Final Vocab Flashcards
(40 cards)
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Acquiesce
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to accept without protest
2
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ambivalent
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having mixed feelings towards something
3
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antipathy
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a natural repugnance
4
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auspicious
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favorable and promising
5
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brusque
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abrupt
6
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burgeon
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developing suddenly
7
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catharsis
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relief of pent up emotion
8
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contrite
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suffering from a sense of guilt
9
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dearth
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scarcity
10
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derogatory
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disparaging, belittling
11
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didactic
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instructive, intended to teach
12
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doleful
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mournful and sorrowful
13
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elucidate
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to make something clear or lucid
14
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ephemeral
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short lived
15
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euphoric
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enjoying an exaggerated feeling of well being
16
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fatuous
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inane, foolish, silly
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germane
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relevant, pertinent
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hubris
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arrogant
19
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illusory
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misleading
20
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indolent
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lazy
21
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ineffable
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unspeakable
22
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juxtapose
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placement of two things together to emphasize their differences
23
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languish
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to droop
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loquacious
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talkative, garrulous
25
mawkish
cloyingly, insipidly sentimental
26
minutia
the smallest details of everything
27
nefarious
wicked
28
pariah
a person outcasted by society
29
pathos
a sympathetic expression invoking compassion
30
pecuniary
pertaining to money
31
poignant
moving, very touching
32
prevaricate
to lie easily
33
prosaic
dull
34
querulous
constantly complaining
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rancor
bitter
36
reticent
disposed to be silent
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sanctimonious
making a hypocritical show of religion
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saturnine
sluggish
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supercilious
behaving as though one is superior to others
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vicissitude
a change in something
