Vocabulary Masterlist Flashcards

(36 cards)

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Phony

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Not genuine or real; intended to deceive or mislead

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Ostracize

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To exclude someone from a group or society; to reject or shun

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Sadistic

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Taking pleasure in the infliction of pain, punishment, or humiliation on others

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Qualm

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An uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear, especially about one’s own conduct; a misgiving

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Monotonous

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Dull, tedious, and repetition; lacking in variety or interest; unvarying in tone or pitch

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Unscrupulous

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Having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair

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Gripe

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To complain or grumble about something, especially something trivial or small

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Conscientious

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Characterized by extreme care and great effort; wishing to do what is right, especially todo one’s work or duty well and thoroughly

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Adapt

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To become adjusted to new conditions; to make fit for or change to suit a new purpose

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Fiend

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A person who is excessively fond of or addicted to something

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Suave

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Charming, confident, relaxed. and elegant

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Lavish

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Giving or using a large amount of something; extra generous or elaborate, or luxurious

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Impassioned

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Filled with passion or zeal; great energy or enthusiasm

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Premonition

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Previous warning or notice; foreshadowing or forewarning; anticipation of a future event

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Dissolution

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Termination or destruction by breaking down or dispersing

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Imperceptibly

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Not noticeable by a sense or by the mind; subtle, gradual, undetectable

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Contrite

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Feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for poor behavior/actions

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Jeer

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To speak with mocking and insulting remarks; to taunt

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Discordant

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Disagreeing quarrelsome; being at odds

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Raucously

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Disagreeably harsh; rough or harsh in sound; loud, disordered

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Billowed

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To rise or roll in waves or surges; to swell out due to wind; move or flow outward

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Gingerly

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Cautiously and carefully moving using extreme care in one’s actions

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Folly

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A foolish act or idea; lack of good sense

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Stupor

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A condition of greatly dulled, or completely suspended, sense or ability; a daze

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Infinitesimal
Extremely small minute; tiny
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Contiguous
Sharing a common border; adjacent
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Minicing
Moving or behaving in a dainty or delicate way
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Strident
Loud and harsh; grating
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Punctilious
Showing great attention to detail or correct behavior
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Corrugate
Contract or cause to contract into wrinkles or folds
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Nebulous
Hazy, unclear, vague
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Conceit
Excessive pride in oneself
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Ineffable
Too great or too extreme to be expressed or described n words
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Adventitious
Happening or carried on according to chance rather than design or inherent nature
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Surmise
To supposed something is true without having evidence to confirm it; to deduce infer, or assume
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Transitory
Not permanent