List 16 5/15 Flashcards by Gabriella burkart | Brainscape

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Banal

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Lacking originality and boring

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Circumspect

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Wary and unwilling to take risks

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Disconsolate

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Unhappy without comfort

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Evanescent

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Temporary

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Exuberant

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Filled with lively energy excitement

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Impetuous

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Done quickly without care or thought

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Impugn

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Dispute the truth validity or honesty of

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Malingerer

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Slacker

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Misconception

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A view that is incorrect because it’s based on faulty thinking

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Misnomer

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Wrong inaccurate name or designation

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Perspicacity

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See through have acute understanding

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Placid

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Not easily upset or excited

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Recalcitrant

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Uncooperative attitude toward authority

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Supersede

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Take the place of something

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Terse

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Brief to the point

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Unflappable

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Having or showing calmness in crisis

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Unfounded

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Having no foundation or basis in fact

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Verbose

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Talkative

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Abhor

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Regard with disgust or hatred