Vocab 2 Flashcards by emily faircloth | Brainscape

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Levity

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Treatment of serious matter with humor

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Sinister

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Giving impression of evil

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Supercilious

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Behaving or thinking one is superior

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Cynical

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Believing people are motivated by self interest

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Vacuous

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Mindless, having or showing lack of intelligence

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Subterfuge

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Deceit to obtain ones goal

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Punctilious

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Showing Great attention or detail to show correct behavior

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Incredulous

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Unwilling or unable to believe something

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Denizen

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Inhabitant or occupant of particular place

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Defunct

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No longer existing

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Distraught

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Deeply upset or agitated

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Abortive

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Failing to produce intended result

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Nefarious

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Acting wicked or criminal

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Platonic

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Absence of physical or sexual desire

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Fractious

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Irritable or quarrelsome

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Pungent

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Sharply strong taste or smell

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Languid

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Wear or faint from illness or fatigue

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Banter

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Good natured/ friendly teasing

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Peremptory

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Insisting on immediate attention or obedience

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Dissipation

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Wasting money energy or resources

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Corpulent

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Heaving excess of body fat

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Malevolent

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Having or showing the wish to do evil on others

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Jazz age

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Generation of people who are confused, disoriented, wandering, directionless

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Feign

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Pretend not to be affected