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English 10- Semester two Final Flashcards

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Senile

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showing a decline or deterioration of physical strength or mental functioning, especially short-term memory and alertness, as a result of old age or disease.

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Accusatory

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containing an accusation; accusing: an accusatory look.

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Capricious

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subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic: He’s such a capricious boss I never know how he’ll react.

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Frenzied

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wildly excited or enthusiastic: frenzied applause.

violently agitated; frantic; wild: a frenzied mob.

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Disdainful

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to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn

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Indignant

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feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base: indignant remarks; an indignant expression on his face.

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Erudite

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characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly: an erudite professor; an erudite commentary.

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Disgruntled

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displeased and discontented; sulky; peevish: Her disgruntled husband refused to join us

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Whimsical

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given to whimsy or fanciful notions; capricious: a pixyish, whimsical fellow.

of the nature of or proceeding from whimsy, as thoughts or actions: Her writing showed whimsical notions of human behavior.

erratic; unpredictable: He was too whimsical with regard to his work.

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Doleful

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sorrowful; mournful; melancholy

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Coquettish

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characteristically flirtatious, especially in a teasing, lighthearted manner

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Haughty

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disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious: haughty aristocrats; a haughty salesclerk.

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Agog

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highly excited by eagerness, curiosity, anticipation, etc.

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Circumspect

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watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent:

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Candid

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frank; outspoken; open and sincere:

free from reservation, disguise, or subterfuge; straightforward: a candid opinion.

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Jocular

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given to, characterized by, intended for, or suited to joking or jesting; waggish; facetious: jocular remarks about opera stars.

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Belligerent

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warlike; given to waging war.

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Macabre

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gruesome and horrifying; ghastly; horrible.

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Grim

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stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise: grim determination; grim necessity.
of a sinister or ghastly character; repellent: a grim joke.
having a harsh, surly, forbidding, or morbid air: a grim man but a just one; a grim countenance.
fierce, savage, or cruel: War is a grim business.

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Audacious

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extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave;

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Strident

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having a shrill, irritating quality or character

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Nostalgic

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experiencing or exhibiting nostalgia, a sentimental or wistful yearning for the happiness felt in a former place, time, or situation

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Urbane

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having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities: an urbane manner

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Elegiac

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expressing sorrow or lamentation: elegiac strains.

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Lugubrious

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mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner: lugubrious songs of lost love.

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Effusive

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pouring out; overflowing. Lacking reserve

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Maudlin

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Drunk

tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental

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Pompous

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characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance: a pompous minor official.

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Didactic

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intended for instruction; instructive

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Bombastic

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high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious.

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Enigmatic

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or a puzzling occurrence, situation, statement, person, etc.; perplexing; mysteriou

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Irate

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angry; enraged

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Apathetic

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having or showing little or no emotion

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Contemptuous

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showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful

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Bellicose

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inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious.

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Foreboding

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Ominous; foreshadowing danger

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Forlorn

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desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance.

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Facetious

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not meant to be taken seriously or literally: a facetious remark.

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Poignant

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keenly distressing to the feelings: poignant regret.
keen or strong in mental appeal: a subject of poignant interest.
affecting or moving the emotions: a poignant scene.
Painful,affecting

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Somber

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gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted:

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Ominous

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Threatening

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Bizarre

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markedly unusual in appearance, style,

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Sinister

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Evil

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Covetous

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inordinately or wrongly desirous of wealth or possessions; greedy.

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Garrulous

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excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, especially about trivial matters

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Serene

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Peaceful

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Vehement

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zealous; ardent; impassioned: angry

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Anguished

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Neurotic

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Anxieties

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Perturbed

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Bothered, to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate.

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Demonstrative

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Expressive communicative

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Equitable

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Fair

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Flippant

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frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity: The

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Bewildered

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Surprised

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Malevolent

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wishing evil or harm to another or others;

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Zealous

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Angry, ardent, fired up

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Wonky

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Crazy

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Pensive

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Thoughtful

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Listless

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having or showing little or no interest in anything; languid; spiritless;

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Cantankerous

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J disagreeable to deal with; contentious

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Postal

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Psychopathic

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Querulous

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full of complaints; complaining.

characterized by or uttered in complaint; peevish

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Addled

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Confused

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Solemn

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grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood

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Farouche

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fierce.

sullenly unsociable or shy

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Ebullient

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Cheerful and full of enrfy

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Dogmatic

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Arrogant, setting opinions

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Exuberant

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effusively and almost uninhibit: overflowing

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Parisimonious

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Frugal or stingy, penny pinching

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