Vocab List #2: the Joy Luck Club Flashcards
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Irrevocable
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Unable to be undone or changed
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Inviolable
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Unbreakable; incapable of being violated
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Mundane
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Worldly, earthly; boring.
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Sonorous
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Loud, deep; high and full in sound
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Sully
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To soil, stain, or tarnish.
Ruin
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Tact
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A keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense
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Translucent
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Easily understandable; lucid.
Clear; transparent
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Impotent
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Lacking power or ability.
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Meander
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To wander aimlessly; ramble
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Unequivocal
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Having only one possible meaning or interpretation
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Docile
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Easily managed or handled;
Readily trained or taught; teachable
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Impertinent
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Insolently rude; uncivil
Not pertinent or relevant; irrelevant
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Chide
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To express disproven of; scold; reproach
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Pious
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Hypocritical in your devotions to god
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Cursory
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Going rapidly over something, without noticing details.
