Fab Vocab 126-150 Flashcards

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acumen

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Keese of death and perception; discernment in practical matters

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chicanery

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Deception by artful, subterfuge, or tricky, a trick

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deleterious

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Harmful in a subtle or unexpected way

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Fulminate

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to cause to explode, to issue, or pronounce with vehemence

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pecuniary

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Consisting of, or measured in money

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sanguine

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relating to blood, marked by sturdiness, high color, and confidence, optimism, cheerfulness

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ubiquitous

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existing or being everywhere at the same time, widespread

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esconced

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fixed firmly

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churlish

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A rude, Borish person, miserly

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evanescent

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Dissipating or disappearing, like vapor

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gauche

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Lacking, social polish, tactless

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nabob

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Wealthy person

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hubris

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Overbearing, pride, or presumption, arrogance

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ephemeral

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Transient, lasting a short time

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prosaic

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Ordinary, dull

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ineffable

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Incapable of being expressed

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predilection

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An established preference

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inane

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Empty, pointless, asinine

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compunction

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uneasiness from a sense of guilt, Pertinence

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enervate

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To weaken or deprive of strength

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unequivocal

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Unambiguous, certain, sure

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equanimity

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evenness of mind, calm temper

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implacable

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Incapable of being pacified

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commensurate

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equal in measure

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quagmire

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A predicament