hot words vocab Flashcards

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affable

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adj
easy to talk to
easy to approach
friendly

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amicable

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adj
showing goodwill
peaceable

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congenial

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adj
compatible
having kindred needs or tastes
sympathetic

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jocular

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adj
liking to be with people
like to joke around

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animosity

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n
hatred
ill will

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belligerent

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adj
taking part in war or fighting
ready to fight

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contentious

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adj

quarrelsome

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pugnacious

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adj

eager to fight

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altruistic

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adj

showing an unselfish concern for others

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largess

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n

generous giving

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lavish

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adj

generous in giving to other or in spending money

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philanthropic

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adj
showing a desire to help others by giving gifts
charitable
human

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prodigal

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adj
wasteful
lavish

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squander

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v

to spend money or time in a wasteful fashion

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avaricious

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adj

greedy

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frugal

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adj
careful with money
thrifty
not wasteful

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mercenary

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adj
greedy for self gain
thinking only of money making

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parsimonious

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adj

overly thrifty or miserly

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adversity

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n

great trouble or difficulty

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confounding

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adj
puzzling
baffling

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debacle

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n
a failure or breakdown
a collapse that is often nonsensical

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enigma

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n
a riddle or mystery
a puzzling or baffling matter or person

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precarious

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adj
dangerous or risky
uncertain

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baneful

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adj
causing ruin
harmful
pernicious

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detrimental
adj | harmful
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devious
adj dishonest or deceptive tricky
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malicious
adj intending to hurt or harm another spiteful
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nefarious
adj | very mean and wicked
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aminous
adj pertaining to an evil omen foreboding
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pernicious
adj very destructive or harmful usually in an inconspicuous and relentless way
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carp
v to find fault to be critical
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castigate
v | to scold or punish severely
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censure
v | to criticize strongly
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chastise
v | to punish or scold harshly
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rebuff
v to snub to bluntly refuse
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reprove
v to speak to in a disapproving manner to scold
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aloof
adj uninterested showing no concern emotionally removed or distant
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impassive
adj | lacking emotion or drive
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indolent
adj lazy not wanting to do any work
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lassitude
n a tired feeling usually resulting from depression or too much work
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lathargic
adj | having little or no energy
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sedentary
adj | having to do with sitting around a lot
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stagnant
adj | lacking movement or energy
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compliant
adj yielding submissive
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fawning
adj | gaining the favor of another by acting overly kind of by using flattery
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servile
adj slave like very humble and submissive
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submissive
adj voluntarily obeying another humble