Mon 22 Flashcards by joe Lovett | Brainscape

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Quixotic (adj)

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overly idealistic; impractical

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Quiescent (adj)

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motionless

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Pulchritude (n)

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beauty

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Pusillanimous (adj)

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cowardly; without courage

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Inimical (adj)

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hostile, unfriendly

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Ingenuous (adj)

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showing innocence or childlike simplicity

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Palliate (v)

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to make less serious; to ease

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Dictum (n)

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an authoritative statement

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Diffident (adj)

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lacking self-confidence

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Dilatory (adj)

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intended to delay

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Dilettante (n)

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someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic

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