Study - Set 1 Flashcards

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1
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impetuous

A

acting quickly without much thought

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2
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complaisant

A

eager to please

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3
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pariah

A

outcast

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4
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obtuse

A

slow to understand

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5
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abstruse

A

difficult to understand

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6
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convoluted

A

difficult to follow

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7
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paradoxical

A

self-contradictory

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8
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exanthem

A

eruptive disease

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9
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diffidence

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lack of self con?

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10
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sangfroid

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cold blood

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11
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interminable

A

endless

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12
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sundry

A

mixed, diverse

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13
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frenetic

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wild, uncontrolable

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14
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noisome

A

unpleasant

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15
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fulsome

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flattering to an excess

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16
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appise

A

to inform

17
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willful

A

stubborn

18
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angish

A

severe mental and physical pain

19
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interminable

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endless

20
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tangential

A

diverging from subject

21
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despondent

A

low spirit

22
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restive

A

unable to stay still

23
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florid

A

excessive use of detail or flushed in face

24
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clement

A

mericiful

25
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profligate

A

wasteful

26
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impetuous

A

quick and impulsive

27
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diffident

A

reserved

28
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contentious

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argumentative

29
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stringent

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strict

30
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seemly

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proper

31
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extolment

A

high praise

32
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insufferable

A

intollerable

33
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tantamount

A

equivalent to something else