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Reading Vocab Flashcards

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indignant

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feeling or showing anger or annoyance at was is perceived unfair treatment

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capricious

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given to sudden or unaccountable changes in mood and behavior

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recrimination

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an accusation in response to one from someone else

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hearsay

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information received from other people that one cannot adequately substation; rumor

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fallacy

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a mistaken belief; one based unsound arguments

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mollified

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appease the anger or anxiety of someone

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appease

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relieve or satisfy a demand

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impugned

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dispute with truth or validity

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filibustered

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action such as prolonged speech that obstructs progress in legislative assembly

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reminiscent

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tending to remind someone of something

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devoid

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entire lacking or free from

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redolent

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strongly reminiscent or reminding of something

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cosseted

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care for and protect in overindulgent way

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disingenuous

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pretending that one knows less about something than one really does

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corrode

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destroy or damage slowly by chemical action

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laconic

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using very few words

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mercurial

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subject to sudden or unpredictable changes in mood

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reticent

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not revealing ones thoughts or feeling readily

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clairvoyant

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a person who claims to have supernatural ability to perceive events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact

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assiduous

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showing great care and perseverance

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fallible

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capable of making mistakes or being erroneous

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erroneous

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wrong or inccorect

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analogously

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comparable in certain respects; typically in a way that makes the compared things clearer

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debunk

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expose the falseness of a myth or belief

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dubious

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hesitating or doubting

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obdurate

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stubbornly refusing to change ones opinion or course of action

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morose

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sullen and ill-tempered

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amalgamate

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combine or unite to form one organization or structure

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periphery

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the outer limits or edge of an area or object

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quixotic

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unrealistic and impractical

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candid

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truthful and straightforward; frank

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didactic

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intended to teach; particularly to treat someone in a patronizing way

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baroque

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relating or detonating to a style of european culture; highly ornate or extravagant in style

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belligerent

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hostile and aggressive

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aloof

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not friendly or forth coming; cool and distant

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sanguine

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optimistic or positive especially in an apparently bad situation

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facetious

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treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor

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flippant

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not showing a serious or respectful attitude

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salient

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most noticeable or important

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robust

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strong and healthy; vigorous

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desolation

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the state of complete emptiness or destruction

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timorous

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showing or suffering from fear, nervousness, or lack of confidence

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avuncular

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of or relating to an uncle

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rapturous

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characterized, by feeling, or expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm

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nihilistic

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rejecting all religious and moral principles in the belief that life is meaningless

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intractable

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hard to control or deal with

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phlegmatic

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having and unemotional or stolidly calm position

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raiment

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clothing

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detritus

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waste or debris of any kind

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impetuous

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acting or done quickly and without thought or care

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taciturn

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reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little

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languid

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displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed

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nostalgia

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a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past; typically for a period or place with happy personal connections

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antiquated

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old fashioned or outdated

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symposiums

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a conference or meeting to discuss a particular subject

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opulent

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ostentatiously rich and luxurious or lavish

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ostentatiously

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designed to impress or attract notice

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cantankerous

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bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative

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inconsolable

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not able to be comforted or alleviated

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somnolent

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sleepy, drowsy

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fractious

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irritable and quarrelsome

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sedulous

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showing dedication and diligence

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vertigo

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the sensation of whirling and loss of balance

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controvertible

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deny the truth of

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idiosyncrasy

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way of thought of peculiar individual

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temporize

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avoid making decision in order to gain time

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vacuity

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lack of intelligence

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infelicity

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something inappropriate

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rhetoric

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art of effective persuasion

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pragmatism

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philosophy that asses truth

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futility

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pointlessness or uselessness

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boorishness

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rough and bad mannered

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fastidious

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very attentive; concerned about detail

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vindictive

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strong desire or revenge

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petulant

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bad tempered; childish

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mercenary

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primarily concerned of making money

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treacly

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over sentimentality

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cursory

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hasty and not detailed

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prosaic

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lacking poetic beauty

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meticulous

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showing great attention to detail

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consecrated

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dedicate formally to religious or Devine purpose

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myriad

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countless or extremely great number

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contemptuous

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scornful

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adept

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very skilled and proficient at something

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remiss

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lacking care or attention to duty

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conflagration

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extensive fire that destroys a lot

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quelled

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put to an end

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deleterious

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causing harm or damage

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ineffable

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too great or extreme to be expressed in words

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consummate

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complete by having sexual intercorse

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vacillated

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indecisive; alternate between decisions

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steadfastness

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firm and unwavering

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equitable

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fair imparcial

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eulogy

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something that praises someone for something high

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indictment

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accusation of serious crime

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heed

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pay attention; take notice of

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