HIt vocab list Flashcards

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insolent

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arrogant

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2
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Duplicitous

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Deceitful

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3
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Artful

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Clever in a deceitful way; creatively skillful

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4
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keen

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Sharp(highlydeveloped); eager; intense; enthusiatic; interested in

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5
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Elitist

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snobbish

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6
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Abhorrent

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Inspiring disgust, repugnant

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7
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Prominent

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Important, famous, visible

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8
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Foreboding

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Implying/feeling that something bad is going to happen

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9
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Inconsequential

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Of minor importance

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10
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Pretinent

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Relevant

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11
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Disingenuous

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Insincere; dishonest

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12
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Paradox

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Contradiction, inconsistency

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13
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Vestige

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A trace of something that no longer exists (or no longer serves a function)

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14
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Contempt

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the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving of scorn

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15
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reverie

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Daydreaming

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16
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Discipline

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A branch of knowledge

17
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Pompous

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Self-important, arrogant, grandiose

18
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Idiosyncratic

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Pertaining to a quality that is peculiar to an individual (or a group)

19
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Crude

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in a raw, unprepared, unrefined, or underdeveloped state; lacking culture or refinement; blunt

20
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Prevalent

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Widespread; common; superior

21
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Conclusive

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Serving to settle or decide a question

22
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Somber

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Dark; gloomy

23
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Ardent

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Passionate

24
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Fanciful

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Imaginary; makeup; make-believe; whimisical

25
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Humble

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lower in rank or significance

26
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Inquiry

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Question; query

27
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Predicament

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Difficult Situation

28
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Contempt

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Hatred; scorn

29
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Pertinenet

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Relevant

29
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Abhorrent

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Inspiring disgust; repugnant

30
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Keen

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Sharp (highly developed); eager; intense; enthusiastic; interested in