Vocab For Finals Flashcards

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Brazen

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Shameless, imprudent, made of brass

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Arbitrary

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Unreasonable, based on ones wishes or whine without regard for reason or fairness

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Incorrigible

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Not able to be corrected, beyond control

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Latent

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Hidden present but not realized

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Militant

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Given to fighting, active and aggressive in support of a cause,man activist

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Incessant

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Never stopping, going on all the time

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Prim

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Overly neat, precise, proper or formal, prudish

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Sardonic

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Grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic

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Superfluous

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Exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess

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Tenacious

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Holding fast, holding together firmly, persistent

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Momentous

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Very important

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Obstreperous

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Noisy, unruly, disorderly

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Pensive

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Thoughtful, melancholy

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Shoddy

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Of poor quality, characterized by inferior workmanship

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Sprightly

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Lovely, full of life; spicy, flavorful

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Dross

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Refuse, waste products

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Flippant

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Lacking in seriousness, disrespectful, saucy

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Liability

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A debt, something disadvantageous