Vocab 10 & 11 2024-2025 Flashcards by Jaina Considine

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juxtaposition

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the act of placing two things next to each other for implicit comparison

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kudos

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praise for an achievement

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languid

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sluggish from fatigue or weakness

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libertarian

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advocating principles of liberty and free will

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magnanimous

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noble, generous

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malleable

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capable of being shaped or transformed

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modicum

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a small amount of something

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nadir

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the lowest point of something

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nefarious

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heinously villainous

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obdurate

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unyielding to persuasion or moral influences

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oblivious

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lacking consciousness or awareness of something

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pacific

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soothing

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palatable

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agreeable to the taste or sensibilities

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quagmire

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a difficult situation

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quandary

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a perplexed, unresolvable state

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querulous

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whiny, complaining

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rancid

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having a terrible taste or smell

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rapport

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mutual understanding and harmony

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saccharine

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sickeningly sweet

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salient

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significant, conspicuous

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tacit

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expressed without words

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tangential

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incidental, peripheral, divergent

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travesty

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a grossly inferior imitation

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tremulous

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fearful

ubiquitous

existing everywhere, widespread

umbrage

resentment, offense

vacuous

lack of content or ideas, stupid

vapid

lacking liveliness, dull

vociferous

loud, boisterous

wane

to decrease in size, dwindle

wanton

undisciplined, lewd, lustful

winsom

charming, pleasing

yoke

to join, link

zealous

fervent, filled with eagerness in pursuit of something

zenith

the highest point, culminating point

zephyr

a gentle breeze

anathema

a cursed, detested person

cacophony

tremendous noise, disharmonious sound

desecrate

to violate the sacredness of a thing or place

emollient

soothing