ELA 8 - Vocab Assessment 2 Flashcards

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Stolid

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Calm, dependable, and impassive

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2
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Scrupulous

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(Of a person or process): diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details

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3
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Proffer

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Hold out something to someone for acceptance

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4
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Studiously

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Very deliberately

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5
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Conciliate

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To make peace with; pacify

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6
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Derogatory

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Showing a critical or disrespectful attitude

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7
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Ignoble

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Not honorable in character or purpose

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8
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Sporadic

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Occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered

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9
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Altercation

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A noisy argument, especially in public

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10
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Jaunty

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Expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner

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