Merriam Webster vocabulary Flashcards

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Fatigue

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Tired

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Meticulously

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Carefully

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Oblivious

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Not aware and not cautious

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Extemporaneous

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Usually refers to a speech that has been prepared but not yet memorized

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Impromptu

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Not even prepared and already most likely presenting the speech

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Impeccable

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Impeccable describes that which is free from fault, error, or blame. It is a synonym of flawless.

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Synonym of impeccable

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Immaculate

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Capricious

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Capricious is a formal word that describes someone or something governed or characterized by impulsivity or unpredictability.

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Synonym of capricious

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Impulsive

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Fusty

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Out of fashion and interest, old fashioned

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Synonym of fusty

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Musty

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Impugn

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Challenge, question, antonym of support

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Infinitesimal

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Too small to be measured

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Sentient

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Is to be cautious of and aware of the five senses

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Gadabout

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A person who flits around in social activity

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Stymie, encumber

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Both me to be pulled back, weighed down, stopped in any way wether of a heavy load or mental problems

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Lethargic adjective

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Showing of interest or energy

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Ignite

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Heat up, catch fire, excite

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Copious

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Large amount, copious chocolate

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Propensity

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Affection, strong tendency to do something

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Proclivity

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a natural tendency of the mind or personality

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penchant

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Strong inclination 禮讓,尊敬鞠躬的感覺

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predilection

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pendulous

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Hanging down, for example like branches, without visible support.

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Chockablock
Adjective describing something fully packed
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Ambivalent
Adjective describing an attitude where your feelings are contradicting, you want something but at the same time don’t want something
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Ethos
A belief of someone or a organization
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Vilify
Synonym of defame meaning saying harsh words
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Rue
Means regret, usually said “rue the day”
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Fret
Worried
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Feckless
Meaning done ineffectively.
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Tribulation
Meaning experiencing pain, suffering or whatever sadness
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Taciturn
Quiet, not someone who speaks lots
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Chastise verb
To criticize someone and blame. Opposite: pardon
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Eccentric 偏心、古怪🤪
Whimsical 異想天開 caprice
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Caprice noun ( the caprices of the weather)
任性 sudden unpredictable changes
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Ludicrous adj
Laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration or eccentricity
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Indulge (please indulge me for a moment)
Excuse, humor, spoil
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Clemency ( the judge ignored his pleas for clemency )
The disposition to be merciful due to maybe work
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Urbane
Development of word urban, meaning in the city to be stylish, formal, polite and well-mannered.
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Condone
To approve, overlook, encourage or forgive behavior that is unacceptable.
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Sublimate
To express and changing something in form but not the essence, she used her painting to sublimate her anger.
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Immense
huge, a lot, opposite infinitesimal
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Feisty, scrappy
Aggressive spirit, quarrelsome and frisky
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Induct
Formally given possession
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Deductive
Inferable, reasoned, derivable, deducible
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A priori
Presumptive, deductive
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Presumptive
Believable, plausible, probable
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Aperiodic
Irregular in occurrence
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Caloricity
The ability to develop or maintain body heat.
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Aggregate
Whole, on aggregate, in total
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Reaps
Gather or cut, usually used for reap the harvest
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Fulminate
Complain loudly or angrily about something
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Cognitive
Involving conscious intellectual activity