Vocabulary Flashcards

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enigmatic

A

mysterious, cryptic

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2
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lugubrious

A

sad

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3
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ebullient

A

very happy

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4
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visage

A

countenance, facial expression

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5
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reticent

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Shy; holding back;

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6
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effrontery

A

shameless bolness adn audacity

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7
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egregious

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terrible, flagrant

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8
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precipitate

A

overly quick, leaping before lookig

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9
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loquacious

A

overly talkative

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10
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unequivocal

A

straightforward

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11
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solecism

A

inconsistency , a mistake

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12
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ironic

A

The opposite of what is expected

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13
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vestigial

A

function-less after much of the original has disappeard

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14
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avarice

A

desire to hoard wealth

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15
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assiduous

A

hard=working

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16
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Abject

A

miserable, wretched

17
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craven

A

cowardly

18
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pusillanimous

A

cowardly

19
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artless

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honest and natural

20
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contentious

A

someone who is willing to stand up for himself

21
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deferent

A

giving in out of respect for another

22
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mealymouthed

A

insincere

23
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diffidence

A

lack of confidence

24
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equivocation

A

intentionally vague language

25
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mendicant

A

destitute

26
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mendacious

A

dishonest

27
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misanthropic

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antisocial

28
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morose

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sullen

29
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quiescent

A

at rest

30
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felicitous

A

suitable or appropriate

31
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insensible

A

unersponsive

32
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ingenuous

A

naive and trusting

33
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aver

A

declare something to be true

34
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dogmatic

A

opinionated

35
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doctrinaire

A

declare something to be true when its not