Week 3 Flashcards

1
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experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person

A

vicarious

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2
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the quality of being quaint, odd, and playfully humurous

A

whimsy

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3
Q

someone with an unreasonable fear of foreign things

A

xenophobe

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4
Q

a rude, noisy, or violent person

A

yahoo

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5
Q

actively and unreservedly enthusiastic

A

zealous

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6
Q

to put an end to, diminish, or reduce something in itensity

A

abate

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7
Q

senseless talk or writing, nonsense

A

balderdash

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8
Q

an unfounded rumor of story

A

canard

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9
Q

disagreeably damp, musty, and typically cold

A

dank

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10
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cheerful and full of energy

A

ebullient

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