Vocab List 2 Flashcards

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Bemused

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Puzzled, confused

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Benevolent, beneficent

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Well meaning, generous

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3
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Boisterous

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Suggests noisiness due to high spirits, tumulous

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Bombastic

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Overblown, theatrical, pompous, windy phraseology

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5
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Bucolic

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Formal, about rural areas

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6
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Candid

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Honest, frank

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7
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Capricious

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Impulsive, unpredictable

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8
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Cathartic

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Purging of emotion

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9
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Caustic

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Bitterly sarcastic or witty

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10
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Cerebral

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Primarily intellectual

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11
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Baroque

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Elaborate, ornamental and florid in nature

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Chargrined

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Vexed or unsettled because of disappointment or humiliation

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