#4 Flashcards by Mona Imrane | Brainscape

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ambiguous (adj)

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vague or uncertain

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infelicity (n)

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inappropriate remark/expression

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visceral (adj)

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relating to deep feelings; not intellectual

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equanimity (n)

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mental calmness or evenness of temper

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endorse (v)

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to support

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ostentatious (adj)

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showy or designed to draw attention

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resurgence (n)

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revival or increase over a period of time

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ignominious (adj)

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deserving public disgrace or shame

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polarize (v)

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to divide into two extremes

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derivative (adj)

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unoriginal or unimaginative

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foreboding (n)

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a feeling that something bad will happen

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sparse (adj)

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thinly scattered

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irascible (adj)

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easily angered

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excise (v)

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to cut out

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erudition (n)

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great knowledge or learning

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