DAY 8 (281~360) Flashcards by Unknown Unknown

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languid

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sluggish from fatigue or weakness

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orthodox

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conventional, traditional

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ominous

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foreshadowing evil

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tacit

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expressed without words

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astute

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very clever, crafty

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aspect

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a part of something, a quality

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peremptory

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demanding and leaving no choice

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vignette

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a small picture, a short writing

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prevalent

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widespread, generally accepted

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intrusive

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annoying someone by interfering with her privacy

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indisputable

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too certain to be disputed

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exonerate

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to free from guilt or blame

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merit

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a good quality or feature that deserves praise

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lament

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grieve, express sorrow

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terse

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concise, pithy

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sensibility

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the kinds of feelings that you have when you hear, see, read, or think about something

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evanescent

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fleeting, momentary

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renowned

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known and admired by many people for a special quality or achievement

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repressed

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stopped from being expressed

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indigenous

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native, local

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ingenuous

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innocent and candid

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adulation

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extreme praise

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expedient

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advantageous, serving one’s self interest

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encompass

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surround

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vapid

lacking liveliness, dull

exclusive

available to only one group or group

marvel

a wonderful and surprising thing

engaging

charming, interesting

urbane

refined, elegant

sanguine

optimistic, cheery

sarcasm

scornful remarks

surreptitious

stealthy

adversary

opponent

parochial

narrow in outlook, provincial

revival

a period in which something becomes popular again after a long period of time

vicarious

experiencing through another

improvise

compose on the spur of the moment

apathetic

lacking concern, indifferent

unprecedented

novel, unparalleled

alleviate

to relieve, make more bearable

corroborate

to support with evidence

prominent

conspicuous, notable

a case in point

a good example

abrupt

sudden

circumspect

cautious

accustomed to

used to

acute

severe

adapt

adjust

address

deal with

adhesive

sticky

adequate

reasonably sufficient

adopt

start to use

advent

arrival

afford

provide

adverse

negative, harmful

aggregation

collection

akin to

similar to

alter

change

anticipate

predict

appeal

attraction

appreciably

significantly

aptitude

ability

assess

evaluate

assume

1. take on 2. believe

attest to

provide evidence of

abstain

stay away, give up

baffle

puzzle

bar

exclude, prevent

burgeoning

increasing

cease

stop

cluster

group

coalesce

unite, blend, grow together

coliate

assemble

compact

pack together

compensate for

make up for

compile

put together

components

pieces

comprise

consist of

conducive to

favorable to, helpful to

configuration

arrangement