Final Vocab Flashcards by Patrick Clements

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Ardent

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enthusiastic or passionate

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Assiduous

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showing great care and perseverance

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Chastise

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to punish severely

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Eemaciated

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extremely thin; wasted away

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Omnipotent

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almighty, having unlimited power or authority

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Poignant

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evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret

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Acquiesce

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(v.) to accept without protest; to agree or submit

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Contentious

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quarrelsome, inclined to argue

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Disheveled

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rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder

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Lamentable

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to be regretted or pitied

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Respite

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a period of relief or rest

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Sinuous

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having many curves and turns

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Allude

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to hint at, to refer to indirectly

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Endemic

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native or confined to a particular region or people

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Guile

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treacherous cunning, deceit

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Integrity

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honesty, decency

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Placate

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to appease, soothe, pacify

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Placid

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calm, peaceful

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August

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respected and impressive

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Clandestine

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(adj.) secret, concealed; underhanded

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Conflagration

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a large destructive fire

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Indulgent

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lenient; yielding to desire

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Irrelevant

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not to the point, not applicable or pertinent

Tangible

capable of being touched; real, concrete

Antipathy

(n.) a strong dislike, hostile feeling

Decorum

appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety

Implacable

unable to be calmed down or made peaceful

Innocuous

not harmful or offensive

Prowess

skill or expertise in a particular activity or field

Alacrity

brisk and cheerful readiness

Alleviate

to relieve, make more bearable

Bellicose

warlike in manner or temperament; quarrelsome

Loquacious

talkative

Mandatory

required, obligatory

Rescind

to cancel; to repeal

Chagrin

embarrassment; a complete loss of courage

Grotesque

(adj.) unnatural, distorted; bizarre

Renounce

to give up or resign something

Repress

to hold back; to put down or check by force

Reticent

silent; reserved

Vehement

showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense