list 6 Flashcards
1
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austere
A
severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance.
2
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corpulent
A
fat
3
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derisive
A
expressing contempt or ridicule.
4
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effeminate
A
behaving/qualities like a women as a man.
5
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jocund
A
cheerful/ lighthearted
6
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manifest
A
clear or obvious to the eye or mind.
or demonstrate
7
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ostentatious
A
characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice.
8
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sanguine
A
optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.
9
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strident
A
loud and harsh; grating.
10
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vehement
A
showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense.
11
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elegiac
A
mournfulness/ sorrow
12
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fecund
A
fertile
13
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fortuitous
A
happening by a lucky chance; fortunate.
14
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infirmity
A
physical or mental weakness.
15
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malady
A
a disease or ailment.