Week 3 Vocab Flashcards by Taylor Dunn

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Showing luminous colors that seem to change

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Iridescent

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Following a winding bendy course

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Meander

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Having little or no money

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Impecunious

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Present in large quantities

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Prolific

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Make someone less angry or hostile

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Placate

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Behaving as if you’re superior to others

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Supercilious

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Wrong or inaccurate use of term

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Misnomer

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Misleading, actually wrong

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Specious

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Extremely distasteful, unacceptable in conflict

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Repugnant

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Wary, unwilling to take risk

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Circumspect

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Eager or quick to argue

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Pugnacious

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Showing wish to do evil to others

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Malevolent

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Gentle, kindly or not harmful

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Benign

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Showing unsatisfaction with oneself

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Complacent

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Appearing to be true until examined closely

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Superficial

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Relentless, unstoppable

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Implacable

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Persisting for a long time, reoccurring

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Chronic

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Bestowing a blessing

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Benediction

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Word or phrase with intention of evil

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Malediction

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To take place of

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Supersede

Q

Person who behaves badly, breaks law

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Miscreant

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Well meaning and kindly

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Benevolent

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Person who dislikes humankind

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Misanthrope

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Person who gives money to help a cause or person

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Benefactor

Not easily upset or excited, calm

Placid

Plac

To make calm

Spec & Spic

See or observe

Chron

Time

Pug

Fight or disagreement

Bene- or Ben-

Well or good

Mal- or Male-

Bad, ill or wrong

Super-

Above and beyond

Mis-

Wrong or bad