Vocab day 1 Flashcards

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1
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ambivalent

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having mixed feelings

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2
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anomaly

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deviation from the norm

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3
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anomalous

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atypical

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4
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sarcastic

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mocking

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5
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dearth

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lack

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6
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prattle

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to babble

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wry

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dry

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droll

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humorous with a clever twist of irony

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fastidious

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difficult to please

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painstaking

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extremely careful

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audacious

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very bold

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12
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indifferent

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lack of care

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13
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diffident

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hesitant with lack of confidence

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14
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self-effacing

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unassertive

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15
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pragmatic

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practical

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16
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evocation

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imaginative recreation of something

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17
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presumptuous

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bold

18
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recalcitrant

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stubbornly resistant

19
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boon

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blessing

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bane

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a source of harm

21
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clandestine

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secret

22
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surreptitious

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covert

23
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genial

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friendly

24
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austere

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stern

25
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austerity

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self-denial, discipline

26
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reproach

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rebuke

27
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antiquated

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outdated

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auspicious

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very favorable

29
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propitious

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very favorable

30
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morose

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depressed

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impasse

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stalemate

32
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anachronism

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a false assignment of an event

33
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belie

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contradict

34
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mollify

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to lessen

35
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assuage

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to relieve

36
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trite

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unoriginal

37
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hackneyed

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overused

38
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platitudinous

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commonplace

39
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banal

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cliched

40
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insipid

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overused