vocab 5 Flashcards
(50 cards)
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Akimbo
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with hands on hips and elbows extending outward
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Alacrity
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speed, readiness
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algid
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frigid
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allay
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to assuage
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alleviate
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to relieve
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anecdotal
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based on personal observation, not scientific evidence
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anecdote
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short narrative relates to interesting incident to make a larder point
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biased
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having a preserence or dislike
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burgeon
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to come forth, blossom
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Cacophony
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noise, discordant sound
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cadence
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rhythm
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cajole
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to urge, coax
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deft
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skilled, adept
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defunct
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no longer used
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delude
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to deceive
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deluge
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a great flood or something that overwhelms like a flood
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deleterious
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harmful
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ephemeral
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lasting a short time
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fabricate
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to invent
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facile
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easy
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fallacious
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incorrect
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familial
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relating to family
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imagery
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the use of language to create mental pictures
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immaculate
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clean, pure
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impecunious
excessively poor
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immutable
not susceptible to change
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impervious
impenetrable, unaffected
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impudent
rude, improper
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malleable
easily shaped
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manifest
to show clearly
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manifold
many
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pellucid
clear
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perfunctory
showing little enthusiasm, done as duty
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penchant
tendency
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peregrinate
to travel from place to place on foot
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permeate
to spread out, to pervade
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recalibrate
to readjust
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recapitulate
to repeat
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rectify
to set right
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stagnant
still
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redact
to revise, edit
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redoubtable
formidable
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stagnate
to be idle, to be still
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static
not moving
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steadfast
fixed or unchanging
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strenuous
requiring tremendous strength
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variegate
to diversify
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vast
enormous
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veneer
a superficial appearance, facade
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verbose
wordy
