Othello Vocab 3 Flashcards

(20 cards)

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Taciturn

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Quiet; Uncommunicative; silent

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Peripheral

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On the edge; Unimportant

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Apprehensive

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Fearful; Worried

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Expedient

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Advantageous; Convenient

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Fastidious

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Finicky; Overly critical

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Novel

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New; Interesting

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Parsimony

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Stinginess

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Provincial

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Narrowminded; Unsophisticated

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Respite

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A break; A rest

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Anecdote

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A brief, humorous story

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Drone

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To talk on and on in a dull way

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Euphonious

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Melodious; Pleasant sounding

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Desecrate

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To show disrespect or to deface something sacred

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Cacophonous

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Harsh sounding

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Guile

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Cunning; Deceitfulness

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Inmutable

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Unchanging; Permanent

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Incessant

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Static

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Unchanging; Not moving

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Bastion

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A stronghold; Fort

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Benign

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Kindly; Good-natured