vocab Flashcards

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A thing that is granted, especially in response to demands; a thing conceded

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CONCESSION

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severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance.

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AUSTERE

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3
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Brisk and cheerful readiness

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ALACRITY

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4
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Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.

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OBSEQUIOUS

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5
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Enthusiastic or passionate

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ARDENT

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6
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deceit used in order to achieve one’s goal.

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SUBTERFUGE

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7
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Distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated

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CHAGRIN

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8
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showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper.

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BLITHE

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9
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making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise.

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RAUCOUS

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10
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making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise.

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INURE

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11
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with hands on the hips and elbows turned outward.

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AKIMBO

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12
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not able to be changed, reversed, or recovered; final.

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IRREVOCABLE

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13
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a state of being pleasantly lost in one’s thoughts; a daydream.

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REVERIE

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14
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a room used for communal meals in an educational or religious institution.

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REFECTORY

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