Vocab day 1 Flashcards
(40 cards)
1
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ambivalent
A
having mixed feelings
2
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anomaly
A
deviation from the norm
3
Q
anomalous
A
atypical
4
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sarcastic
A
mocking
5
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dearth
A
lack
6
Q
prattle
A
to babble
7
Q
wry
A
dry
8
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droll
A
humorous with a clever twist of irony
9
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fastidious
A
difficult to please
10
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painstaking
A
extremely careful
11
Q
audacious
A
very bold
12
Q
indifferent
A
lack of care
13
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diffident
A
hesitant with lack of confidence
14
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self-effacing
A
unassertive
15
Q
pragmatic
A
practical
16
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evocation
A
imaginative recreation of something
17
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presumptuous
A
bold
18
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recalcitrant
A
stubbornly resistant
19
Q
boon
A
blessing
20
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bane
A
a source of harm
21
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clandestine
A
secret
22
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surreptitious
A
covert
23
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genial
A
friendly
24
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austere
A
stern
25
austerity
self-denial, discipline
26
reproach
rebuke
27
antiquated
outdated
28
auspicious
very favorable
29
propitious
very favorable
30
morose
depressed
31
impasse
stalemate
32
anachronism
a false assignment of an event
33
belie
contradict
34
mollify
to lessen
35
assuage
to relieve
36
trite
unoriginal
37
hackneyed
overused
38
platitudinous
commonplace
39
banal
cliched
40
insipid
overused
