vocab Flashcards

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misanthropic

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disliking humankind and avoiding human society

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2
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lucid

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having full use of one’s faculties

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3
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fervent

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exhibiting or marked by a great intensity of feeling

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4
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assuage

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to lessen the intensity of something that pains of distresses

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5
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jocular

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said or done as a joke and characterized as jesting

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ardor

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and often restless or transitory warmth of feeling or, an extreme vigor of energy

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7
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anthology

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a collection of selected literary pieces or passages, or works of art or music

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8
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pernicious

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highly injurious or destructive

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9
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lament

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to express sorrow, mourning, or regret; often demonstratively

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10
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disseminate

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to disperse through

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11
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bygone

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belonging to past times

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12
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morose

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sullen, gloomy, sour-tempered, unsocial

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aegis

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protection, backing of support of a person or organization

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despondent

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characterized by loss of heart or resolution; laboring under mental depression

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15
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fastidious

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having exacting standards or paving meticulous attention to detail

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16
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enigmatic

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ambiguous, obscure, perplexing

17
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bohomie

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cheerful, friendliness, or good nature