25 Words Flashcards

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Incredulous

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(Adj.) -indicating or showing unbelief.

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Conscientious

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(Adj.) -meticulous; careful; painstaking; particular

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Wan

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(Adj.) -of an unnatural or sickly pallor; pallid; lacking color.

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Contiguous

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(Adj.) -connecting without a break; uninterrupted

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Facet

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(N) -aspect; phase; side.

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Apathetic

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(Adj.) -not interested or concerned; indifferent or unresponsive.

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Garrulous

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(Adj.) -excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, esp. about trivial matters.

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Nebulous

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(Adj.) -hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused.

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Cower

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(V)-to crouch as in fear or shame

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Rancor

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Resentment or ill will;hatred;malice

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Languid

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(Adj.) -lacking in spirit or interest; listless; indifferent.

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Exult

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(V) -to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice; be highly elated or jubilant

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Dilatory

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(Adj.) -tending to delay or procrastinate;

slow; tardy.

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Tentative

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(Adj.) -unsure; uncertain; not definite or positive; hesitant.

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Innuendo

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(N) -an indirect comment about a person or thing, esp. of a disparaging or a derogatory nature.

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Indiscernible

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(Adj.) -cannot be seen or perceived clearly; imperceptible.

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Permeate

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(V)- to pass into or through every part of; to penetrate through the pores

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Laudable

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(Adj.) -deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable

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Forlorn

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(Adj)-desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance.

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Vehement

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(Adj.) -strongly emotional; intense or passionate.

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Corpulent

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(Adj.) -large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat.

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Desolate

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(Adj.) -barren or laid waste; devastated;
deprived or destitute of inhabitants; deserted;
uninhabited; solitary; lonely.

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Fluctuate

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(V)-to change continuously; shift back and forth

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Unutterable

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(Adj.) -unspeakable; beyond expression

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Surmise

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(V)- to think or infer without certain or strong evidence;conjecture;guess