Blue Words Flashcards by Shaheer Rizwan

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florid

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showy/elaborate

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opacity

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lack of transparency

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brevity

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concise

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negligent

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failing to take proper care in doing something

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dearth

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paucity/scarcity

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erratic

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irregular/unpredictable

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devoid

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lacking form/nothingness

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infelicity

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inappropriate remark

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boorishness

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bad manners/sloppy appearance

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pragmatism

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practicality

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fastidious

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concerned with accuracy/detail

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petulant

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bad-tempered/testy

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mercenary

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concerned with making money at the cost of ethics

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vindictive

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desire for revenge

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cursory

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hasty

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consecrate

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declared sacred

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meticulous

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fastidious/concerned with accuracy and detail

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prosaic

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prose-like, lacking poetic beauty

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ineffable

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too great to be described in words

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consummate

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having a high degree of skill/flair

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vacillate

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wavering

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discern

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perceive/recognize

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holistic

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connection of parts/something

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equitable

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fair and impartial

equable

even-tempered/calm

formidable

inspiring fear through greatness/size/etc

propensity

inclination to behave in a particular way

opportunism

taking opportunities when they arise

console

to comfort

condone

to allow

condolence

expression of sympathy

conflagration

extensive, damaging fire

elaborate

fancy

idiosyncratic

peculiar/induvidual

regressive

becoming less advanced/going backwards

disparaging

derogatory/defamatory

meddle

to interfere/mess with

temporize

avoidance to gain time

prolong

extend the duration

sneer

mocking smile

vacuity

emptiness

dalliance

dawdling

conviction

firmly held belief

boor

unrefined person

futility

pointlessness

sedulous

hard working/dedication

remiss

lacking care/negligent

quell

put end to

presumptive

speculative

deleterious

causing harm/damage

fidelity

loyalty

steadfast

firm/unwavering

sermonize

deliver sermon

censure

express disapproval

exasperate

infuriate

counsel

formal advice

momentous

great importance

shroud

covering

dubious

doubting