Day 1 Flashcards

(30 cards)

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abound

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exist in large number or amounts

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amorphous

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without a clearly defined shape or form

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3
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wary

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feeling or showing caution

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4
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Taciturn

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reserved

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5
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spendthrift

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a person who spends money in extravagant ways

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6
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quixotic

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unrealistic, idealistic, impractical

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7
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Puerile

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silly or trivial

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8
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Proclivity

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a tendency to choose or do something regularly

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Placate

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make (someone) less angry or hostile.

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austere

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severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance.

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obsequious

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obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.

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negligent

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failing to take proper care in doing something.

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misnomer

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a wrong or inaccurate name or designation.

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14
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misanthropic

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disliking humankind and avoiding human society.

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loquacious

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tending to talk a great deal; talkative.

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belie

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of an appearance) fail to give a true notion or impression of (something); disguise or contradict.

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insipid

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lacking flavor

18
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humdrum

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lacking excitement or variety; dull; monotonous.

19
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flout

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openly disregard (a rule, law or convention).

20
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homogeneous

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of the same kind; alike.

21
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feasible

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possible to do easily or conveniently.

22
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disseminate

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spread (something, especially information) widely

23
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capricious

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given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.

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cerebral

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intellectual rather than emotional or physical.

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congenial
(of a person) pleasant because of a personality, qualities, or interests that are similar to one's own.
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conspicuous
standing out so as to be clearly visible.
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cursory
hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed.
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daunting
seeming difficult to deal with in anticipation; intimidating.
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deify
worship, regard, or treat (someone or something) as a god.
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didactic
intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.