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Voca Flashcards

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Incongruous

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not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something.

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Prosy

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showing no imagination; commonplace or dull.

I couldn’t watch the prosy tv series on Netflix

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Podgy

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somewhat fat; chubby

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Inert

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Lacking the ability or strength

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Quavered

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shake or tremble in speaking, typically through nervousness or emotion.

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Inexpedient

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not practical, suitable, or advisable.
Touching hot pans is inexpedient

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Coterie

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a small group of people with shared interests or tastes, especially one that is exclusive of other people.

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Atrophied

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wasted away or rudimentary.

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Furatively

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in a way that attempts to avoid notice or attention; secretively.

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Artless

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Without deception

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Derision

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contemptuous ridicule or mockery.

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Brashness

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the quality or condition of being tactless, rash, or offensively bold

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Pith

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The essence of something

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Uncouth

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lacking good manners, refinement, or grace.

The uncouth man shoveled food into his mouth.

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Ostentation

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pretentious and vulgar display, especially of wealth and luxury, intended to impress or attract notice.

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Tepid

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Lukewarm

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phlegmatic

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Unemotional, calm

The phlegmatic man was unmoved by the threats of others

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Suave

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Polite, charming

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Suppositious

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based on assumption rather than fact

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Vitiate

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verbFORMAL
gerund or present participle: vitiating
spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of.
“development programs have been vitiated by the rise in population”

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Quixotic

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quix·ot·ic
adjective
exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical

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Extricate

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verb
free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty.
“he was trying to extricate himself from official duties”

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Countenance

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  1. a person’s face or facial expression
  2. Support

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