Vocab 2 Flashcards

(36 cards)

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Tenacious

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Holding firmly

persistent, stubborn

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Recede

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To move back

withdraw, retreat

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3
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Apathy

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Lack of emotion or interest

Indifference, unconcern

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4
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Superfluous

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surplus, unnecessary

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5
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Vivacious

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lively, energetic

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6
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Infantile

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immature, childish

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7
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omnipotent

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all-powerful, almighty

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8
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supercilious

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arrogant, scornful

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valiant

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brave, resolute

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10
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transgresssion

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wrong doing

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11
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virtuous

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good, moral

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rash

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reckless, impulsive

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13
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chide

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to mildly scold, reproach, rebuke

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14
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consort

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n: wife or husband of reigning monarch
v: to accompany

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15
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Affliction

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pain or suffering

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16
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Inundate

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Flood, overpower

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Absolve

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Pardon, forgive

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Enamor

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pensive

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thoughtful, contemplate

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headstrong

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self-willed, stubborn

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amorous

22
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Nonchalent

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casual, off hand

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Suave

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Polite, charming

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Bourgeois

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middle class, conventional

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ambiguity
uncertainty, vagueness
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Mutiny
rebellion, revolt
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Sacrilegious
disrespect, profanation
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nauseate
sicken, disgust
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inane
empty, lacking sense
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incognito
disguised, concealed
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cockeyed
crooked, uneven; absurd, weird
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disgression
ramble, tangent
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pedagogical
educational instructuve
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provacative
stimulating, challenging
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affected
exaggerated, pretencious
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harrowing
disturbing, upsetting