6 Flashcards

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Extemporaneous

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spoken or done without preperation

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Vernacular

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The language or dialect spoken in a region

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3
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Discombobulated

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confused and disconcerted

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4
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Bombastic

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high-sounding but with little meaning; inflated

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5
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Rhapsody

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A written or spoken expression of great emotion

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6
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Irrevocable

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not able to be changed, reversed or recovered

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7
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Fortuitous

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Happening by accident or chance rather than design

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8
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Stagnate

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Cease developing; become inactive or dull

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9
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Noisome

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Having an extremely offensive smell

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10
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Placate

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Make (someone) angry or hostile

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