Vocab Flashcards

(37 cards)

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Ennui

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dissatisfaction, lack of occupation or excitement

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despondent

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Lack of spirit from loss or courage

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vexed

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problematic, issue, irritational

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morose

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Gloomy or ill-tempered

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Hostile

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showing or feeling opposition or dislike; unfriendly, a ill, or bad feeling

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contempt

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a thing or person is worthless or beneath consideration; disgust and anger

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benevolence/benevolent

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quality of well meaning, kindness

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Exasperation/exasperated

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intense irritation or annoyance

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9
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Indignation/resentment

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anger/annoyance provoked at being treated unfairly

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10
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remorse

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guilty for wrong doing

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arduous

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requiring great effort, difficult and tiring.

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vile

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extremely unpleasant

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serrated

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jagged edge, like a saw

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furtive

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avoid attention due to guilt or trouble; secretive

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perilous

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full of danger or risk

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obscure

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uncertain; not known about

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herculean

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requiring great strength or effort

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precarious

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not secure; dangerously likely to fall or collapse

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derelict

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poor condition due to disuse/neglect

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insatiable

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(of an appetite) impossible to satisfy

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Prodigious

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remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree.

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Aloof

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not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant

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Insolent

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showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect

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surreptitious

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kept in secret as it wouldn’t be approved of

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negligent
failing to take proper car=
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impudent
not showing respect for someone else
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compelling
evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way
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cantankerous
bad-tempered, argumentative, uncooperative
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evasive
tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation; directed towards avoidance or escape
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impulsive
acting or done without forethought
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fervent
having or displaying a passionate intensity
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eccentric
(person or behaviour) unconventional and slightly strange
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callous
showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others
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amoral
lacking a moral sense; unconcerned with the rightness or wrongness of something
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immoral
wrongful
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fickle
changing frequently, especially as regards one's loyalties or affections. "celebs trying to appeal to an increasingly fickle public"
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inquisitive
having or showing an interest in learning things; curious