Vocab F Flashcards

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Loquacious

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Overly talkative

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Lucid

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Clear; easy to understand

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Malingerer

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A person who pretends illness so as to avoid work

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Mandate

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And authoritative command requiring someone to do something

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Maverick

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A person who refuses to go along with the policies of his/her group; a nonconformist

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Mentor

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A person depended upon for wise advice and guidance; a trusted counselor

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Miser

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One who saves greedily

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Moratorium

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A temporary suspension of activity

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Nemesis

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And unbeatable rival

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Objective

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Without bias (as opposed to subjective)

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Obscure

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unclear; clouded; partially hidden; hard to understand

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Odyssey

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A long, adventurous, wandering journey

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Olfactory

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Connected with the sense of smell

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Opulence

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Great wealth

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Orthodox

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Conforming to establish beliefs; conventional

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Ostracize

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To exclued, by general consent, from society, privileges; to banish from one’s native country

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Pallor

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Unnatural lack of color, paleness

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Perceptive

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Having keen understanding; discerning

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Perspicacity

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Having keen vision, as in being perceptive, astute

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Philanthropist

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A human known for generosity; a humanitarian

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Phlegmatic

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Exhausted and lacking energy

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Pious

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Deeply religious

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Loathsome

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Disgusting