English Voc 11 Flashcards

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Anomaly

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deviation from the common rule; irregularity

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Antiquated

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grown old; outmoded; old fashioned

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Congenial

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getting on well with others; agreeable, pleasant

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Conjugal

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pertaining to marriage, the married state or matrimonial

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Consummate

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complete or perfect in the highest degree;(V) to bring to a state of completion

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Discursive

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digressing; rambling

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Disinclination

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unwillingness

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Erudite

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to free from rudeness, polish, instruct; characterized by wide knowledge of a bookish kind: learned; scholarly

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Esoteric

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known only to the chosen few

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Hypocritical

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pretending to be virtuous, deceiving

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Ingenuous

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naive; young; unsophisticated

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Ingratiate

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to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favorable acceptance by others ( sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)

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Inhibition

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any inner impediment to free activity, expression; restraint

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Morose

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ill-humored; sullen

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Placate

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to pacify; conciliate

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Platitude

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a commonplace, stale, or trite remark

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Potent

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powerful; persuasive; greatly influential

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Renounce

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to abandon; discontinue; disown; repudiate

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Seclusion

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isolation; solitude

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Thwart

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to oppose successfully; to prevent, frustrate, foil