Vocab 1 Flashcards

1
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Gratuitous

A

Being without apparent reason, cause, or justification

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2
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Virility

A

Manly character, vigor, or spirit

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3
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Impinge

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To have an effect or impact

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4
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Infernal

A

Extremely troublesome or annoying

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5
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Reckoning

A

An appraisal or judgement

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6
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Infidels

A

Non-believers from a particular religious point of view

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7
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Besmirch

A

To detract from someone’s honor

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8
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Profusely

A

To do so abundantly; in a great amount

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9
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Boisterous

A

Rough and noisy; noisily jolly or rowdy

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10
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Jovial

A

Endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor

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11
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Paraphernalia

A

Equipment, apparatus, or furnishing used in or necessary for a particular activity

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12
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Perfunctory

A

Performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial

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13
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Lapse

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A slip or error, often a small mistake

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14
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Interminably

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In a manner that seems like it will never end

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