Vocab Flashcards
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epigram
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a brief, witty saying
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fractious
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quarrelsome
3
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feign
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to pretend
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contemptuous
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showing hatred
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wan
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sickly pale
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mar
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to spoil; ruin
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languid
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sluggish
8
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extemporize
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to improvise
9
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reproach
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to express disapproval of, criticism of, or disappointment in (someone)
10
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privy
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sharing secret knowledge
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supercilious
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acting superior to others
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vista
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a pleasing view
13
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contiguous
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next to; adjacent
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wistful
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having a feeling of regretful longing
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pungent
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having a sharp smell of taste
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pastoral
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pertaining to the country
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apathetic
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showing no emotion
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deft
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skillful
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cynical
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distrustful of human nature
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credulity
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quality of being easily deceived
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constrain
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to restrict
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incessant
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never ending
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insidious
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more dangerous than it appears
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jaunty
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perky or lively
