Literary Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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burning, disturbing, harassing
relaxed

A

importunate

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2
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big, bountiful, charitable
greedy

A

munificent

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3
Q

vauge, cloudy, misleading
certain

A

equivocal

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4
Q

deceptive, false, inaccurate
correct

A

specious

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5
Q

abnormal, peculiar, foreign
ordinary

A

anomalous

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6
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experience, understanding, attention
ignorance

A

sentience

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7
Q

brutal, cruel, depressing
mild

A

oppressive

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8
Q

unbearable, dreadful, painful
delightful

A

insufferable

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9
Q

arrogant, snooty, proud
humble

A

disdainful

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10
Q

pasty, dim, dull
bright

A

wan

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11
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syndrome, sickness, disorder
comfort

A

malady

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12
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stiff, paralyzed, stuck
free

A

cataleptical

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13
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malady, disease, disorder
health

A

distemper

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14
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angelic, divine, pure
sinful

A

seraph

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15
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melody, theme, music
silence

A

refrain

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16
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deceive, entice, mislead
honesty

A

beguile

17
Q

gloomy, grim, mournful
cheerful

A

melancholy

18
Q

horrible, disgusting, vile
pleasant

A

loathsome

19
Q

deadly, destructive, fatal
safe

A

pestilential

20
Q

ample, expansive, full
empty

A

copious

21
Q

thrifty, penny-pintcher, cheap
generous

A

avarice

22
Q

soothe, tame, calm
aggravate

A

pacify

23
Q

accelerate, hasten, speed up
slow

A

precipitate

24
Q

extravagant, heedless, imprudent
provident

A

improvident