Vocab 61-90 Flashcards
(30 cards)
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fulsome
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flattering to an excessive degree
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pusillanimous
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cowardly
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hoary
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gray or white with age
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caustic
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sarcastic, corrosive
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equanimity
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mental calmness, composure, evenness of temper
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penury
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extreme poverty
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spendthrift
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wasteful
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dearth
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a lack, scarcity
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abjure
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to renounce, reject
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perfidy
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intentional breach of faith
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effulgent
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radiant
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effusive
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gushing
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recalcitrant
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uncooperative attitude toward authority
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punctilious
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attentive to detail
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exculpate
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to clear of blame
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nebulous
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vague, not clearly defined
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enervate
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to weaken, reduce validity
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approbation
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approval
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erudite
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learned, scholarly
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exigent
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urgent
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axiomatic
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self-evident truth
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perspicacious
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perceptive
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veracity
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honesty
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caustic
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causing corrosion
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enigmatic
mysterious, obscure, difficult to understand
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prodigious
abundant in size, force, extraordinary
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ebullience
the quality of enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings
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dissemble
to disguise, conceal, mislead
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fervent
very emotional
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loquacious
extremely talkative
