Vocab #1 Flashcards

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Motley

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Multicolored

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Volition

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An act of making a decision

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Depravity

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A corrupt practice

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Acquiesce

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to agree to something without protest

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Unadulterated

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Pure

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Punctilious

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Very careful about every detail of conduct

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Pedantic

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Showing off one’s knowledge

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Ruminate

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To muse

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Ascetic

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Practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal or spiritual discipline

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Iconoclasm

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The practice of destroying religious images

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Corpulent

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Having a large bulky body

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Factitious

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Artificially developed

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Sundry

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Various

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Alacrity

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Brisk and cheerful readiness

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Cynosure

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Center of attention

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Fervid

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Intensely passionate

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Vitiate

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Spoil the quality of

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Recondite

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Impossible for one of ordinary understanding to comprehend

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Pugnacious

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Quick to argue

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Intrepid

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Characterized by resolute fearlessness

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Temerity

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Excessive confidence or boldness

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Monomania

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Excessive concentration on a single object or idea