Vocab 1 Flashcards

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Circumspect

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To look around

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2
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Conjecture

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A conclusion based off of defective resources

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3
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Mien

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Air or bearing a certain personality

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4
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Stricture

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A restraint, limit or restriction

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5
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Effusive

A

Unrestrained or excessive in emotional expression

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Prognosticate

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To predict to present indications

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Éclat

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Showy or elaborate display

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Amiable

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Friendly or pleasing

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9
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Panegyric

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Elaborate praise

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10
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Fastidious

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Careful, meticulous attention to detail

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11
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Supercilious

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Haughty disdain or contempt

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12
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Pique

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A state of vexation caused by slight

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13
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Pedantic

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Strict adherence to formal rules

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14
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Complaisance

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Comply willingly with the wishes of others

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15
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Insipid

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Lacking traits that insight, dull

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16
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Petticoat

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An under skirt in the olden times

17
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Decorum

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Appropriate conduct

18
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Paltry

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Lacking significance and worth

19
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Stile

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Steps for crossing a fence or a wall

20
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Solicitude

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Care or concern

21
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Indolent

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Disinclined to exert oneself

22
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Pliant

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Capable of plying or bending

23
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Manor

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The land belonging to a noble man or lord

24
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Ductility

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Allows metal to be drawn into wires

25
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Chaise

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Two-wheeled, light, open carriage

26
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Scrupulous

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Principled, painstaking

27
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Caprice

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Impulsive change of mind

28
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Phaeton

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Four-wheeled open carriage

29
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Diffidence

A

Shyness or timidity

30
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Approbation

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An expression of warm approval