Vocab from Tests Flashcards by Mike Geraghty | Brainscape

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didactic

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inteded to teach a moral

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Quixotic

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unrealistic, impractical

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maudlin

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excessively sentimental because of drunkenness

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candid

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very frank and open

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baroque

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highly decorated, ornate

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belligerent

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fond of fighting

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pliant

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flexible

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avuncular

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like an uncle

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rapturous

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ecstatic joy or delight

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assiduous

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hardworking

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nihilistic

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not following laws of decency or conformity

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intractable

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difficult to manage

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phlegmatic

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sluggish, slow-moving

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raiment

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an article of clothing

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periphery

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external boundary

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timorous

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fearful, scared

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conspicuous

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standing out, noticeable

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desolation

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a feeling of abandonment

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sanguine

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cheerful

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obdurate

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very stubborn

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morose

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gloomy, downcast

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facetious

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kidding around