Week 10 vocab Flashcards

1
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ingenuous (adj)

A

not devious; innocent

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iniquity (n)

A

wickedness or sin

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3
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intransigent (adj)

A

refusing to compromise, often on an extreme opinion

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4
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invective (n)

A

an angry verbal attack

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5
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jubilant (adj)

A

extremely joyful, happy

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juxtaposition (n)

A

the act of placing two things next to each other for comparison

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7
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languid (adj)

A

sluggish from fatigue or weakness

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licentious (adj)

A

displaying lack of moral or legal restraints

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9
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maelstrom (n)

A

a destructive whirlpool which rapidly sucks in objects

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10
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magnanimous (adj)

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noble, generous

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