Vocab 10/01-10/5 Flashcards
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Laconic
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Using few words; concise
2
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Fastidious
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Excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please
3
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Enervating
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To deprive of force or strength; weaken
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Denigrate
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To speak demandingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner
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Equanimity
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Mental or emotional stability or composure; calmness
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Abrogate
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To abolish by formal or official means; repeal
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Diffident
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Lacking confidence in one’s own ability; timid; shy
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Facile
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Easily done; moving, acting, working with ease
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Hubris
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Excessive pride or self confidence; arrogance
10
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Impetus
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A force that spurs action; a moving force; impulse; stimulus
