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Kap final review part 2 Flashcards

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Impetuous

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quick to act without thinking; impulsive

It is not good for an investment broker to be IMPETUOUS, because much thought should be given to all the possible options.

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Dissident

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one who disagrees; inimical; a person who opposes the current political structure, group or laws

Even though a cease-fire had been in place for months, the two sides were still DISSIDENT/INIMICAL to each other.

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Recalcitrant

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inimical: hostile; unfriendly. Not cooperative.

Even though a cease-fire had been in place for months, the two sides were still RECALCITRANT/INIMICAL to each other.

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Insipid

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lacking in interest of flavor; banal

The critic claimed that the painting was INSIPID, containing no interesting qualities at all.

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Intransigent

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uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled

The professor was INTRANSIGENT on the deadline, insisting that everyone turn the assignment in at the same time.

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Inexorable

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Intransigent: uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled. impossible to persuade by request or entreaty.

The professor was INTRANSIGENT/INEXORABLE on the deadline, insisting that everyone turn the assignment in at the same time.

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Obdurate

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Intransigent: uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled.

The professor was INTRANSIGENT/OBDURATE on the deadline, insisting that everyone turn the assignment in at the same time.

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Inundate

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to overwhelm; to cover with water. Flood.

The tidal wave INUNDATED Atlantis, which was lost beneath the water.

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Cantankerous

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Irascible: easily made angry.

Attila the Hun’s IRASCIBLE/CANTANKEROUS and violent nature made all who dealt with him fear for their lives.

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Ornery

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Irascible: easily made angry.

Attila the Hun’s IRASCIBLE/ORNERY and violent nature made all who dealt with him fear for their lives.

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Extol

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Laud: to give praise; to glorify

Parades and fireworks were staged to LAUD/EXTOL the success of the rebels.

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Profuse

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wasteful. Lavish: to give unsparingly; extremely generous or extravagant

they are profuse in hospitality.

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Prodigal

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Lavish; wastefully extravagant; carelessly and foolishly spending money, time, etc.

The PRODIGAL son quickly wasted all of his inheritance on a lavish lifestyle devoted to pleasure.

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Listless

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Lethargic: acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner.

The clerk was so LETHARGIC/LISTLESS that, even when the store was not busy, he always had a long line in front of him.

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Torpid

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Lethargic: acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner.

The clerk was so LETHARGIC/TORPID that, even when the store was not busy, he always had a long line in front of him.

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Lucent

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Luminous: bright, brilliant, glowing

The moon was lucent in the background

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Resplendent

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attractive and impressive through being richly colorful or sumptuous.

She was resplendent in a sea-green dress

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Curmudgeon

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Misanthrope: a person who dislikes others

The character Scrooge in A Christmas Carl is such a MISANTHROPE/CURMUDGEON that even the sight of children singing makes him angry.

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Mitigate

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to soften; to lessen

A judge may MITIGATE a sentence if she decides that a person committed a crime out of need.

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Mollify

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to calm or make less severe

Their argument was so intense that it was difficult to believe any compromise would MOLLIFY them.

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Assuage

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to mollify: to calm or make less severe

Their argument was so intense that it was difficult to believe any compromise would MOLLIFY/ASSUAGE them.

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Conciliate

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to mollify: to calm or make less severe

Their argument was so intense that it was difficult to believe any compromise would MOLLIFY/ASSUAGE them.

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Drone

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Monotony: lack of variation

The MONOTONY/DRONE of the sound of the dripping faucet almost drove the research assistant crazy.

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Tedium

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Monotony: lack of variation

The MONOTONY/TEDIUM of the sound of the dripping faucet almost drove the research assistant crazy.

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Mulish

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Obstinate: stubborn, unyielding

The OBSTINATE/MULISH child could not be made to eat any food that he disliked.

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Occlude

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to stop up; to prevent the passage of

A shadow is thrown across the Earth’s surface during a solar eclipse, when the light from the sun is OCCLUDED by the moon.

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Onerous

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troublesome and oppressive; burdensome

The assignment was so extensive and difficult to manage that it proved ONEROUS to the team in charge of it.

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Exacting

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onerous: troublesome and oppressive; burdensome

The assignment was so extensive and difficult to manage that it proved ONEROUS to the team in charge of it.

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Formidable

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onerous; inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.

a formidable opponent

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Opprobrium

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public disgrace

After the scheme to embezzle from the elderly was made public, the treasurer resigned in utter OPPROBRIUM.

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Disrepute

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opprobrium; the state of being held in low esteem by the public

After the scheme to embezzle from the elderly was made public, the treasurer resigned in utter DSREPUTE.

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Ignominy

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opprobrium: public disgrace

After the scheme to embezzle from the elderly was made public, the treasurer resigned in utter IGNOMINY.

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Obloquy

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opprobrium: public disgrace

After the scheme to embezzle from the elderly was made public, the treasurer resigned in utter OBLOQUY.

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Paragon

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model of excellence or perfection

She is the PARAGON of what a judge should be: honest, intelligent, hardworking, and just.

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Apotheosis

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paragon: model of excellence or perfection

She is the PARAGON/APOTHEOSIS of what a judge should be: honest, intelligent, hardworking, and just.

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Quintessence

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paragon: model of excellence or perfection

She is the PARAGON/QUINTESSENCE of what a judge should be: honest, intelligent, hardworking, and just.

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Pedant

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someone who shows off learning; a person excessively concerned with minor details and displaying academic learning.

The graduate instructor’s tedious and excessive commentary on the subject soon gained her a reputation as a PEDANT.

