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Vocab Builder 7 Flashcards

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Adorn

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To decorate; lend beauty to

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Arabesque

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A complex, elaborate design of intertwined scrollwork, foliage, flowers, and other figures

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Coruscate

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To give off flashes of light; glitter; sparkle

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Filigree

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An intricate, delicate ornamentation

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Fugacious

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Passing away quickly; fleeting

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Modest

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Having a humble opinion of one’s own value, talents, etc.

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Palpable

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Easily perceived or noticed; obvious

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Prescriptive

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Something you are told to do in a certain way

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Sacrosanct

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Regarded as sacred and inviolable

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Specter

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A haunting image

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Apologist

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A person who defends or justifies something such as an action, doctrine, or institution

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Axiomatic

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Of, related to, or like a statement that is universally accepted as true; taken for granted

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Corroborate

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To confirm as true by giving additional evidence or proof

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Demur

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To object; show disapproval; to delay

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Dissuade

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To discourage from an action by persuasion or advice

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Extol

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To praise highly

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Fallacy

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A false or mistaken belief or notion; misconception

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Obsequious

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Excessively willing to serve or obey; fawning

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Postulate

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To assume as true without proof

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Ruminate

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To think deeply; reflect; meditate; ponder

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Abrogate

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To abolish, repeal, or do away with, especially by authority

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Arrogate

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To claim or seize without a right to do so

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Derogatory

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Belittling; expressing a low opinion

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Interrogate

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To ask questions of a person formally or officially

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Prerogative

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An exclusive right or privilege belonging to a particular person or group

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Presage

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To warn of in advance; to predict

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Prorogue

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To delay; postpone. 2) to discontinue a session of

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Sagacious

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Showing perception, good judgement, and farsightedness; shrewd, wise

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Subrogate

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To substitute one person or thing for another

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Surrogate

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One that takes the place of another; a substitute

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Conventional

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Following accepted custom or practice

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Egalitarian

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Characterized by belief in equal political, economic, social, and civil rights for all people

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Guise

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Outward appearance; semblance; a false appearance

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Impertinent

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Boldly rude or forward; insolent. 2) irrelevant

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Impetus

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The driving force or impulse; stimulus

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Incensed

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Made very angry; infuriated

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Intrepid

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Very brave; fearless

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Obeisance

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A bodily gesture, such as a bow or a curtsy, that shows respect

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Partisan

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A fervent supporter of a cause or a person

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Reputed

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Generally supposed or considered to be such; supposed

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Carping

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Naggingly or unreasonably critical or complaining

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Deferential

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Showing courteous respect or regard; respectful

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Lethargic

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Sluggish, inactive, or apathetic

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Patronizing

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Characterized by a superior or condescending manner

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Phlegmatic

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Difficult to rouse to action; calm; unemotional; indifferent; apathetic

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Sanctimonious

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Pretending to be very religious, pious, or righteous

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Sanguine

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Cheerful; optimistic; confident; hopeful

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Scurrilous

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Indecent; coarse; vulgar; foul-mouthed; abusive

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Surly

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Sullenly rude; bad-tempered; uncivil

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Truculent

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1) Fierce, savage, or ferocious. 2) Rude, harsh, or scathing

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Assent

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To agree; concur

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Consensus

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General agreement or opinion

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Dissent

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To disagree

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Insensate

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Without sensation; inanimate

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Presentiment

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A feeling or sense that something is about to happen

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Resentment

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Feeling of ill will as a result of a real or imagined grievance

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Sensibility

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The ability to feel, perceive, or respond

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Sententious

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Full of or inclined to pompous moralizing

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Sentimentality

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The quality or condition of being excessively emotional

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Sentinel

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A person who watches for danger; guard

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Archaic

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No longer in common use

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Askew

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Out of the proper position

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Chaotic

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Full of confusion and disorder

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Coherent

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Connected in a logical or orderly manner

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Controversy

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A dispute, especially one that leads to much discussion

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Crux

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The basic, essential, or most important

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Deplore

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To regret deeply

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Dissolution

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A breaking up into parts; disintegration

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Engender

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To bring into being; cause; produce

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Predicate

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To base (an action, statement, etc.)

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Anathema

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A very strong denunciation; curse

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Chastise

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To punish, discipline, or reprimand, usually severely, in order to correct

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Deprecate

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To express disapproval

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Disapprobation

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Disapproval

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Invective

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A violent verbal attack; abusive language

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Recriminate

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To answer an accusation by accusing in return

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Reproach

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To express disappointment in or disapproval of someone

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Reproof

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Criticism; disapproval

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Trenchant

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Sharp; cutting; incisive

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Vituperative

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Using, containing, or characterized by harsh, abusive, or bitter language

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Cognizant

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Fully aware; informed; concious

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Conscientious

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Guided by one’s conscience

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Omniscient

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Knowing everything

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Physiognomy

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The face; facial features

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Plebiscite

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A direct vote by the people on a single issue or question

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Precognition

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Knowledge of a future event, especially by extrasensory perception

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Prescient

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Having knowledge of actions or events before they occur

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Prognosis

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A prediction of the probable course of a disease

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Prognosticate

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To predict a foretell on the basis of present indications

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Unconscionable

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Not guided or restrained by conscience

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Accoutrements

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Items of equipment, furnishings, or dress.

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Fastidious

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Showing careful attention to detail; Hard to please

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Functional

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Designed for a particular use, duty, or activity; Capable of performing

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Patina

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A change in appearance resulting from a continued behavior, practice, or use

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Preclude

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To make impossible; prevent

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Prepossessing

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Impressing favorably; pleasing

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Prototype

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The original type, form, or model on which something is based

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Redolent

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Having a pleasant odor; sweet-smelling; fragrant

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Romantic

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Imaginative but not practical or real; idealized

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Rustic

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Characteristic of country life or country people; rural

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Alacrity

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Eagerness; willingness

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Celerity

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Swiftness, speed; quickness

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Ennui

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A feeling of listlessness, weariness, or discontent resulting from inactivity or lack of interest; boredom

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Indolent

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Disliking or avoiding work; lazy; idle

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Langour

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Listlessness; a quality of dreamy laziness

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Lissome

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Supple; flexible; limber; agile

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Quiescent

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Being at rest; quiet; still; inactive

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Sedulous

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Diligent and hardworking; persistent

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Somnolence

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Sleepiness; drowsiness

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Soporific

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Causing or tending to cause sleep.

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