English vocab Flashcards by Averi Kunselman | Brainscape

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Vulnerable

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Fragile; Susceptible to harm

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Fractious

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Irritable (child manner)

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Imperative

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Urgent/important

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Fervent

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Passion/great intensity for something

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Tangible

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Able to touch

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Supercilious

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Behaving as superior to others

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Saunter

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Walking in a slow, relaxed manner

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Sumptuous

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Rich and luxurious; meant to be enjoyed/consumed

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Jovial

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Friendly/cheerful

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Perceptible

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Can be seen

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Facet

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A side

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Vitality

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State of being strong of active

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Discreet

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In a private manner

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Distort

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To pull and twist out of shape

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Languid

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Slow and relaxed

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Turgid

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Swollen or distended

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Contingent

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Subject to change

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Haughty

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Distain or arrogantly superior

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Intermittent

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Not continuous

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Lethargic

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Sluggish and lacking energy

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Revolting

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Disgusting and horrifying

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Shiftless

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Lazy in a disrespectful manner

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Elaborate

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Detailed/intricate

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Permeate

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To fill/pervade

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Ascertain

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Find out for certain

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Florid

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A red flush complexion

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Corpulent

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Fat

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Jaunty

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Lively and cheerful, self confident

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Tumultuous

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Disorderly

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Gratify

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Indulge or satisfy

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Defunct

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Disproved, not functional

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Ineffable

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Too great or extreme to be described in words

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Gaudy

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Excessively, bright and showy, often tasteless

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Meretricious

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Attractive but having no real value

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Peculiar

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Weird

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Expostulations

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Act of expressing disagreement of protesting something

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Luminous

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Glowing, filled with light

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Garrulous

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Excessively talkitive, especially on trivial manners

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Fortuitous

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Happening by lucky chance

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Incessant

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Doesn’t stop

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Keen

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Sharp, clever

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Interminable

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Endless

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Pander

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To indulge

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Commensurate

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In proportion

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Borne

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Carried or transported

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Transitory

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Not permanent

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Elude

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Evade or escaped

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Vehement

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Passionate or intense

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Apathetic

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Showing no feeling or interest

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Elicit

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Call forth

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Vacuous

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Devoid of matter

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Strident

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Unpleasantly loud and harsh

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Din

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A loud noise

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Sporadic

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Recurring in a scattered unpredictable manner