1-25 Flashcards

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Ambivalent

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Mixed feelings

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Anomaly

Atypical

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A deviation from the norm

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3
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Sarcastic
Sardonic
Snide

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Derisive mocking commetns

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4
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Death

Paucity

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A scarcity or shortage

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6
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Wry

Droll

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Dry humor

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7
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Unconventional

Unorthodox

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Not ordinary or typical

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Painstaking
Meticulous
Exacting

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Highly detailed

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9
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Prattle

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To babble incessantly

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10
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Indifferent

Apathetic

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Lack of interest or concern

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11
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Audacious

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Very bold; daring

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12
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Diffident

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Lacking self-confidence

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13
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Pragmatic

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Practical, sensible

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14
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Evocation

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An imaginative recreation

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15
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Recalcitrant

Obdurate

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Very stubborn, defiant

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16
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Presumtuous

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Overbearing; impertinently bold

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17
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Boon

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A timely benefit

18
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Bane

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A source of harm

19
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Affable
Amiable
Genial
Gregarious

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Agreeable; friendly

20
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Affable
Amiable
Genial
Gregarious

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Agreeable; friendly

21
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Austere

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Bare, NOT ornate

22
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Austerity

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Enforced economy

23
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Altruistic

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Unselfish concern for others

24
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Ambigious

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Unclear; not definitive

25
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Upbraid
Reproach
Castigate

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To scold; rebuke

26
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Nostalgia

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A sentimental longing for the past

27
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Conjecture

Supposition

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An inference

28
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Obsolete
Archaic
Antiquated

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No longer in use