Spring Vocabulary Flashcards

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affectation

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fake behavior intended to impress

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deft

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skillful; clever

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3
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erroneous

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mistaken; incorrect

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4
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hauteur

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disdainful pride; arrogance

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5
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impetuous

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impulsive

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incredulous

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unconvinced

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prodigality

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extravagance

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vehement

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strongly emotional; intense

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ANTE

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before

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CIRCUM

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around

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bemused

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puzzled; bewildered

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corpulent

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excessively fat

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impertinence

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lack of respect; rudeness

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14
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insidious

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intended to entrap or trick

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15
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obstinate

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stubborn and inflexible

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16
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pragmatic

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practical

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vacuous

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inexpressive

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vestige

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a trace of something that is dissapearing

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19
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DIS

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away

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20
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JOC

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joke

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21
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debauchery

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excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures

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22
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dilatory

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tending to procrastinate

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23
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ingratiate

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to gain favor with someone by flattering or trying to please them

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laudable

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deserving praise

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nebulous
vague; indistinct
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repose
peace; tranquility
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turgid
pompous; pretentious
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vicarious
experienced in the imagination through someone else's feelings or actions
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INTER
between
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MIS
bad
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appellation
name or title
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ephemeral
lasting for a short time
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garrulous
excessively talkative, especially about trivial matters
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inviolate
sacred; untouched
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mercurial
temperamental; impulsive
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portentous
ominous
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rancor
resentment or ill-will
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superfluous
excess; unecessary
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POST
after
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SEMI
half
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austere
serious or strict in attitiude
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beguiling
charming, often in a deceptive way
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enigma
someone or something that is puzzling or difficult to understand
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fetter
shackles usually placed on the feat
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idyllic
perfect; extremely pleasant
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misanthropic
cynical
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trepidation
uneasiness; anxiety
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SUB
under
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SUPER
over
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deferential
respectful
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auspicious
delightful
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brevity
breifness
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calumnious
slanderous
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hmage
a special honor shown publically
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ignoble
dishonorable
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pernicious
having harmful effect
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usurp
to seize
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visage
face or facial expression
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BELL
war
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HYDRO
water
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Acquiesce
to reluctantly agree
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Countenance
a person's face or facial expression; visage
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ennui
boredom
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fastidious
very careful
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immutable
unchangable
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palpable
tangible; noticable
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quixotic
exceedingly idealistic
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salient
prominent; striking
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CAP
take
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CISE
cut
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egregious
outrageously bad
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erudite
knowledgable
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facetious
flippant
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innocuous
harmless; innofensive
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lucid
clear; rational
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perfunctory
hasty and superficial
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AUTO
self
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SYN
together