Vocabulary Flashcards

(23 cards)

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Astute

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Clever and good at understanding things.

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Benevolent

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Kind and wanting to do good things.

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Candid

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Honest and saying what you really think.

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Capricious

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Changing your mind or mood suddenly and for no clear reason.

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5
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Diligent

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Working hard and carefully.

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Eccentric

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Behaving in a way that is unusual or slightly strange.

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Gregarious

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Enjoying being with other people.

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Impetuous

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Acting quickly without thinking.

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9
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Insolent

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Being rude and disrespectful

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10
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Meticulous

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Very careful and paying attention to every detail

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Obstinate

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Refusing to change your mind even when others disagree.

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Prudent

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Being careful and wise about the future.

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Taciturn

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Not saying much; quiet

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Tenacious

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Holding onto something firmly; not giving up easily.

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Ambivalence

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Feeling two different ways about something.

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Apathy

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Not caring or being interested in things.

17
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Disgruntled

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Annoyed or unhappy

18
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Exasperation

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Feeling very annoyed or frustrated.

19
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Melancholy

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Feeling sad, often for no clear reason.

20
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Serenity

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Being calm and peaceful.

21
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Coiling

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Winding something around and around in a spiral or a series of loops

22
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Rasping

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Making a rough, scratchy sound or scraping something roughly