Vocab 4 Flashcards

(30 cards)

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abound

A

plentiful

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amorphous

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without a clear shape or form

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austere

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severe or strict in a manner or attitude

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belie

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fail to give a true impression of

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5
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capricious

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inconsistent

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cerebral

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deep

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congenial

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friendly

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conspicuous

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outward, visible

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cursory

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hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed

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daunting

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seeming difficult to deal with in prospect; intimidating.

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deify

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deeply respected

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12
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didactic

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an intention to teach something, sometimes in a patronizing way

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13
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disseminate

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to spread

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feasible

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practical

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15
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flout

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disregard the rules

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homogenous

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humdrum

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insipid

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lacking flavor; weak or tasteless.

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loquacious

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misanthropic

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having or showing a dislike of other people; unsociable

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misnomer

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a wrong or inaccurate name or designation

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negligent

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obsequious

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obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree

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placate

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make (someone) less angry or hostile.

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proclivity
a tendency to choose or do something regularly
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puerile
childish
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quixotic
unrealistic and impractica
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spendthrift
person who spends money in an extravagant
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taciturn
reserved or uncommunicative in speech
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wary
careful