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

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3
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feign

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to pretend

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4
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contemptuous

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showing hatred

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5
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wan

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sickly pale

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6
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mar

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to spoil; ruin

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7
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languid

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sluggish

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8
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extemporize

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to improvise

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9
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reproach

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to express disapproval of, criticism of, or disappointment in (someone)

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10
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privy

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sharing secret knowledge

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11
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supercilious

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acting superior to others

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12
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vista

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a pleasing view

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13
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contiguous

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next to; adjacent

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14
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wistful

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having a feeling of regretful longing

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15
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pungent

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having a sharp smell of taste

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16
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pastoral

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pertaining to the country

17
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apathetic

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showing no emotion

18
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deft

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skillful

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cynical

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distrustful of human nature

20
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credulity

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quality of being easily deceived

21
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constrain

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to restrict

22
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incessant

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never ending

23
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insidious

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more dangerous than it appears

24
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jaunty

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perky or lively