Vocab List 3 Flashcards
1
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avocation
A
hobby
2
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capricious
A
subject to whims or passing fancies
3
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disparity
A
inequality; difference
4
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efficacy
A
efficiency
5
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Epistle
A
letter
6
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inexorable
A
impossible to stop or prevent
7
Q
impetus
A
a moving force, impulse, stimulus
8
Q
moribund
A
dying
9
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Reticent
A
not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily
10
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vacillate
A
to waver; to sway indecisively
11
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acerbic
A
biting, bitter in tone or taste
12
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Acrimonious
A
angry and bitter
13
Q
brusque
A
(adj.) abrupt, blunt, with no formalities
14
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Didactic
A
instructive
15
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elegiac
A
Expressing sorrow or lamentation
