Flashcards in TPR Practice Test 7 Deck (28)
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pomposity
self-importance; the quality of being pompous
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vapid
offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging
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derelict
in a very poor condition as a result of disease or neglect; a person without a home, job, or property
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filament
a slender threadlike object or fiber, especially one found in animal or plant structure
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accrete
to grow by accumulation or coalescence; to form by gradual accumulation
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effervescent
giving off bubbles; fizzy; vivacious and enthusiatic
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perambulate
to walk or travel through or around a place or area, especially for pleasure and in a leisurely way
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transmogrify
to transform, especially in a surprising or magical manner
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torpid
mentally or physically inactive; lethargic
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evince
to reveal the presence of a quality or feeling; to be evidence of; to indicate
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vertiginous
causing vertigo, especially by being extremely high or steep
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restive
(of a person) unable to keep still or silent and becoming increasingly difficult to control, especially because of impatience, dissatisfaction, or boredom
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slovenly
messy an dirty; careless; excessively casual
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supercilious
behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others
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pugnacious
eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight
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assaying
to determine the content or quality of a metal or ore
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vituperative
bitter and abusive
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homiletic
the art of preaching or writing sermons
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emotive
arousing or able to arouse intense feeling; expressing a person's feelings rather than being neutrally or objectively descriptive
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basal
forming or belonging to a bottom layer or base
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verdant
(of countryside) green with grass or other rich vegetation; of the bright green color of lush grass
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piquant
having a pleasantly sharp taste or appetizing flavor; pleasantly stimulating or exciting to the mind
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stilted
stiff and self-conscious or unnatural
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glib
(of words or the person speaking them) fluent and voluble but insincere and shallow
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acquiescent
ready to accept something without protest, or to do what someone else wants
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pliable
easily bent or influenced; flexible
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adage
a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth
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