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A+ Vocab HW #1- Extra Part 1 Flashcards

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pragmatic

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practical, dealing with things sensibly and realistically

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dogmatic

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expressing personal opinions or beliefs as if they are certainly correct

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phlegmatic

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having an unemotional and calm deposition, composed

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cordial

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warm and friendly

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curt

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rudely brief, terse, brusque

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coalesce

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come together and form one mass or whole

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intermingle

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mix together

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exacerbate

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make a problem or bad situation worse

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meticulous

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showing great attention to detail, precise

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belligerent

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hostile and aggressive

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anomalous

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deviating from what is standard or expected, abnormal

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warranted

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justify, officially affirm or guaranteed

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ineptitude

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a lack of skill or ability

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propagation

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(animals) to increase spread of something abroad

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squalor

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state of being extremely dirty and unpleasant

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resilience

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the ability to become healthy or strong again

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incontrovertible

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not able to be denied or disputed

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mellifluous

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sweet or musical, pleasant to hear

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hindsight

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knowledge and understanding of a situation or event only after it occurs

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haphazard

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lacking any obvious principle of organization

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spartan

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harsh, severe, rigorous

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adept

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very skilled or proficient at something

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fanatical

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obsessively concerned with something, enthusiastic

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laggardly

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slow or delayed in action

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redoubtable

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formidable, especially as an opponent, causing or deserving great fear

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staid

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sedate, unadventurous, steady, quiet, serious

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magnanimous

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very forgiving or generous

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stoic

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a person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining

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sanctioned

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give official permission or approval for

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boorish

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rough and bad mannered

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censured

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expression of harsh criticism or disapproval

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condemned

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express disapproval of

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encumber

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hinder, inhibit, restrict

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unfetter

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release from restraint or inhibition

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forgo

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omit or decline to take, go without

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unanimity

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agreement by all people involved

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schism

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split

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caucus

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a group of people with shared concerns within a political party

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commemoration

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a service or celebration in which a person or event is remembered

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prognostication

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prophecy

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novelty

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  • quality of being new, different

- small, inexpensive toy or ornament

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comprehensive

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complete, including most things

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remiss

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lacking care or attention to duty

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complacent

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showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself

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latent

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existing but not yet developed or manifest, hidden, concealed

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garish

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obtrusively bright and showing, gaudy

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austere

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having an extremely plain and simple style or appearance

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ostentatious

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showy, loud, fancy

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verbose

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wordy

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circumlocutory

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using many words

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compendious

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containing essential facts in a comprehensive but concise way

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reprehensible

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deserving censure or condemnation

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grandiloquent

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extravagant in style or manner

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immutability

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unchangeable

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florid

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elaborately or excessively intricate or complicated

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insurgence

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act of rebellion

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sanguine

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optimistic or positive

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lithe

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thin, supple, graceful

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torpid

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mentally or physically inactive

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conciliated

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stop someone from being angry or discontented, pacify

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despondent

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in low spirits from loss of hope or courage

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enervated

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weaken, cause someone to feel drained or energy

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modicum

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a small quantity of something

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perspicacious

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shrewd, perceptive, observant

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rectitude

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morally correct behavior or thinking

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dearth

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a scarcity or lack of something

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surfeit

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an excessive amount or something

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deficit

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deficiency, debt, shortage

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delirium

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state of mental confusion

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pertinacity

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perversely persistent

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iconoclastic

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attacking traditional or popular ideas or institution

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contentious

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likely to cause an argument

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orthodox

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conservative, traditional

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litigious

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likely to engage in lawsuits

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disingenuous

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insincere, dishonest

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vituperative

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bitter and abusive

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idolatrous

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worship of an idol as a representation of god

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dissident

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challenges policy or institution

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heretical

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holding an opinion different from what is generally accepted

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polemical

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critical, cutting, sardonic

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