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VOCAB 1 Flashcards

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proneness

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liability, susceptability (to suffer from/experience something disagreeable)

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penchant

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habitual fondness or tendency (to do something)

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predilection

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bias or tendency to think favorably of something

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propensity

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natural inclination or tendency

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lachrymose

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mournful, tearful; given to weeping

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dolorous

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feeling, expressing great sorrow or distress

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lugubrious

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(exaggeratedly) mournful, dismal, sad

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moribund

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close to death; being in a state of inactivity/obsolescence

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plaintive

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expressing sorrow, suffering, or woe

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congenial

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pleasant & agreeably suited to one’s nature, tastes, outlook

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convivial

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lively, enjoyable (relating to eating, drinking, & good company)

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amity

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cordial, friendly disposition; friendship

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irascible

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easily provoked to anger

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surly

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unfriendly; threatening in appearance; irritably sullen in mood

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churlish

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rude in a mean-spirited way

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petulant

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childishly sulky, bad-tempered; insolent in speech & behavior

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fractious

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quarrelsome, irritable, unruly

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dyspeptic

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indigestion & the resulting irritation

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froward

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habitually disposed to disobedience & opposition

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inimical

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hostile, unfriendly

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ardor

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enthusiasm, passion, vigor

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indefatigable

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unwavering vitality; untiring

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avidity

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extreme eagerness

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ebullience

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cheerful, full of energy; enthusiastic expression of thoughts & feelings

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blithe

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carefree, happy, lighthearted; lacking due thought or consideration

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jocose

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given to or characterized by joking; playfully humourous

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jocular

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said/done as a joke; given to jesting

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sanguine

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confidently optimistic, eagerly hopeful

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torpor

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state of mental/physical inactivity

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lackadaisical

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no enthusiasm; lacking life or zest

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listless

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characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit; lethargic and lacking energy

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languid

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disinclination for physical activity; sluggish; drooping from exhaustion

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indolent

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habitually lazy, conducive to laziness

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lassitude

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physical/mental exhaustion; condition of weariness

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insouciant

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unconcern/nonchalance; blase

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enervate

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to exhaust or cause to feel drained; lacking in physical/mental vigor

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onerous

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troublesome, burdening; involving/constituting a burden

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malinger

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avoiding duties or responsibilities by pretending to be ill

39
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maunder

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ramble, move idly

40
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munificent

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liberal in giving/bestowing; generous

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magnanimous

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lofty or courageously spirited; generous, forgiving (especially to rivals or the less powerful)

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largess

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very generous gift giving

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gratuitous

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costing nothing/given unearned; not necessary, appropriate, or justified

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tender

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offer or a present for acceptance, paying for something

45
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avarice

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insatiable desire for wealth or gain

46
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cupidity

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excessive desire for wealth

47
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rapacity

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aggressive, excessive greed

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parsimonious

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frugal to the point of stinginess

49
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aggrandize

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enhance (or increase in) the power, wealth, position, or reputation of; intensify, appear greater

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solipsistic

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extreme egocentricity (“Solipism” - theory that only the self can be known to exist)

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