List #4 Flashcards

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facetious

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(adj) cleverly amusing in tone

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fastidious

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(adj) carefully attentive to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness

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garish

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(adj) tastelessly showy, tacky, gaudy

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gregarious

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(adj) outgoing, sociable; seeking & enjoying company

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hiatus

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(n) an interruption in the intensity or amount of something

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indoctrinate

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(v) to teach one-sided doctrines/beliefs; to teach uncritically

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inhibit

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(v) to limit, block, hinder, or decrease the action or function of

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languid

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(adj) lacking spirit or liveliness; lethargic

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latter

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(n/adj) the second of the two; or the second one mentioned (not the first/former)

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listless

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(adj) lacking zest, enthusiasm, low spirit or energy

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