30-45 Flashcards

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detached

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disinterested, unbiased, emotionally disconnected

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disdainful

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actively and openly showing scorn, disgust, or contempt for inferiors

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discursive

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moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling

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dreamy

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having the characteristics of a dream, as in vague, abstracted, or absorbing

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earthy

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realistic, rustic, coarse, unrefined; showing a hearty acceptance of the facts of life

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elegiac

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expressing sorrow or lamentation (an elegy is a mournful poem)

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7
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emotional

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given to strong feelings

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8
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epistolary

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involving letters or missives

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erudite

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learned, scholarly

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10
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eulogistic

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involving formal praise in speech or writing, usually in honor of someone dead

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evocative

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having the ability to call forth memories or other responses

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facetious

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amusing but light, frivolous

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farcical

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humorous in a light way;comedy of high exaggeration

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fatalistic

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believing that everything that happens is destined and beyond individual control

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fervent

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expressing warmth, passionate enthusiasm, or intensity of spirit

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flamboyant

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conspicuously bold or colorful