
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Decipher
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Finding the meaning of something that is difficult to read or understand; to decode
