Vocab 11/12 Flashcards

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Audacious

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Daring, fearless

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Contumacy

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A stubborn rebelliousness

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Dour

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Marked by harshness, sternness, or ill temper

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Éclat

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Brilliant success

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Indefatigable

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Tireless

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Irresolute

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Undecided; wavering

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Obdurate

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Hard hearted

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Obsequious

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Fawning

Eager to serve

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Pertinacity

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Stubbornness

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Stoic

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Unaffected by feelings

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Austere

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Severe or stern, somber

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Avarice

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Extreme greed

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Florid

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Flushed with rosy color

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Insatiable

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Impossible to satisfy

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Inundate

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To overwhelm

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Myriad

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Referring to a large but undetermined number

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Parsimony

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Extreme stinginess

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Prodigal

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Wastefully extravagant

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Replete

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Plentiful, abounding, well stocked

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Voluminous

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Having great volume, size, or number