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My words - 1 Flashcards

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chagrin

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annoyance or distress at having failed or been humiliated

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fallacious

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based on mistaken belief

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circumvent

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avoid; evade

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cavalier

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not considering other people’s feelings or safety

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deft

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skilful, clever, quick

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compunction

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a slight guilty feeling about something you have done or might do

I wouldn’t have any compunction about telling him to leave.

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pique

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a feeling of anger, especially caused by someone damaging your feeling of being proud of yourself

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salubrious

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A salubrious place is pleasant, clean, and healthy to live in

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inconsequential

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not important

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detrimental

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causing harm or damage

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tantamount

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being almost the same or having the same effect as something, usually something bad; equivalent to

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fledge

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to grow feathers and fly

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momentous revelation

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A momentous revelation refers to a highly significant or impactful discovery or piece of information that often brings about a profound change in understanding, perspective, or decision-making

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fleeting

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short lived

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languished

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grow weak

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serendipitous

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happening by chance

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outright speculation

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Outright speculation refers to making guesses, assumptions, or forming opinions without any supporting evidence or facts.

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steeped in conjecture

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Steeped in: Immersed in or saturated with something.
Conjecture: An opinion or conclusion formed based on incomplete information or speculation.

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obsequious

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attempting to win favour from influential people by flattery

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truculent

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eager or quick to argue or fight

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Downright draconian

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Downright draconian refers to something that is extremely harsh, severe, or excessively strict, often to the point of being unfair or oppressive.

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Obliquely

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indirectly or not in a straightforward manner

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Caustic

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Sarcastic in a scathing or cutting way.

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candor

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brilliance; clearness

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probity

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the quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency.

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mendacious

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not telling the truth

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turbulent

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a little bit chaotic or violent and disorganized

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capitulation

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surrender; yielding

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catastrophe

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perusal

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the action of reading or examining something.

I continued my perusal of the instructions

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dispensation

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an exemption from a rule or obligation

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tenacious

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unwilling to accept defeat or stop doing or having something

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LOGORRHEA

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excessive and often incoherent talkativeness or wordiness

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forthright

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frank; straightforward

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sullen

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crabbed, gloomy, glum, morose, saturnine, sulky, and surly

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novel

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interestingly new or unusual

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perfunctory

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done quickly and without showing that you care or have much interest

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cursory

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hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed

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onerous

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burdensome

he found his duties increasingly onerous

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sanguine

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optimistic or positive,

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plummet

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fall or drop straight down at high speed

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irate

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feeling or characterised by great anger

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beguiling

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charming or enchanting, often in a deceptive way

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unprepossessing

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not attractive or appealing to the eye.

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abhorrent

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inspiring disgust and loathing; repugnant

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Magnanimous

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This term refers to being very generous, noble, and willing to give freely

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Ostentatious

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An ostentatious gesture is one that is overly showy or gaudy, often intended to attract notice or admiration.

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plodding

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slow-moving and unexciting

a plodding comedy drama (Gilmore girls)

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convoluted

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intricate and complicated

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Spurious

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This means something false or inauthentic,

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itinerant

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traveling from place to place to work

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