English Vocabulary Flashcards
(25 cards)
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atypical
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a deviation from the norm
2
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sardonic
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sarcastic
3
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dearth or paucity
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shortage or scarcity
4
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wry
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dry humor
5
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audacious
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very bold
6
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diffident
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lacking self confidence
7
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obdurate or recalcitrant
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stubborn
8
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boon
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timely benefit
9
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bane
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source of harm
10
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clandestine or surreptitious
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secretive
11
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genial, affable, gregarious
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friendly
12
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confounded
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puzzled
13
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prodigious
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enormous
14
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reproach or censure
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to scold
15
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auspicious
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favorable
16
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impasse
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failure to reach an argument
17
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anarchronism
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failure to reach an agreement
18
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belie
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give a false impression
19
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covet
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to strongly desire
20
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mollify, mitigate, assuage, alleviate
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to relieve
21
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aloof
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reserved
22
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antithesis or antipodal
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direct opposite
23
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trite, hackneyed, pedestrian, platitudinous, banal
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commonplace
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prudent
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careful, cautious
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ubiquitous
everywhere
