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Section 2 vocabulary - BTE > Lesson 1 > Flashcards

Lesson 1 Flashcards

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frivolous

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lacking in seriousness; flippant; self-indulgently carefree; unworthy of serious attention; relatively unimportant; trivial

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cantankerous

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ill-humoured; irritable

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tempestuous

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stormy; violent; impassioned

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apathy

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lack of caring; indifference; lack of concern or interest in important matters

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contempt

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scorn; disdain

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supercilious

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(soo-per-sil-ee-uhs) haughty; arrogant; condescending; patronising

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Efficacious

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effectual; effective

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inauspicious

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(in-aw-spish-uhs) – ill omened

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Obsequious

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(uhb-see-kwee-uhs) – meaning dutiful

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Raucous

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(raw-kuhs) – meaning harsh or strident or loud

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melancholy

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gloomy; morose; blue

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malleable

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(of a metal) capable of being shaped by pounding(beating); pliable; (of someone) impressionable(easily influenced); easily controlled; tractable

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audacious

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daring; bold; N. audacity

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flippant

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lacking proper seriousness

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giddy

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light-hearted; not serious; frivolous; dizzy; causing dizziness

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Tortuous

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indirect; winding; full of curves

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Impassive

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unemotional, apathetic and cold

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penitent

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(pen-i-tuhnt) repentant, apologetic and regretful

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Pretentious

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exaggerated, hollow and even inflated

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morbid

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melancholy, grim, gruesome

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lucubratory

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(oo-kyoo-bruh-tawr-ee) to meditate, examine and think over

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contrition

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penitent; repentant

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Wry

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ironic; twisted with humour

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facetious

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joking (often inappropriately); unserious; humorous

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quaint

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(kweynt) meaning weird or unusual

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Poignant

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quality of being deeply moving; keenness of emotion

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empathetic

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ability to identify with another’s feelings, ideas, etc.; identification with and understanding of another’s feelings

Section 2 vocabulary - BTE (1 decks)

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