vocab Flashcards by France Ramos

ambivalent

mixed feelings

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anomaly and atypical

deviation from the norm

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dearth and paucity

scarcity or shortage

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sarcastic and sardonic

derisive mocking comments

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prattle

babble incessantly

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wry

dry humor

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unconventional and unorthodox

not ordinary or typical

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painstaking, meticulous and exacting

highly detailed

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audacious

very bold or daring

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indifferent and apathetic

lack of interest or concern

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diffident

lacking self-confidence

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pragmatic

practical and sensible

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evocation

imaginative recreation

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presumptious

overbearing

impertinently bold

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recalcitrant and obdurate

very stubborn or defiant

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boon

timely benefit

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bane

source of harm

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clandestine and surreptitious

secretive; covert

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affable,amiable,genial,gregarious

agreeable

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confounded,perplexed,mystified

puzzled or confused

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prodigious

enormous or massive

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ambigious

unclear or indefinite

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reproach and censure

scold or rebuke

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nostlagia

sentimental longing for the past

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conjecture and supposition

an inference

obsolete

no longer in use

auspicious

very favorable

morose and despondent

very depressed

impasse

failure to reach an agreement

anachronism

not in the proper time period

belie

give a false impression

mitigate, mollify, assuage, alleviate

to ease, relieve, lessen

covet

strongly desire or crave

antithesis and antipodal

direct opposite

prototype

original model

aloof

detached

trite, hackneyed, pedestrian, platitudinous,banal

common place

antecedent ans forerunner

a preceding event

plausible

believable

implausible

not believable

prudent

careful; cautious

aesthetic

an appreciation of what is beautiful or attractive

paradox

seeming contradiction that expresses a truth

enigmatic and inscrutable

mysterious; baffling

acquiesce

to comply

naive and credulous

unsophisticated

autonomus

independent

futile

doomed to failure

indigenous and endemic

native to an area

ubiquitous and prevalent

everywhere, widespread

pandemic

widespread epidemic

fortitude

strength of mind

diminutive

very small

archaic

out of date

exhort

strongly encourage

antipathy and animosity

strong dislike

digress

depart from a subject

tenacious

showing great determination

indulgent

overly tolerant

polarize and divisive

break into opposing factions

nebulous

vague, lacking a fully developed form

analogy and analogous

similarity or likeness

fleeting and ephemeral

very brief, short lived

penchant and predilection

preference for something

capricious and mercurial

constantly shofting moods; fickle

boorish and uncouth

vulgar; crude

indignant

outrage at something that is unjust

innuendo

veiled reference

thwart and stymie

to stop; frustrate

adroit,deft,dexterous

skillful

admonsih

earnstly caution

incontrovertible

indisputable; beyond doubt

voracious and ravenous

huge appetite, cannot be satisfied

callous

insensitive

intrepid and undaunted

fearless, courageous

nonchalant

casual indifference

convoluted

twisted; intricate

itinerant

mobile, not sedentary

poignant

touching: heartrending

impetus

stimulus or encouragement

bucolic, rustic, pastoral

charmingly rural

equanimity

calmness; composure

panache and verve

dash and flamboyant

provocative

provokes controversy

placid and serene

very calm and quiet

fortuitous

accidental but fortunate occurence

dispel

to drive away; scatter

amalgam

mixture; combination of different elements

viable and feasible

possible

anguish

agonizing ohysical or mental pain

intemperate

excercising moderation

temperate

excercising moderation

superficial

shallow; lacking depth

laud,extol,tout, acclaim

praise, applaud

dismissive

reject, disregard

disparage

belittle

pompous

pretentious, filled with excessive self-importance

cryptic

mysterious, having a hidden meaning

subtle

a gradual almost imperceptible change

disparity

inequality or imbalance

curtail

cut short or reduce

innocuous

harmless

diatribe and tirade

bitter denunciation