Vocab 7 Flashcards
(42 cards)
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aloof
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reserved, distant
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altercation
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a fight
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amalgamation
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combination, union
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ambivalent
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having contradictory feelings
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amble
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stroll, walk
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callous
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harsh, unfeeling
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derelict
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run downed, abandoned
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desolate
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lifeless, empty
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despondent
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discouraged, hopeless, depressed
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destitute
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impoverished
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diaphanous
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transparent, light, airy
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fatuous
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silly, foolish
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fecund
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fertile, fruitful
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feign
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to fake or pretend to
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feral
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savage, wild, untamed
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fetter
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to restrain, chain, tie
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incessant
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without interruption
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incisive
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clear, sharp, direct
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inclement
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stormy, bad, severe
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inclination
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propensity
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indictment
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accusation of wrongdoing
22
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matrimony
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marriage
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maudlin
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sentimental
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maxim
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common saying of advice or virtue
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meager
lacking in quality stature
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mediate
to intervene, arbitrate, sort out
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pertinacious
stubbornly persistent, holding to a belief or position
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peruse
examine carefully
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pervasive
spread throughout
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petulance
irritability, impoliteness
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redress
set right or remedy
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reel
be thrown off balance or feel dizzy
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refrain
hold back oneself
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stupefy
astound
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submissive
easily yielding to authority
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subsist
to live, exist
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vocarious
experience through another's actions
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succinct
marked by compact precision
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vicissitudes
unexpected changes and shift often encountered in one's life
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vim
energy, vigor
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vivacious
lively, full of life
