vocab #2 Flashcards
(19 cards)
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Abominate
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To hate or loathe intensely
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Pernicious
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Causing great harm or damage often in a way that is not seen or noticed
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Adroit
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Very clever or resourceful
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Bourgeois
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Relating to or belonging to middle class in society
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Convoluted
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Complicated or difficult to understand
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Fecund
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Fertile; Productive
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Supercilious
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Overly proud
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Moot
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Debatable or open to discussion
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Platitude
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An overused remark or saying
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Nadir
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The lowest point
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Querulous
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Full of complaints
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Innocuous
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Not harmful or injurious
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Lascivious
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Indicating sexual interest or expressive of lust or lewdness
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Fallacious
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Deceptive; misleading
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Phlegmatic
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Unemotional; sluggish
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Sonorous
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Loud, deep, or resonant, as a sound
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Saturnine
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Gloomy; cold; morose
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Ignominious
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Discreditable; Humiliating
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Altruistic
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Unselfish
