vocab 14 Flashcards

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Enraptured

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Delighted beyond measure

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Charlatan

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one who pretends to have knowledge in order to swindle others

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Hoax

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A practical joke; a trick

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Obstreperous

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Aggressively boisterous; stubborn and defiant

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Novice

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A beginner; one who is inexperienced

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Marital

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Having to do with marriage

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Naïve

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A simple outlook; not affected or worldly; especially innocent

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Genial

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Friendly; amiable (with people)

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Amicable

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Friendly; peaceable (scope larger than social situations)

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Mundane

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Commonplace; earthly and not spiritual

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Fickle

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Likely to change on a whim or without apparent reason

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Levity

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Lightness of disposition; lack of seriousness

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13
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Juggernaut

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A terrible destructive or irresistible force

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14
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Nocturnal

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Having to do with the night; occurring at night

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Bask

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To expose oneself to pleasant warmth

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