DESIDERATA VOCABULARIES Flashcards

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AMID

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Surrounded by; the middle of

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ARIDITY

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The state or quality of being extremely dry.

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CYNICAL

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Believing that people are motivated by self-interest.

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DISENCHANTMENT

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A feeling of disappointment about someone or something you previously respected or admired

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DRUDGERY

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Hard menial or dull work

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FATIGUE

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Extreme tiredness.

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HASTE

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Excessive speed or urgency of moment or action.

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PERENNIAL

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Lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time

asting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time

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PLACIDLY

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In a calm or peaceful manner

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SHAM

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A thing that is not what it is purported to be.

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VEXATION

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The state of being annoyed; frustrated, or worried

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