vocab 5 Flashcards

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brevity

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concise use of words; shortness of time

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reticent

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restrained; holding something back

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prosaic

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adj. dull, lacking in distinction and originality

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reprove

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to scold or to rebuke for a misdeed usually with kindly intent

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cacophony

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discordant loud noises

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trepidation

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fear

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loquacious

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talkative

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ubiquitous

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found everywhere

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incipient

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just beginning

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aesthetic

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showing an appreciation of beauty in nature or art

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lucid

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easy to understand, clear; rational, sane

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polemical

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relating to strongly critical or controversial speech or writing

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guile

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treacherous cunning, deceit

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erudite

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leaned; scholarly

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epithet

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a descriptive name or phrase used to characterize someone or something

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transience

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ephemeral, impermanence

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obliging

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ready to do favors; helpful; courteous