Vocab Flashcards

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Junket

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An extravagant trip usually funded by the government or some other entity.

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2
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Jaunt

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A journey taken for pleasure

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3
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Provincial

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Narrow minded unexposed to different cultures or ideas.

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4
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Insular

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Closed off from the rest of the world. Unfamiliar with different cultures.

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5
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Cosmopolitan

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Comfortable and familiar with many different cultures.

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6
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Wanderlust

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A strong and constant desire to travel.

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7
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Sedulous

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Hardworking and attentive

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8
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Restive

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Restless and agitated

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9
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Peruse

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Read carefully

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10
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Punctilious

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Extremely careful about details to the point of being fussy

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11
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Equivocate

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To be intentionally vague and misleading

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12
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Predicament

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A difficult situation not easy to escape

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13
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Prepossessing

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Attractive and charming

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14
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Gratuitous

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Unwarranted or uncalled for given the situation.

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15
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condolence (taught by mom)

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sympathies or sorry in emotional copping

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16
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Conceited

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Overly proud of oneself

17
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Idle

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Lazy and pointless

18
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Perilous

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Exposure to danger