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Flashcards in Vocab-List 7 Deck (16)
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1
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belittle

A

to make something less important

2
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garner

A

to gather and store away;

to colect

3
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iconoclast

A

a person who attacks cherished beliefs or established institutions

4
Q

mundane

A

everyday
ordinary
dull

5
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prudent

A

careful or cautious in a sensible way

wise, thrifty

6
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scoff

A

to mock or jeer,

to make fun of

7
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serene

A

calm, unruffled, peaceful

8
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tedious

A

tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness, boring

9
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whet

A

to sharpen,
make stronger,
to stimulate

10
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caustic

A

severely critical or sarcastic

11
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earnest

A

sincere, genuinely wanting to help, can have a sense of intensity or urgency

12
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ironic

A

strange or funny because of something(or situation) is different from what you expected

13
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judgemental

A

tending to judge people too quickly and critically

14
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ominous

A

threatening;

giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen

15
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remorse

A

deep feeling of sorrow or guilt over a wrong one has done

16
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austere

A

stern in manner or appearance;

strict in moral