Poetry Vocab Flashcards by Courtney Stump | Brainscape

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Akimbo

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Hands on hips with elbows bent outwards

Adj

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Debauch

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To corrupt by sensuality

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Peccadillo

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A very minor offense

Noun

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Querulous

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Full of complaints

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Pedantic

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Overly concerned with minute details

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Ennui

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A feeling of listlessness or dissatisfaction

Noun

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Insouciance

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Indifference

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Viridescent

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Greenish

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Impudent

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Insulting or impertinent

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Troglodyte

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A person of primitive character

Noun

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Taciturn

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Inclined to silence; dour

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Enervated

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Without strength

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Ribald

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Vulgar, indecent

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Coruscate

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To sparkle

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Harangue

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An intense verbal attack

Noun

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