Adjectives Flashcards

(24 cards)

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Chichi

A

Trendy, elegant, or pretentious

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Tempestuous

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Strong or turbulent

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Nitid

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Bright and lustrous

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Staid

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Dignified, proper, or solemn

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5
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Caliginous

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Misty, dim, or dark

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Numismatic

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Relating to coins or metals

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7
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Moonstruck

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Lost in infatuation

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Aquiline

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Hooked like an eagle beak

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Pegalic

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Relating to the sea or ocean

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Onerous

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Burdensome or troublesome

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Treacly

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Excessively sentimental

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12
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Sardanapalian

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Excessively luxurious or sensual

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Apocryphal

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Not true (thanks peabody and sherman)

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Abstergent

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Having a cleansing effect

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Erudite

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Knowledgeable and scholarly

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Mendacious

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Not telling the truth; lying

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Indolent

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Assiduously

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With great care and perseverance

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Impermeable

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Impregnable; unable to be passed through

20
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Fulvous

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Reddish-yellow; tawny

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Vinaceous

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Full of life; enthusiastic

22
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Cognate

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Connected or related

23
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Resplendent

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Bright and shiny

24
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Delitescent

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Lying hidden; latent