The Importance of Being Aesthetically Pleasing Vocab Flashcards

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languid

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slow and relaxed

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lax

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Not strict, careful, or severe

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shilly-shally

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dilly-dally

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metaphysical

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relating to the abstract

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apoplexy

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Unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage or stroke.

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profligate

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Recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources.

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demeanor

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Outward behavior

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vacillate

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indecisive

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rupee

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Monetary unit

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misanthrope

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A person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society.

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horticulture

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The art or practice of garden cultivation and management.

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philanthropic

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seeking to promote the welfare of others, especially by donating money to good causes; generous and benevolent.

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effrontery

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Insolent or impertinent behavior.

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credulity

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A tendency to be too ready to believe that something is real or true.

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ostentatious

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Characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice.

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perambulator

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A baby carriage

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capacious

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Having a lot of space

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temperance

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Abstinence from drink

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irrevocable

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final

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tableau

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A group of models or motionless figures representing a scene from a story or from history; a tableau vivant.

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forte

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loudly, something that someone is especially skilled at