Spelling Flashcards
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Inveterate
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Stubbornly established by habit (I’m the 1st to admit that I’m an inveterate cider drinker- I drink 4 pints a day)
2
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Jubliant
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Extremely joyful, happy
3
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lithe
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graceful, flexible, supple
4
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lurid
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Ghastly, sensational
5
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maverick
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an independent, nonconformist person
6
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maxim
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a common saying expressing a principle of conduct
7
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meticulous
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extremely careful with details
8
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modicum
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a small amount of something
9
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morose
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gloomy or sullen
10
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myriad
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consisting of a very great number
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nadir
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the lowest point of something
12
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nominal
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trifling, insignificant
13
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novice
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a beginner, someone without training or experience
14
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nuance
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a slight variation in meaning, tone, expression
15
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oblivious
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lacking consciousness or awareness of something
