Chunks 3 & 4 Flashcards

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Conundrum

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A riddle; dilemma; enigma

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2
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Stolid

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Showing no emotion; impassive

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3
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Dissemble

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Present false appearance; deceive

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4
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Desuetude

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Cessation of use; disuse

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5
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Indefatigability

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Not easily exhaustible; tirelessness

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6
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Dilatory

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Causing delay; procrastinating

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7
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Garner

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To gather and save; store up

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8
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Quaff

A

Drink large quantifies

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9
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Intractable

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Unruly; refractory; stubborn

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10
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Delineate

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To portray; depict; sketch out

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11
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Ascetic

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Practicing self-denial; austere; stark; characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons

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12
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Fervid

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Intense; zealous; intensely enthusiastic or passionate

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13
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Daunt

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Intimidate; make fearful

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14
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Burgeon

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Grow forth; send out buds; begin to grow or increase rapidly

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15
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Anomalous

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Anomalous Unexpected; not normal; odd

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16
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Nice

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Precise; sensitive to subtleness

17
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Prodigal

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Wasteful; reckless with money

18
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Lugubrious

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Mournful; excessively sad

19
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Baleful

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Harmful; ominous; causing evil; threatening harm; menacing

20
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Credulous

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Gullible; too willing to believe

21
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Incredulous

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Skeptical; unwilling to believe

22
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Blithe

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Cheerful; casual; carefree

23
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Verisimilitude

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Appearing true or real

24
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Perfidious

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Violating good faith; treacherous; dishonest; untrustworthy