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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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erroneous

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mistaken; incorrect

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hauteur

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disdainful pride; arrogance

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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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insidious

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intended to entrap or trick

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obstinate

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stubborn and inflexible

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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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DIS

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away

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JOC

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joke

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debauchery

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excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures

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dilatory

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tending to procrastinate

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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

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vague; indistinct

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repose

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peace; tranquility

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turgid

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pompous; pretentious

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vicarious

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experienced in the imagination through someone else’s feelings or actions

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INTER

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between

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MIS

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bad

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appellation

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name or title

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ephemeral

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lasting for a short time

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garrulous

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excessively talkative, especially about trivial matters

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inviolate

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sacred; untouched

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mercurial

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temperamental; impulsive

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portentous

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rancor

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resentment or ill-will

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superfluous

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excess; unecessary

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POST

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SEMI

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austere

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serious or strict in attitiude

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beguiling

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charming, often in a deceptive way

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enigma

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someone or something that is puzzling or difficult to understand

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fetter

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shackles usually placed on the feat

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idyllic

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perfect; extremely pleasant

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misanthropic

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trepidation

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uneasiness; anxiety

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SUB

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SUPER

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deferential

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respectful

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auspicious

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delightful

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brevity

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calumnious

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slanderous

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hmage

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a special honor shown publically

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ignoble

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dishonorable

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pernicious

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having harmful effect

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usurp

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visage

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face or facial expression

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BELL

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HYDRO

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Acquiesce

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to reluctantly agree

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Countenance

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a person’s face or facial expression; visage

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ennui

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fastidious

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very careful

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immutable

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unchangable

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palpable

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tangible; noticable

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quixotic

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exceedingly idealistic

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salient

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prominent; striking

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CAP

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CISE

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egregious

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outrageously bad

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erudite

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knowledgable

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facetious

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innocuous

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harmless; innofensive

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lucid

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clear; rational

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perfunctory

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hasty and superficial

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AUTO

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SYN

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