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Vocab 6 Flashcards

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Puerile

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Juvenile

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Umbrage

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Offense annoyance displeasure

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Ephemeral

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Lasting a very short time

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Blasphemy

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Irreverent behavior toward anything held sacred

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Droll

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Amusing in an odd way whimsically humorous

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Taciturn

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Temperamentally disinclined to talk

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Stentorian

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Extremely loud

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Enervate

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To deprive of force or strength

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Wry

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Twisted, bent crooked

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moot

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Open to discussion or debate

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Dogma

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A system of principles or tenets

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Demure

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Modest and reserved in manner or behavior

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Coterie

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A group of people who associate closely

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Turgid

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swollen, distended, bloated

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Antebellum

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Belonging to the period before a war

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Sublime

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Elevated or lofty in thought and language

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Livid

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Very angry or in raged

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Dissipation

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A wasting by misuse or mental distraction

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Loquacious

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Talking or tending to talk much or freely

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Extricate

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To free or release from entanglement

21
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Dissemble

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To give a false or misleading appearance

22
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Rankle

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To cause persistent irritation or resentment

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Aplomb

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Complete and confident composure or self-assurance

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Officious

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Volunteering one services where they are neither asked nor needed

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Sanguine

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Marked by cheerfulness and optimism

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Enthrall

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To captivate or charm

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Travesty

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Literary or artistic burlesque of a serious work or subject

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Histrionic

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Overly dramatic in behavior or speech

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Denigrate

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To speak damagingly of

30
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Ennui

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A feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of content

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