Difficult words 1 Flashcards by Arlo Hill

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perambulate

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to walk around

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pedantic / didactic

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lecturing others; talking like a book

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pedagogue

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a teacher

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cloying / treacly

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sickeningly sweet

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prodigal

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wastefully extravagant

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gauche

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awkward or impolite

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phlegmatic

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unemotional and calm; stolid

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peregrinate

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to wander from place to place

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homogeneous

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the same throughout

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heterogenous

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composed of different elements; mixed

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bombastic

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pompous; overblown

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esoteric / arcane

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known only to a small group

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sundry

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of various kinds; several; diverse

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lugubrious

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dismal; depressed

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consummate

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of the highest degree; perfect

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dissemble

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to disguise or conceal

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specious / fallacious

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convincing but false

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impunity

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immunity; exemption from punishment; “acting with impunity”

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didactic

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intending to teach; educational OR patronizing

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auspicious

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promising; being a good omen

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ubiquitous

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found everywhere; widespread

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ebullient

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cheerful and full of energy; bubbly

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tenuous

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weak or insubstantial – “a tenuous link”

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mercurial

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volatile; fickle; moody

replete (with)

full (of)

obstinate

stubborn

vacuous

silly; inane

amiable

friendly

suffuse

spread throughout; pervade

candid

direct and honest

fastidious

fussy

persnickety

fussy; placing too much emphasis on minor details

gregarious

sociable; friendly

charlatan / mountebank

a trickster; a con artist

copious

abundant

fecund

fertile

caustic

harsh; biting

enervate

to weaken or sap of energy

sagacious

wise

insipid

bland; uninteresting

effusive

gushing; enthusiastic

lush

(of vegetation) abundant; (of food or music) luscious; sumptuous

incisive

shrewd and penetrating

convivial

jovial; lively

cosmopolitan

sophisticated; worldly

cordial

warm and friendly

phantasmagoria

dreamlike images

sycophant

a yes-man; a flatterer

provincial

small-minded; unsophisticated

urbane

suave and refined; cultured

obsequious

servile; overly attentive

complaisant (NOT complacent!)

agreeable; willing to please others

prolific

productive; creating a lot (fruit, books, etc.)

opulent

lavish in a showy, ostentatious manner; overly fancy

cogent

(of an argument) clear and convincing