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Perfidious

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willing to betray one’s trust

The actress’s PERFIDIOUS companion revealed all of her intimate secrets to the gossip columnist.

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Perfunctory

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done in a routine way; indifferent

The machine-like bank teller processed the transaction and gave the waiting customer a PERFUNCTORY smile.

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Surfeit

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plethora: excess

Assuming that more was better, the defendant offered the judge a PLETHORA/SURFEIT of excuses.

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Headlong

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precipitate: lacking deliberation; to throw violently or bring about abruptly

Upon learning that the couple married after knowing each other only two months, friends and family members expected such a HEADLONG marriage to end in divorce.

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Prevaricate

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to lie or deviate from the truth

Rather than admit that he had overslept again, the employee PREVARICATED and claimed that heavy traffic had prevented him from arriving at work on time.

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Profligate

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Prodigal: lavish; wasteful

Rather than admit that he had overslept again, the employee PROFLIGATE and claimed that heavy traffic had prevented him from arriving at work on time.

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Spendthrift

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Prodigal: lavish; wasteful

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Propitiate

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to conciliate; to appease

The management PROPITIATED the the irate union by agreeing to raise wages for its members.

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Propriety

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correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs

The aristocracy maintained a high level of PROPRIETY, adhering to even the most minor social rules.

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Quiescent

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motionless

Many animals are QUIESCENT over the winter months, minimizing activity in order to conserve energy.

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Rarefy

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to make thinner or sparser

Since the atmosphere RAREFIES as altitudes increase, the air at the top of the very tall mountains is too thin to breathe.

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Repudiate

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to reject the validity of

The old woman’s claim that she was Russian royalty was REPUDIATED when DNA tests showed she was of no relation to them.

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Satiate

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to satisfy fully or overindulge

His desire for power was so great that nothing less than complete control of the country could SATIATE it.

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Gorge

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satiate: to satisfy fully or overindulge

His desire for power was so great that nothing less than complete control of the country could GORGE it.

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Soporific

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causing sleep or lethargy

The movie proved to be so SOPORIFIC that soon loud snores were heard throughout the theater.

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Somnolent

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sleepy; drowsy. causing sleep or lethargy

The movie made everyone feel so SOMNOLENT that soon loud snores were heard throughout the theater.

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Specious

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deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious

The student’s SPECIOUS excuse for being late sounded legitimate, but was proved otherwise when his teacher called his home.

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Ostensible

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Specious: deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious

The student’s OSTENSIBLE excuse for being late sounded legitimate, but was proved otherwise when his teacher called his home.

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Spurious

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Specious: deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious

The student’s SPURIOUS excuse for being late sounded legitimate, but was proved otherwise when his teacher called his home.

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Sophistical

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Specious: deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious

The student’s SOPHISTICAL excuse for being late sounded legitimate, but was proved otherwise when his teacher called his home.

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Stolid

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unemotional; lacking sensitivity

The prisoner appeared STOLID and unaffected by the judge’s harsh sentence.

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Impassive

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stolid: unemotional; lacking sensitivity

The prisoner appeared IMPASSIVE and unaffected by the judge’s harsh sentence.

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Phlegmatic

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stolid: unemotional; lacking sensitivity

The prisoner appeared PHLEGMATIC and unaffected by the judge’s harsh sentence.

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Stoical

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unemotional; lacking sensitivity

The prisoner appeared STOICAL and unaffected by the judge’s harsh sentence.

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Sublime

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lofty or grand

The music was so SUBLIME that it transformed the rude surroundings into a special place.

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Reticent

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Taciturn: silent, not talkative. Laconic.

The clerk’s RETICENT nature earned him the nickname “Silent Bob.”

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Tirade

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long, harsh speech or verbal attack

Observers were shocked at the manager’s TIRADE over such minor mistake.

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Revilement

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tirade: long, harsh speech or verbal attack

Observers were shocked at the manager’s TIRADE/REVILEMENT over such minor mistake.

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Torpor

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extreme mental and physical sluggishness

After surgery, the patient experienced TORPOR until the anesthesia wore off.

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Languor

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torpor: extreme mental and physical sluggishness

After surgery, the patient experienced LANGUOR until the anesthesia wore off.

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Evanescent

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Transitory: temporary, lasting a brief time

The reporter lived an EVANESCENT life, staying in one place only long enough to cover the current story.

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Veracity

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truthfulness; accuracy

She had a reputation for VERACITY, so everyone trusted her description of events.

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Probity

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veracity: truthfulness; accuracy

She had a reputation for PROBITY, so everyone trusted her description of events.

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Exactitude

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veracity: truthfulness; accuracy

She had a reputation for her EXACTITUDE manner, so everyone trusted her description of events.

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Long-winded

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verbose

The professor’s answer was so LONG-WINDED that his students forgot what the original question had been.

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Prolix

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verbose

The professor’s answer was so PROLIX that his students forgot what the original question had been.

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Irk

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vex: to annoy

The old man who loved his peace and quiet was IRKED by his neighbor’s loud music.

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Nettle

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vex: to annoy

The old man who loved his peace and quiet was NETTLED by his neighbor’s loud music.

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Fickle

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Volatile: easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive

His FICKLE personality made it difficult to predict his reaction to anything.

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Mercurial

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Volatile: easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive

His MERCURIAL personality made it difficult to predict his reaction to anything.

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Ardency

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zeal: passion, excitement. Not the same, but think: ardor.

She brought her typical ARDENCY to the project, sparking enthusiasm in the other team members.

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