Vocabulary 4 Flashcards

(50 cards)

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Nefarious

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Wicked or criminal

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Innocuous

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Harmless

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Malevolent

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Having a wish to do evil to others

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Benevolent

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Kind

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5
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Stoic

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Someone who can endure pain without showing it

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6
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Haggard

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Exhausted

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Indignant

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Annoyance due to what’s unfair

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Ecumenical

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Representing a number of churches

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Prosaic

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Lacking in imagination and excitement

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Trepidation

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Fear, anxiety or nervousness about something that’s is about to happen

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Wonderment

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Awe, amazement and admiration

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Idiosyncratic

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Unique to an individual or group

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Precocious

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Child who exhibits abilities and maturity beyond their age

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Decorum

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Proper behaviour and manners

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Perturbed

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Unsettled or disturbed

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Political pomposity

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Use of excessive self important or overly formal language by politicians

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Aloof

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Being distant

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Erudition

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Showing knowledge

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Invoke Pathos

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Appeal to audiences emotions to persuade and make strong emotional connection

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Plaintive

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Sad

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Wheedling

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Using flattery to persuade someone

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Insipid

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Lacking flavour

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Pacifism

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Belief that war is unjustified and all disputes should be settled peacefully

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Pugilism

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Egalitarianism
Belief that people are equal and deserve equal opportunity
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Prudishness
Shocked by rude things especially related to sec
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Sanctimonious
Showing that you are morally superior to other people
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Egalitarian
The saying that all people are equal
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Obsequious
Someone who is overly attentive
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Imperious
Someone who is Commanding
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Placating
Pacify or calm someone
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Erudite
Someone who is highly knowledgeable or educated
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Consternation
Anxiety particularly with something unexpected
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Revulsion
Sense of disgust
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Salubrious
Healthy
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Exuberant
Full of energy
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Ponderous
Clumsy because of great weight
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Destitution
Poverty so poor that one cannot provide for themself
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Vice
Wicked behaviour
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Imprudence
Unwise because you don’t consider the result of your actions
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Fatuous
Silly and foolish
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Vituperative
Harshly critical
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Glib
Speaking smoothly and confidently
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Furtive
Doing something secretly
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Eulogy
Speech or written tribute in honor of someone who has passed away
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Oblivion
Being forgotten
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Amiable
Having friendly and pleasant manner
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Ravenous
Extremely hungry
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Abstruse
Something hard to understand because it’s complex
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Profound
Deep or intense