Unit 1 Vocabulary Flashcards by Raina Zhao | Brainscape

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Bizarre

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Odd

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Affable

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Friendly

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Bland

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Tasteless

Uninteresting

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Debacle

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Complete failure or fiasco

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Discern

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To distinguish or perceive

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Diversion

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Distraction

Something people do for fun

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Flounder

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Flail or struggle

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Futile

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Hopeless/unsuccessful

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Grotesque

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Unnatural

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Imprudent

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Careless, reckless, unwise

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Indolent

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Lazy, relaxed

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Lore

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Knowledge of a subject

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Naive

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Gullible, overly positive

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Palatial

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Place-like

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Repast

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Meal

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Scruples

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Morals

Feeling of doubt

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Solicitous

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Showing concern about someone’s well-being

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Tangible

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Substantial, easily seen or recognized

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Vigor

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Energy

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Zealous

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Devoted, passionate

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Blighted

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Destroyed, ruined

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Doggedness

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Persistence

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Gleaming

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Shining

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Heresy

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Opinion that contradicts the accepted opinion

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Imminent

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Likely to happen soon

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Infallibility

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Unable to fail

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Iridescent

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Lustrous, shining with many different colors

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Loll

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Act lazy, hang loosely

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Mar

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Damage, mark, disfigure

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Poised

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Composed

Ready, prepared

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Precariously

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In an unsteady manner

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Prim

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Formal, proper

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Reiterate

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To repeat something for emphasis

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Serene

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At peace

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Sullenly

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In an angry or unhappy manner