Direct Hits 1-50 Flashcards
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anomaly
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deviation from what is normal
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ambivalent
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having mixed feelings
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Sardonic
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mocking in a bad way
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Dearth
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shortage
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Paucity
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Shortage
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Prattle
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To speak in a foolish matter
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Wry, droll
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humorous with a clever truth
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unorthodox
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Atypical
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Fastidious
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meticulous, painstaking
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Audacious
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Fearless
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Indifferent, apathetic
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lack of interest
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Diffident
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lack of self confidence
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Self effacing
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Lack of self confidence
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Pragmatic
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Practical
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Evocation
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an imaginative recreation of something, a calling forth
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presumptuous
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Taking liberties, brashly over stepping ones place
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recalcitrant
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stubbornly resistant
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Obdurate
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stubborn
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obstinate
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stubborn
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boon
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A blessing
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Bane
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A source of harm
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Clandestine
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secret
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Surreptitious
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Secret
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genial
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Agreeable
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Gregarious
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warm and friendly
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Austere
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Not ornate
