FF Vocab III Flashcards

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perturbed

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anxious or unsettled; upset.

“she didn’t seem perturbed about the noises around her”

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proletariat

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workers or working-class people, regarded collectively (often used with reference to Marxism).
"the growth of the industrial proletariat"
synonyms:	working-class people, the common people, the lower classes
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reticent

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not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily.
“she was extremely reticent about her personal affairs”
synonyms: reserved, withdrawn

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taciturn

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(of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.
synonyms: untalkative, reticent

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inextricable

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  1. impossible to disentangle or separate.
    “the past and the present are inextricable”
    synonyms: inseparable, indivisible, entangled
  2. impossible to escape from.
    “an inextricable situation”
    synonyms: inescapable, unavoidable
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clandestine

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kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit.
“she deserved better than these clandestine meetings”
synonyms: secret, covert, furtive, surreptitious

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vituperation

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bitter and abusive language.
“no one else attracted such vituperation from him”
synonyms: invective, scolding, criticism

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lethargy

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a lack of energy and enthusiasm.
“periods of weakness and lethargy”
synonyms: sluggishness, inactivity

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propegate

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  1. breed specimens of (a plant, animal, etc.) by natural processes from the parent stock.
    “try propagating your own houseplants from cuttings”
    synonyms: breed, grow, cultivate
  2. spread and promote (an idea, theory, etc.) widely.
    “the French propagated the idea that the English were violent and gluttonous drunkards”
    synonyms: spread, disseminate, communicate
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excursion

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a short journey or trip, especially one engaged in as a leisure activity.
“an excursion to Mount Etna”
synonyms: trip, outing, jaunt

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