Unit 1 Vocabulary Flashcards
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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
Likely to happen soon
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Infallibility
Unable to fail
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Iridescent
Lustrous, shining with many different colors
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Loll
Act lazy, hang loosely
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Mar
Damage, mark, disfigure
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Poised
Composed
Ready, prepared
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Precariously
In an unsteady manner
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Prim
Formal, proper
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Reiterate
To repeat something for emphasis
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Serene
At peace
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Sullenly
In an angry or unhappy manner
