Diction Vocab Quiz Flashcards by Myra Vazirani

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allusive

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suggestive, hinting (alluding to)

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apathetic

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uncaring, uninvolved

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aloof

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distant, detathed, we’re not close

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ambivalent

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indecisive, having mixed emotions ambi ambi??

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audacious

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bold, insolent

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belligerent

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agressive, wanting to start a fight

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benevolent

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kindly

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candid

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truthful, frank

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captious

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nitpicking

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censorious

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critical, fault finding

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clinical

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detached, dispassionate

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complacent

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smug, self-satisfied

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contemptuous

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scornful, expressing deep hatred

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critical

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judging harshly

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cynical

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distrustful of human nature and motives of others

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delirious

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frenzied excitement, drunk person

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didactic

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instructive, moral of the story

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dogmatic

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assertive, arogant

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effusive

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gushing, being thankful, puppy

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elegiac

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expressing sorrow, mournful

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fanciful

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whimsical, overimaginative

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flippant

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lacking seriousness, proper respect

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frivolous

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lacking seriousness, playful

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impartial

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unbiased

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impassioned

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filled with emotion

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importunate

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persistent to the point of annoyance or intrusion

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incredulous

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unwilling or not believing something

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indignant

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angry at injustice

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insolent

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arrogant, overbearing, lack of respect

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irreverent

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disrespectful

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jocular

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joking, humorous

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pedantic

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overly academic, scholarly

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lugubrious

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sad, mournful

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puerile

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childish

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pungent

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sharp, bitter

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satire

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more to criticize, ironic, mocking

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sardonic

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sarcastic, humorous

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somber

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serious, grave

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sentimental

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emotional

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supercilious

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thinks superior to others, contemptuous, tom b

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tounge-in-cheek

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ironic, sarcastic

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vindictive

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vengeful, spiteful

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zealous

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eager, passionate