Adjectives Flashcards

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Innocuous

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Harmless; inoffensive; uninteresting

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Capricious

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Fanciful, witty; erratic

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Arbitrary

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Having unlimited power or control; irrelevant

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Venal

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Able to be bribed or purchased

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Tendentious

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Having or showing a bias, tendency

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Fractious

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Irritable, easily angered, unruly

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Antithetical

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Directly opposed or contrasted; opposite

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Superfluous

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Unnecessary, needless, extravagant, excessive

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Profligate

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Shamelessly immoral, extravagant

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Impetuous

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Impulsive, violent, rash action or emotion

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Sartorial

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Of or pertaining to tailors (clothing) or style/ manner of dress

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Inimical

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harmful, hostile, unfriendly

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Didacticism

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Intended for instruction, instructive

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Pellucid

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Clear; cleAr in meaning, expression, or style

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Prolixity

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Long and wordy; speaking or writing at great or tedious length

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Obsequious

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Compliant, obedient

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Intransigent

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Uncompromising, inflexible

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Fortuitous

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Accidental; lucky, fortunate

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Indecorous

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Violating generally accepted standards of food taste; unseemly

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Vociferous

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Crying out noisily

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Restive

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Restless, uneasy; stubborn, refusing to go forward

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Trite

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Lack of freshness because of constant use; stale; worn by use

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Disparate

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Dissimilar, different

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Prosaic

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Dull, commonplace; unimaginative