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Vocabulary Flashcards

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Sartorial

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Relating to clothing or style or manner of dress

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Anachronistic

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Relating to something that doesn’t belong in the correct historical or chronological time

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Fallibility

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Liable to being erroneous, false or not accurate

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Guile

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Insidious cunning in obtaining a goal. Crafty or artful deception

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Lampoon

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To mock or ridicule

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Pompous

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Characterised by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance

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Prognostication

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To make a forecast or a prophecy

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Provincial

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Belonging to some particular province; local

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Austere

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Grave, solemn, sober, serious // Severely simple, without ornament // Strict, forbidding

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Foreboding

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A prediction

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Eclectic

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Not pertaining to following any one system. Wide range of styles

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Bohemian

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A person who lives and acts free for regard of conventional rules

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Non-Sequitur

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A statement containing an illogical conclusion

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Subvert

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To overthrow // To cause the downfall, ruin // To undermine the principles of

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Unscrupulous

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Not having moral or ethical standards, showing strict regard for what one considers right

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Satirise

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To attack or ridicule

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17
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Insubordinate

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Disobedient

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Intrepid

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Fearless, dauntless

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Aphorism

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A saying embodying general truth

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Benevolent

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Characterised by extending goodwill // Desiring to help others // Intended for benefit rather than profit

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Oafish

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Clumsy and stupid

22
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Insensible

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Incapable of feeling or perceiving // Unaware or unconscious // Unresponsive in feeling

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Receptacle

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A container or device that holds something

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Indolence

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Having shown a disposition to avoid exertion; slothfu

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Derision

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Ridicule, mockery

26
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Exasperation

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The state of being irritated or extremely annoyed

27
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Apathy

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A lack of interest for things that others would find exciting. Absence of emotion or passion

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Slapstick

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Broad comedy characterised by boisterous action (throwing pies in faces)

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Wry

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Bitterly or disdainfully ironic or amusing // Abnormally bent or turned to one side

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Metafictional

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Fiction that describes or analyses the work of fiction

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Artifice

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Cunning, guile, trickery, craftiness

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Hubris

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Excessive pride or arrogance

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Indignation

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Strong displeasure at something considered unjust; righteous anger

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Didactic

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Inclined to teach or lecture others too much // Instructive

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Platitude

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Flat, dull or trite remark

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Hyperbole

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Obvious and intentional exaggeration

37
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Schadenfreude

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Satisfaction or pleasure at someone else’s misfortune

38
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Disapprobation

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Disapproval, condemnation

39
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Disconcertment

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To throw into disorder or confusion

40
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Equanimity

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Mental or emotional stability

41
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Poignant

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Affecting or moving to the emotions

42
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Grandiose

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More complicated or elaborate than necessary

43
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Venerable

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Commanding great respect because of age or impressive dignity

44
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Bashful

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Easily embarrassed or shy

45
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Parsimonious

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Excessive economy or frugality or stinginess

46
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Personification

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Attributing human nature or characteristics to non-human things

47
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Heedless

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Careless, thoughtless, unmindful

48
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Debauchery

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Excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures // Excessive or immoderate indulgence in alcoholic beverages

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Pragmatic

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Of or relating to a practical point of view or practical considerations

50
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Impetuous

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Impulsive // Moving with great force

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