list 6 Flashcards

1
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austere

A

severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance.

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2
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corpulent

A

fat

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3
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derisive

A

expressing contempt or ridicule.

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4
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effeminate

A

behaving/qualities like a women as a man.

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5
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jocund

A

cheerful/ lighthearted

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6
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manifest

A

clear or obvious to the eye or mind.
or demonstrate

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7
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ostentatious

A

characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice.

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8
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sanguine

A

optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.

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9
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strident

A

loud and harsh; grating.

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10
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vehement

A

showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense.

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11
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elegiac

A

mournfulness/ sorrow

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12
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fecund

A

fertile

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13
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fortuitous

A

happening by a lucky chance; fortunate.

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14
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infirmity

A

physical or mental weakness.

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15
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malady

A

a disease or ailment.

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16
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nuance

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a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound.

17
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profligate

A

recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources.

18
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remonstrance

A

a forcefully reproachful protest.

19
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scintillate

A

emit flashes of light; sparkle.

20
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vitiate

A

spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of.