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Direct Hits v. 1 Flashcards

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sardonic

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mocking, derisive, taunting, and stinging

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snide

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mocking, derisive, taunting, and stinging

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dearth

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scarcity of something

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prattle

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speaking in foolish manner; to babble incessantly

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wry, droll

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dry; humorous with a clever twist and a touch of irony

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diffident, self-effacing

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hesitant due to a lack of self-confidence; unassertive

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evocation

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an imaginative re-creation of something; a calling forth

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presumptuous

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taking liberties; brashly overstepping one’s place; impertinently bold

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recalcitrant

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stubbornly resistance and defiant; obstinate; obdurate; refractory; disobedient

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clandestine, surreptitious

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secret; covert; not open; NOT aboveboard

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austere

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having no adornment or ornamentation; bare; not ORNATE

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austerity

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great self-denial, economy, discipline; lack of adornment

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upbraid, reproach, castigate

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to express disapproval; scold; rebuke; censure

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conjecture

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an inference based upon guesswork; a supposition

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obsolete, archaic, antiquated

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no longer in use; outmoded in design or style

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auspicious, propitious

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very favorable

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morose

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very depressed; despondent; mournful

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impasse

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a deadlock; stalemate; failure to reach an agreeement

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anarchronism

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the false assignment of an event, person, scene, or language to a time when the even, person, scene, or word did not exist

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belie

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to contradict; to misrepresent; to prove to be false

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covet

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to strongly desire; to cravw

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covetous

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grasping, greedy, eager to obtain something; avaricious

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prototype

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an original model; an initial design

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aloof

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detached; distant physically or emotionally; reserved; standing near but apart

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trite, platitudinous, inspid

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unoriginal, commonplace, overused; cliched

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inscrutable

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mysterious; puzzling; unfathomable; baffling

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acquiesce

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to comply; agree; give in

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futile

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completely useless

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endemic

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native to an area

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ubiquitous

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being everywhere; omnipresent; pervasive

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fortitude

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strength of mind that allows one to endure pain or adversity with courage

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diminutive

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very small

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trival

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trifling; unimportant

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minutiae

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minor everyday details

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exhort

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o encourage; urge; give a pep talk; implore

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antipathy

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strong dislike; ill will; the state of detesting someone; enmity; rancor

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digress

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to depart from a subject; wander; ramble

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indulgent

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excessive generosity; overly tolerant

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nebulous

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vague; cloudy; lacking a fully developed form

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ephemeral

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very brief

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propensity

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a preference for something

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boorish, uncouth, crass

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vulgar; characterized by crude behavior and deplorable manners; unrefined

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indignant

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characterized by outrage at something that is perceived as unjust

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innuendo

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a veiled reference; an insinuation

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thwart, stymie

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to stop; to frustrate; to prevent

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admonish

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to earnestly caution; to warn another to avoid a course of action

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voracious, ravenous

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a huge appetite that cannot be satisfied; insatiable

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intrepid, undaunted

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courageous, resolute, and fearless

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itinerant

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migrating from place to place; not sedentary

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poignant

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moving; touching; heartrending

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rustic, pastoral

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characteristic of charming, unspoiled countryside and the simple, rural life

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equanimity

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calmness; composure; even-tempered; posise

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panache

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great vigor and energy; dash; especially in artistic performance and composition

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flamboyance

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great vigor and energy; dash; especially in artistic performance and composition

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verve

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great vigor and energy; dash; especially in artistic performance and composition

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