English Vocab Flashcards
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smug
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having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one’s achievements.
2
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melancholy
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a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.
3
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inexorable
A
impossible to stop or prevent.
4
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effusive
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expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner.
5
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misnomer
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a wrong or inaccurate name or designation.
6
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ingratiate
A
bring oneself into favor with someone by flattering or trying to please them.
“a social climber who had tried to ingratiate herself with the city gentry”
7
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inept
A
having or showing no skill; clumsy.
8
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avocation
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a hobby or minor occupation.
9
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cursory
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hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed.
