vocab2 Flashcards
(25 cards)
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profound
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great depth or serious
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plausible
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credible, valid, acceptable
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prosaic
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unimaginative or dull
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quandary
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state of uncertainty
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rancorous
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hateful
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spurious
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not genuine, fake
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superfluous
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extra, unnecessary
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tenuous
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unsure, weak
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timorous
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timid, fearful
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stoic
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indifferent to pleasure and pain; unemotional
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transitory
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short lived, temporary
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vindicated
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freed from blame
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inveterate
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long established
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laudatory
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giving praise
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maverick
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loner
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mollify
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to calm or soothe
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novel
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unusual, new, innovative
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obdurate
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stubborn
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objectivity
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judgement not influenced by emotion
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obstinate
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refusing to change one’s opinion
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ornate
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elaborately decorated
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ostentatious
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describing a pretentious display
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paramount
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of chief concern or importance
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penitent
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expressing remorse for one’s misdeeds
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pervasive
dispersed throughout, widespread
