Vocab #1 Flashcards

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acerbic

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bitter or sharp in tone, taste, or manner

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prolific

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highly productive

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discerning

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showing good taste and judgement

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iconoclast

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someone who challenges traditional beliefs, customs, and values

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disheveled

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disordered and untidy

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deplorable

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worthy of severe condemnation

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lethargy

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a state of physical slowness and mental dullness

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torpor

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lack of mental or physical energy

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repose

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state of rest of inactivity

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squander

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to use something wastefully

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indomitable

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impossible to defeat or frighten

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imperious

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haughty and domineering

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tenaciously

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sticking firmly to a decision or plan

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imperturbable

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not easily worried or distressed

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scrupulous

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very precise and exact

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deference

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submission to another’s judgement, opinions, or wishes

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tenet

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one of a set of fundamental beliefs

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dogma

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an authoritative stand that all believers must accept as correct

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belie

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to disguise the true nature of something

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asinine

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totally stupid or ridiculous

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petulant

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bad-tempered and sulky, like a child

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credulous

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gullible; believing something too easily

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neophyte

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beginner

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innocuous

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harmless

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convivial

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enjoying the company of others