Diction Vocab Quiz Flashcards by Myra Vazirani

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allusive

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suggestive, hinting (alluding to)

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apathetic

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uncaring, uninvolved

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aloof

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distant, detathed, we’re not close

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ambivalent

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indecisive, having mixed emotions ambi ambi??

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audacious

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bold, insolent

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belligerent

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agressive, wanting to start a fight

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benevolent

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kindly

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candid

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truthful, frank

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captious

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nitpicking

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censorious

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critical, fault finding

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clinical

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detached, dispassionate

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complacent

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smug, self-satisfied

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contemptuous

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scornful, expressing deep hatred

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critical

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judging harshly

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cynical

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distrustful of human nature and motives of others

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delirious

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frenzied excitement, drunk person

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didactic

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instructive, moral of the story

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dogmatic

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assertive, arogant

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effusive

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gushing, being thankful, puppy

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elegiac

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expressing sorrow, mournful

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fanciful

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whimsical, overimaginative

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flippant

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lacking seriousness, proper respect

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frivolous

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lacking seriousness, playful

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impartial

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unbiased

impassioned

filled with emotion

importunate

persistent to the point of annoyance or intrusion

incredulous

unwilling or not believing something

indignant

angry at injustice

insolent

arrogant, overbearing, lack of respect

irreverent

disrespectful

jocular

joking, humorous

pedantic

overly academic, scholarly

lugubrious

sad, mournful

puerile

childish

pungent

sharp, bitter

satire

more to criticize, ironic, mocking

sardonic

sarcastic, humorous

somber

serious, grave

sentimental

emotional

supercilious

thinks superior to others, contemptuous, tom b

tounge-in-cheek

ironic, sarcastic

vindictive

vengeful, spiteful

zealous

eager, passionate