31-40 English Vocab Flashcards

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Myopic

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Definition: Near-sighted —Failing to plan.

My dads myopic planning ruined the whole vacation.

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Obstreperous

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Definition: Boisterous-noisy; unruly

The longer the teacher was out of the room, the more obstreperous the children became.

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Parsimonious

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Definition: Excessively frugal; penny pinching

Steve is so parsimonious, he hides in the mens room until the check is paid.

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Perfidious

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Definition: Traitorous; treacherous

Benedict Arnold is usually remembered as one of history’s most perfidious soldiers.

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perfunctory

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Definition: Mechanical; indifferent

The clerk performed his duties in a perfunctory manner barely paying any attention to the customers.

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Perspicuity

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Definition: Clearness; lucidity

The perspicuity of his argument made his opponents see his side of the issue.

The perspicuity of his instructions made it easy to understand what to do.

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Polemic

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Definition: Controversy; argumentative debate

The argument was 1 long, noisy polemic and nothing was decided.

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procrastinate

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Definition: Put off; delay; postpone

All i do is procrastinate doing my homework and that’s why its never finished when its due.

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Prototype

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Definition: Model; one to be patterned after

Napoleon is the prototype of modern dictators.

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Regressive

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Definition: Going backward in talent, maturity, skill.

He started to suck at doing hw because his academic skills were becoming regressive.

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