V1 Flashcards

(50 cards)

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obdurate

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stubborn, unyielding

stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action

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dubious

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Unsure, uncertain, causing doubt

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ignominy

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Public shame, humiliation, disgrace

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empyreal

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relating to heavens, celestial

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incorrigible

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not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed

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licentious

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Promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters

Disregarding rules of grammar

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maladroit

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bungling, awkward, inept, clumsy

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wanton

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deliberate, willful, malicious, malevolent, spiteful

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lascivious

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Filled with or showing sexual desire, lustful, lewd

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ribald

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Referring to sexual matters in a amusingly rude or irreverent manner

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miasma

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highly unpleasant or unhealthy smell or vapor, stink

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fanatical

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zealous, extremist

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zealous

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fervent, ardent, fervid, passionate

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impassioned

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emotional, heartfelt, showing great emotion

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ardent

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passionate, avid

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aplomb

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self-assurance, poise

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idiosyncratic

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distinctive, individual, characteristic

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discord

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Disagreement , strife, conflict, hostility, friction

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impassive

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expressionless, inscrutable, blank

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contempt

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scorn, disdain, disrespect

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precipice

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cliff face, sheer drop

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feign

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simulate, fake

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ruminate

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think about, contemplate

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illicit

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illegal, illegitimate

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tryst
private romantic rendezvous
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indomitable
invincible, unconquerable
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pragmatic
practical, matter-of-fact, realistic
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loathe
hate, detest, despise
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errant
offending, guilty, culpable
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vitriol
cruel and bitter criticism
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debauchery
dissipation, dissoluteness, degeneracy
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circumspect
cautious, wary, unwilling to take risks
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blase
indifferent to, unconcerned about
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salacious
having or conveying undue or inappropriate interest in sexual matters
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belittling
disparage, denigrate
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begrudge
envy (someone) the possession or enjoyment of (something) give reluctantly or resentfully
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surreptitiously
in a way that attempts to avoid attention or notice, secretively
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chauvinistic
displaying excessive or prejudice for ones own cause, in particular, male prejudice against women
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tenuous
slight, vert weak
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dilapidated
run down, ruined, disrepair
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noxious
poisonous, toxic, deadly
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derelict
in a very poor condition as a result of disuse and neglect
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requisite
necessary, required
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ogle
leer, stare, gaze
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acquiesce
permit, consent to
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venereal
relating to sexual desire or intercourse
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misogynistic
strongly prejudiced against women
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trepidation
fear, apprehension, dread
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saccharine
overly sentimental, sweet, or emotional
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egotist
excessively conceited or self absorbed