Flashcards in Unit 2 Deck (35):
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Apocryphal
not genuine
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Diffident
lacking self-confidence; timid
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Tractable
obedient; pliable
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Convivial
sociable; festive
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Perturbation
disturbance; uneasiness
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Demarcation
boundary; division
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Esoteric
understood by a chosen few
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Squalid
filthy or unclean
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Meretricious
gaudy
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Opulence
gaudiness, extravagance
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Alacrity
cheerful and speedy willingness; eagerness
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Leniency
tolerance; mercy
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Maudlin
overly emotion; weepy
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Fulsome
offensively flattering or insincere
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Vicissitude
a change or variation
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Injunction
a command or order; court order
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Provincial
rural; unpolished
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Compunction
shame; guilt
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Soporific
inducing sleepiness or drowsiness
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Propensity
inclination; talent
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Surreptitious
secret and stealthy
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Equivocal
ambiguous; open to interpretation
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Dirge
mournful chant
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Indisposed
strongly hesitant
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Ephermeral
fleeting; temporary
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Winsome
charming, often in a childlike way
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Erudite
educated; knowledgeable
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Ambivalence
attitude of uncertainty; conflicting emotions
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Toady
a yes-man; a flatterer
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Intrepid
fearless; brave
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Trenchant
keen or incisive; forceful or effective
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Bellicose
war-like, hostile
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Congenial
agreeable
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Egregious
conspicuously bad or offensive
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