Days 13-14 Flashcards
(36 cards)
1
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altruistic
A
selfless
2
Q
baroque
A
fancy
3
Q
byzantine
A
complicated
4
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conciliatory
A
intended to calm or soothe
5
Q
countenance
A
appearance/facial expression
6
Q
documentary
A
recorded/registered
7
Q
fervor
A
passion
8
Q
futile
A
pointless
9
Q
illusory
A
fake
10
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invidious
A
prejudice
11
Q
numinous
A
spiritual/religious qualities
12
Q
overt
A
done openly/not a secret
13
Q
pellucid
A
clear (transparent or understandable)
14
Q
perpetuate
A
cause to last indefinitely
15
Q
superficial
A
on the surface/external
16
Q
acquiesce
A
to agree
17
Q
adroit
A
skillful
18
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animus
A
unfriendly or the motivation to do something
19
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apologist
A
someone in defense or support of something
20
Q
astringent
A
constricting
21
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deride
A
mock
22
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elitist
A
snob
23
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exacting
A
demanding
24
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flummoxed
A
confused
25
inborn
naturally part of
26
polymath
scholarly
27
reticent
introverted
28
stringent
strict
29
subservient
submissive
30
surreptitious
secretive
31
tantalizing
torment
32
tantamount
equivalent
33
torpor
sluggish
34
trenchant
strong in thought or expression
35
umbrage
feeling offended
36
wayward
difficult to control or predict
