Vocab from Tests Flashcards
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didactic
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inteded to teach a moral
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Quixotic
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unrealistic, impractical
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maudlin
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excessively sentimental because of drunkenness
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candid
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very frank and open
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baroque
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highly decorated, ornate
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belligerent
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fond of fighting
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pliant
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flexible
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avuncular
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like an uncle
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rapturous
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ecstatic joy or delight
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assiduous
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hardworking
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nihilistic
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not following laws of decency or conformity
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intractable
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difficult to manage
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phlegmatic
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sluggish, slow-moving
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raiment
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an article of clothing
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periphery
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external boundary
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timorous
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fearful, scared
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conspicuous
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standing out, noticeable
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desolation
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a feeling of abandonment
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sanguine
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cheerful
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obdurate
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very stubborn
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morose
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gloomy, downcast
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facetious
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kidding around
