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Vocab List #2 Flashcards

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(adj) Characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical

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sardonic

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Sardonic

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(adj) Characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical

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Despondent

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(adj) Melancholy, gloomy

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(adj) Melancholy, gloomy

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despondent

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Upbraid

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(v) To find fault with or reproach severely; censure

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(v) To find fault with or reproach severely; censure

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upbraid

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Incipient

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(adj) Beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage

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(adj) Beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage

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incipient

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Propensity

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(n) A natural inclination or tendency

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(n) A natural inclination or tendency

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propensity

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Acme

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(n) The highest point; summit; peak

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(n) The highest point; summit; peak

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acme

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Paraphernalia

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n) With a singular verb: Equipment, apparatus, or furnishing used in or necessary for a particular activity. With a plural verb: Personal belongings.

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paraphernalia n) With a singular verb: Equipment, apparatus, or furnishing used in or necessary for a particular activity. With a plural verb: Personal belongings.

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paraphernalia

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Anomaly

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n) A deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form

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n) A deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form

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anomaly

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Bedlam

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(n) A scene or state of wild uproar and confusion

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(n) A scene or state of wild uproar and confusion

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bedlam

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Impertinent

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adj) Intrusive or presumptuous, as persons or their actions; insolently rude; uncivil: a brash, impertinent youth. Not pertinent or relevant; irrelevant: an impertinent detail.

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adj) Intrusive or presumptuous, as persons or their actions; insolently rude; uncivil: a brash, impertinent youth. Not pertinent or relevant; irrelevant: an impertinent detail.

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impertinent

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Alacrity

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(n) Cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness: We accepted the invitation with alacrity. Liveliness; briskness.

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(n) Cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness: We accepted the invitation with alacrity. Liveliness; briskness.

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alacrity

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Ennui

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n) A feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom: The endless lecture produced an unbearable ennui.

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n) A feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom: The endless lecture produced an unbearable ennui.

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ennui

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Nonplus

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v) To render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely.
• Frequently used as an adjective: non·plussed or non·plused.

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v) To render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely.
• Frequently used as an adjective: non·plussed or non·plused.

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nonplus

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Conspicuous

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adj) Easily seen or noticed; readily visible or observable: a conspicuous error. Attracting special attention, as by outstanding qualities or eccentricities: He was conspicuous by his booming laughter.

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adj) Easily seen or noticed; readily visible or observable: a conspicuous error. Attracting special attention, as by outstanding qualities or eccentricities: He was conspicuous by his booming laughter.

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conspicuous

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Languid

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adj) Lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow: a languid manner. Lacking in spirit or interest; listless; indifferent. Drooping or flagging from weakness or fatigue; faint.

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adj) Lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow: a languid manner. Lacking in spirit or interest; listless; indifferent. Drooping or flagging from weakness or fatigue; faint.

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languid

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Veritable

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adj) Being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary. Being truly or very much so.

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adj) Being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary. Being truly or very much so.

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veritable

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Sojourn

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1.
a temporary stay.
"her sojourn in Rome"
synonyms:	stay, visit, stop, stopover; vacation
"a sojourn in France"
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1.
a temporary stay.
"her sojourn in Rome"
synonyms:	stay, visit, stop, stopover; vacation
"a sojourn in France"
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sojourn

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Ingenuous

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inˈjenyo͞oəs/
adjective
(of a person or action) innocent and unsuspecting.
synonyms: naive, innocent, simple, childlike, trusting, unwary; More
antonyms: artful

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inˈjenyo͞oəs/
adjective
(of a person or action) innocent and unsuspecting.
synonyms: naive, innocent, simple, childlike, trusting, unwary; More
antonyms: artful

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ingenuous

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