Vocabulary-31 Flashcards
(31 cards)
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Cardinal
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Very important.
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Baroque
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Ornate.
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Derision
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Ridicule, mock.
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Din
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Loud, confused.
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Enmity
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Hostile
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Ethereal
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Exquisite, heavenly, celestial.
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Exultant
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Jubilant.
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Insinuate
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Led to believe.
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Nascent
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Burgeoning, beginning to exist or develop.
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Ostensible
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Evident.
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Pastiche
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Hodgepodge; collage; work of art formed from different sources.
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Refractory
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Stubborn.
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Repartee
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Witty reply.
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Reverie
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Dreamy.
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Tarry
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Loiter.
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Tautology
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Unnecessary repetition.
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Tawdry
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Showy and cheap.
Low and mean.
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Temporal
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Time.
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Waif
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Orphans. Lost or unclaimed person or thing.
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Wastrel
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A wasteful person. Spendthrift.
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Insouciant
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Casual, nonchalant.
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Bereaved
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Mourning.
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Denizen
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Dweller.
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Meander
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Ramble, wander.
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Pusillanimous
Poor-spirited, unmanly.
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Contend
Argue; repugn; manage; compete.
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Livid
White; pallid; pale.
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Vitiate
Corrupt.
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Fallow
Uncultivated.
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Inertia
Inactivity.
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Ribald
One who uses VULGAR language.
