Vocab List #1 Flashcards

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Reserved

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Marked by self-restraint (quiet keeps to themselves)

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Privy

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Informed about something secretive

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Feign

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To give a false appearance of something (fake emotions, laugh at a bad joke)

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supercilious

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Having or showing am arrogant superiority to having something/someone arrogant; snobbish

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5
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Unobtrusive

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Something that doesn’t attract much attention; low-key

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6
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Languid

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Lacking spirit or liveliness relaxed being lazy

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Ravage

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A destrutive action: devastate; destroy

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Gaudy

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Extravagantly bright or showy; showy, loud

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Permeate

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To spread or diffuse through something

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10
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Jovial

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Joyful, happy

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11
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Deplorable

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Shockingly bad in quality, disgraceful

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12
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Tumultuous

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Characterized by unrest or disorder

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13
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Proprietor

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Someone who owns a business

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14
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Retribution

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A justly deserved penalty; “an eye for an eye”

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15
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Valor

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Courage when facing danger; bravery; fearlessness

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16
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Abortive

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Failing to produce an intended result

17
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Exultation

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A feeling or extream joy

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Colossal

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So great in size or force as to elicit awe; enormous; gigantic

19
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Bewilderment

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Confusion resulting from failure to understand

20
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Vitality

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The state of being able to survive and grow