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0651-0675 Flashcards

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fervent

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adj. filled with strong emotion

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fetter

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n. a restraint
v. to restrict or restrain

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garrulous

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adj. overly talkative (esp. about unimportant topics)

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gauche

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adj. unsophisticated; lacking manners

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germane

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adj. relevant to the matter at hand

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glib

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adj. spoken in a smooth, unconcerned manner
adj. informal to the point of being insincere

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glutton

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n. a person who eats in excess

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grandiloquent

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adj. extravagant and pompous in speech

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gratuitous

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adj. unwarranted or unnecessary

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gregarious

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adj. outgoing and friendly
adj. tending to live in communities

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guile

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n. trickery or duplicity

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hyperbole

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n. exaggeration

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iconoclast

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n. one who challenges generally accepted beliefs and traditions

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idiosyncrasy

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n. a peculiar way of behaving or thinking

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idyll

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n. a scene of simple and tranquil nature
n. a short poem aout such a scene

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immutable

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adj. not susceptible to change

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imperious

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adj. proud and arrogant

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impetuous

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adj. hasty and lacking in thought

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impetus

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n. a force that encourages or pushes forward a certain activity
n. a force that moves an object

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implacable

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adj. impossible to calm or satisfy

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inert

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adj. not able to move
adj. having no energy or interest
adj. chemically inactive

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infallible

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adj. incapable of error

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ingenuous

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adj. unable to mask feelings
adj. lacking worldliness; innocent and unsuspecting

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iniquitous

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adj. wicked or unjust

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innocuous

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adj. not likely to injure or harm
adj. not controversial
adj. uninspiring or uninteresting

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