VPP Flashcards
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def -lacking intelligence; empty of reason
vacuous
def -taking pleasure in food and drink
epicurean
def - a surprising, brilliant, and usually successful act
coup
def - the complete work of an artist, composer, or writer
oeuvre
def - fresh and green, referring to plant life
verdant
def - an equal measure; corresponding in size and measurement
commensurate
def - a wearing down over time
attrition
def - unpredictable action or behavior
vagary
def - formal approval of an act
approbation
def - to grow, expand or bloom
burgeon
def - having a rich, smoothly flowing sound
mellifluous
def - a prototype or original model
archetype
def - not spiritual or religious; worldly
secular
def - a meeting or gathering together
confluence
def - a person with the ability to resolve a disagreement; a judge
arbiter
def - to disapprove or take exception
demur
def - stuck in place or position
fixed
def - someone who disagrees
dissident
def - to specify a required part of an agreement
stipulate
def - a belief or principle held to be true
tenet
def - to think deeply or repeatedly
ruminate
def - alert at all times; watchful
vigilant
def - to grow or reproduce rapidly
proliferate
def - an award or honor
accolade