Day1.e Flashcards

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lugubrious

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exaggeratedly mournful

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2
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litigate

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to try in courts to engage in legal proceedings

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3
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latent

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present but not visible or apparent, potential

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4
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languish

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to become weak, listless, or depressed

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5
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laconic

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using few words, especially to the points of seeming rude

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6
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itinerant

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moving from place to place

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7
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irascible

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easily angered or provoked, irritable

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8
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inveterate

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habitual, firm in habit, deeply rooted

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9
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invective

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insulting or abusive speech

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10
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intransigent

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uncompromising, stubborn

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11
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intractable

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uncontrollable, stubborn, disobedient

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12
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insurgent

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a rebel, someone who revolts against a government

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13
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insipid

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dull, bland, banal

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14
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insidious

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treacherous, sneaky

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15
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inordinate

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excessive, unreasonable

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16
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innocuous

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harmless, banal

17
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injunction

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a command or order, especially a court order

18
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ingenuous

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frank w/o deception, simple, artless, charmingly native

19
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infinitesimal

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very very very samll, infinitely small

20
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infatuated

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foolish, foolishly passionate or attracted, foolishly in love