March 2021 Flashcards

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halcyon

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Affluent, often referring to idyllic times, happiness

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profligate

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Wildly extravagant, wasteful

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insouciance

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Apathy, casualness, nonchalance, indifference

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tumid

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Swollen

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5
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oenophile

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wine lover

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kith

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familiar friends, neighbours, relatives

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probative

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serving to test: explaroty

confirming/substantiating/verifying

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ostentatious

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Characterized by or given to ostentation. synonym: showy.
Making public display.
Characterized by ostentation; making display or vain show from vanity or pride.

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stalwart

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marked by outstanding strength and vigour of body mind or spirit.

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protean

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varied nature, versatile

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sagacity

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n. The quality of being discerning, sound in judgment, and farsighted; wisdom.
n. The state or character of being sagacious, in any sense; sagaciousness.
n. Synonyms Perspicacity

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incorrigible

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incapable of correction, ineradicable, difficult to control

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