Days 15+16 Flashcards
(41 cards)
1
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apathy
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lack of interest
2
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apropos
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regarding/in reference to
3
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apt
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fitting or tendency to do something
4
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cloak
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mask
5
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divergent
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moving or differing from the normal
6
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elated
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very happy
7
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enchant
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fill with delight
8
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entrenched
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ingrained and unlikely to change
9
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exploitative
A
using person/group for advantage
10
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gratify
A
to please
11
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heed
A
take notice of
12
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judicious
A
showing good judgement
13
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lucid
A
expressed clearly and easy to understand
14
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pertinent
A
relavance
15
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propriety
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conforming to accepted standards of behavior (decorum)
16
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scintillating
A
brilliant
17
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strife
A
angry/conflict
18
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understated
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presented in a subtle but effective way
19
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unscrupulous
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unethical
20
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veracity
A
accuracy and truthful
21
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volatile
A
change rapidly
22
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bridle
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to show anger
23
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crestfallen
A
sad and dissapointed
24
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curtail
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reduce
25
elucidate
to explain or make clear
26
feckless
lacking initiative or character
27
fester
become more intense
28
iconoclastic
critical
29
immure
hold someone against their will
30
inscrutable
impossible to understand
31
lionize
approve or celebrate a person
32
monotonous
dull
33
profilgate
wasteful (prodigal)
34
refine
purify or improve
35
relinquish
to give up control of
36
ruminate
think deeply about
37
skittish
unpredictable
38
superfluous
redundant, excess, surplus
39
synoptic
general view/summary
40
visionary
thinking about/planning the future
41
vociferous
passionate
