Difficult words 1 Flashcards by Arlo Hill | Brainscape

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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

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replete (with)

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full (of)

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obstinate

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stubborn

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vacuous

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silly; inane

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amiable

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friendly

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suffuse

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spread throughout; pervade

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candid

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direct and honest

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fastidious

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fussy

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persnickety

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fussy; placing too much emphasis on minor details

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gregarious

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sociable; friendly

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charlatan / mountebank

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a trickster; a con artist

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copious

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abundant

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fecund

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fertile

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caustic

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harsh; biting

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enervate

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to weaken or sap of energy

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sagacious

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wise

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insipid

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bland; uninteresting

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effusive

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gushing; enthusiastic

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lush

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

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incisive

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shrewd and penetrating

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convivial

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jovial; lively

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cosmopolitan

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sophisticated; worldly

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cordial

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warm and friendly

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phantasmagoria

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dreamlike images

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sycophant

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a yes-man; a flatterer

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provincial

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small-minded; unsophisticated

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urbane

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suave and refined; cultured

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obsequious

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servile; overly attentive

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complaisant (NOT complacent!)

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agreeable; willing to please others

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prolific

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

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opulent

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lavish in a showy, ostentatious manner; overly fancy

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cogent

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(of an argument) clear and convincing