Final Vocab Flashcards by Sarah Fenton | Brainscape

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Acquiesce

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to accept without protest

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ambivalent

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having mixed feelings towards something

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antipathy

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a natural repugnance

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auspicious

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favorable and promising

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brusque

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abrupt

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burgeon

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developing suddenly

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catharsis

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relief of pent up emotion

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contrite

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suffering from a sense of guilt

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dearth

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scarcity

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derogatory

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disparaging, belittling

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didactic

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instructive, intended to teach

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doleful

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mournful and sorrowful

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elucidate

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to make something clear or lucid

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ephemeral

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short lived

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euphoric

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enjoying an exaggerated feeling of well being

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fatuous

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inane, foolish, silly

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germane

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relevant, pertinent

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hubris

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arrogant

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illusory

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misleading

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indolent

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lazy

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ineffable

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unspeakable

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juxtapose

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placement of two things together to emphasize their differences

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languish

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to droop

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loquacious

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talkative, garrulous

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mawkish

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cloyingly, insipidly sentimental

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minutia

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the smallest details of everything

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nefarious

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wicked

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pariah

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a person outcasted by society

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pathos

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a sympathetic expression invoking compassion

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pecuniary

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pertaining to money

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poignant

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moving, very touching

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prevaricate

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to lie easily

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prosaic

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dull

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querulous

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constantly complaining

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rancor

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bitter

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reticent

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disposed to be silent

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sanctimonious

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making a hypocritical show of religion

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saturnine

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sluggish

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supercilious

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behaving as though one is superior to others

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vicissitude

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a change in something