Week 2 Flashcards by Ian Suzuki

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provincial

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narrow-minded; rustic

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impunity

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exemption from punishment or penalty

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equanimity

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calmness; imperturbability

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alacrity

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cheerful eagerness; sprightliness

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fortitude

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strength of mind that allows one to endure pain or adversity with courage

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galvanize

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to arouse awareness or action

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rebuke

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scold, castigate; upbraid

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sanguine

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hopeful

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dire

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warning of disaster; urgent; grave

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tenuous

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thin, insubstantial; flimsy

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florid

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heavily embellished; flowery

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raucous

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boisterous, disorderly

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eclectic

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drawn from different sources

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indigenous

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native, aborigine

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pedestrian

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commonplace

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bereavement

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grief; mourning the death of another

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animosity

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enmity; bitter hostility

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elucidate

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to make clear

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pugnacity

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aggressiveness

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gullible

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easily deceived or duped

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posterity

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future generations

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eloquence

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fluid and persuasive discourse

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misanthrope

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one who hates mankind

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nocturnal

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occuring at night

cerebral

pertaining to the brain

reteticent

disinclined to speak out

zealot

fanatic

ardent

passionate

officious

excessively forward in offering service or advice

superfluous

unnecessary

impetuous

impulsive

disparage

belittle

vindicate

to clear of blame

veneer

thin layer of material used to cover an inferior material

embellish

to decorate

transcend

to rise above, surpass; exceed

apprehension

fearfulness

disquite

to make uneasy

exemplary

admirable, ideal

trite

overused, lacking in originality

pliancy

receptive to change

shroud

to cover with a cloth; a burial cloth

torpid

sluggish

belligerent

aggressively hostile, warklike