Literary Vocabulary Flashcards by Ella Batson

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burning, disturbing, harassing
relaxed

A

importunate

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big, bountiful, charitable
greedy

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munificent

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vauge, cloudy, misleading
certain

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equivocal

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deceptive, false, inaccurate
correct

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specious

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abnormal, peculiar, foreign
ordinary

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anomalous

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experience, understanding, attention
ignorance

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sentience

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brutal, cruel, depressing
mild

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oppressive

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unbearable, dreadful, painful
delightful

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insufferable

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arrogant, snooty, proud
humble

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disdainful

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pasty, dim, dull
bright

A

wan

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syndrome, sickness, disorder
comfort

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malady

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stiff, paralyzed, stuck
free

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cataleptical

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malady, disease, disorder
health

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distemper

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angelic, divine, pure
sinful

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seraph

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melody, theme, music
silence

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refrain

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deceive, entice, mislead
honesty

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beguile

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gloomy, grim, mournful
cheerful

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melancholy

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horrible, disgusting, vile
pleasant

A

loathsome

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deadly, destructive, fatal
safe

A

pestilential

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ample, expansive, full
empty

A

copious

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thrifty, penny-pintcher, cheap
generous

A

avarice

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soothe, tame, calm
aggravate

A

pacify

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accelerate, hasten, speed up
slow

A

precipitate

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extravagant, heedless, imprudent
provident

A

improvident