Unit 1 Lesson 2 Flashcards

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Baleful

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Deadly; sinister

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Acidulous

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Somewhat acid or sour

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Bellicose

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Warlike; of a quarrelsome nature

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Bilious

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Bad-tempered; bitter

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Bumbtious

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Arrogant; disagreeable

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Captious

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Critical; quick to find fault; quibbling

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Churlish

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Boorish; surly

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Complaisant

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Willing to please; tending to consent to other’s wishes

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Contrite

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Crushed in spirit by a feeling of guilt

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Convivial

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Festive; sociable

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Craven

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Cowardly

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Debonair

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Courteous, gracious and having a sophisticated charm; suave; urbane

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Dyspeptic

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Grouchy; gloomy; a person who suffers from dyspepsia or indigestion

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Lachrymose

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Sad; mournful; inclined to she’d many tears

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Neurasthenic

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Having emotional conflicts which lead to weakness and depression

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