Section 5 Flashcards

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Noun

A great difference

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Disparity

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Adjective

Having or showing an excessive willingness to help others

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Servile

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Verb

Make something more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features

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Embellish

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Adjective

Intricate, complex

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Florid

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Adjective

Ostentatiously rich and luxurious or lavish

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Opulent

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Adjective

Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret

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Poignant

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Noun

The quality of being cheerful and full of energy; exuberance

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Ebullience

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Adjective

Expressing feelings of gratitude

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Effusive

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Adjective

Outstandingly bad; shocking

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Egregious

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Adjective

Conspicuously or obviously offensive

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Flagrant

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Adjective

Fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way

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Frenetic

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Adjective

Conducive to success; favorable

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Auspicious

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Adjective

Well meaning and kindly

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Benevolent

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Adjective

Gentle; kindly

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Benign

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Adjective

Hesitating or doubting

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Dubious

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Verb

Invent or concoct (something), typically with deceitful intent

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Fabricated

17
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Adjective

Not being what it purports to be; false or fake

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Spurious

18
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Adjective

Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

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Ambivalent