English Voc. 12 Flashcards

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Apathy

A

a lack of feeling, emotion,or interest

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Appease

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to pacify; soothe

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3
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Contentious

A

quarrelsome

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Contrite

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Penitent; remorseful; sorry for

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Dispassionate

A

calm; impartial

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Disputatious

A

argumentative; fond of argument

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7
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Exacerbate

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to make more violent, severe,bitter,or painful

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Execrate

A

to curse

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9
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Fulsome

A

offensively insincere or excessive; disgusting, sickening

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10
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Initiate

A

to begin; to admit to a club,sect or the like

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Innovation

A

change; introduction of something new

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12
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Inordinate

A

far too great, exceeding reasonable limit, excessive

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Lofty

A

very high(as in goals or ideas)

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Mundane

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earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary

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Ostentatious

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unnecessarily showy

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Potpourri

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a collection of diverse or miscellaneous items; a general mixture

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Precarious

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uncertain; risky

18
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Replenish

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to supply fully; to fill again or restock

19
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Scrutinize

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to examine closely

20
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Senile

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old age