English List 5 Flashcards

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Incongruous

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Lacking in harmony, compatibility, or appropriateness

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Profuse

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Exhibiting great abundance; plentiful; copious; bountiful

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Surly

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Ill-humored; churlish in manner or mood; sullen and gruff

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Bucolic

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Relating to or typical of the countryside or its people; rustic

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Alacrity

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A cheerful or eager readiness or willingness, often manifested by brisk, lively action or promptness in response

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Equivocate

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To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or to avoid committing oneself to anything definite

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Assiduous

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Constant in application or attention; devoted; attentive

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Cavort

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To bound or prance about

To have lively or boisterous fun

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Efficacious

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Capable of having the desired result or effect; effective as a means, measure, remedy, etc.

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Ribald

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Offensive in speech or gesture

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Morose

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Gloomy, sullen, surly, despondent

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Poignant

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Evoking sadness or regret

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Pretentious

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Attempting to impress by acting more important/talented than you are

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Quizzical

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Odd, eccentric, amusing

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Malicious

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Purposely hurtful

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Recumbent

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Reclining; lying down

Resting; inactive; idle