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Vocab List 4 Flashcards

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adjective
that cannot be expressed or described in language; too great for words; transcending expression; unspeakable, unutterable, inexpressible

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ineffable

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ineffable

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adjective
that cannot be expressed or described in language; too great for words; transcending expression; unspeakable, unutterable, inexpressible

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my love for you is _____, for it defies all expressions that could ever be phrased

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ineffable

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turgid

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adjective

swollen, distended, passed out; in reference to language: inflated, grandiloquent, pompous, bombastic.

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adjective

swollen, distended, passed out; in reference to language: inflated, grandiloquent, pompous, bombastic.

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turgid

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The best critics admit that his diction was to monotonous, too obviously artificial, and now and then _____ even to absurdity.

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turgid

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contingent

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Touching each other, in contact; tangential; liable to happen or not; of uncertain occurrence or incidence; incidental (to); happening or coming by chance; not fixed by necessity or fate; accidental, fortuitous

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Touching each other, in contact; tangential; liable to happen or not; of uncertain occurrence or incidence; incidental (to); happening or coming by chance; not fixed by necessity or fate; accidental, fortuitous

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contingent

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Florid

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adj) Consisting of flowers, floral; of composition, speech, etc.: Abounding in ornaments or flowers of rhetoric; full of fine words and phrases; flowery; of a person or his attributes: Addicted to the use of flowery language or rhetorical ornament.

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adj) Consisting of flowers, floral; of composition, speech, etc.: Abounding in ornaments or flowers of rhetoric; full of fine words and phrases; flowery; of a person or his attributes: Addicted to the use of flowery language or rhetorical ornament.

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florid

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Septic

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adj) Putrefactive, putrefying; in mod. use, of disease, caused by the absorption of the products of putrefaction; unpleasant, nasty, rotten

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adj) Putrefactive, putrefying; in mod. use, of disease, caused by the absorption of the products of putrefaction; unpleasant, nasty, rotten

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septic

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Dilatory

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adj) Tending to cause delay; made for the purpose of gaining time or deferring decision or action.

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adj) Tending to cause delay; made for the purpose of gaining time or deferring decision or action.

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dilatory

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Effusive

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adj) That proceeds from a pouring out; Of emotions, affections, etc.: Overflowing, irrepressible; in mod. use, demonstratively expressed.

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adj) That proceeds from a pouring out; Of emotions, affections, etc.: Overflowing, irrepressible; in mod. use, demonstratively expressed.

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effusive

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Harrow

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v) To tear, lacerate, wound (physically); to lacerate or wound the feelings of; to vex, pain, or distress greatly; to vex, disturb

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v) To tear, lacerate, wound (physically); to lacerate or wound the feelings of; to vex, pain, or distress greatly; to vex, disturb

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harrow

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Affront

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v) To insult (a person or thing personified) to his face, to treat with avowed or open indignity; (n) An insult offered to the face; a word or act expressive of intentional disrespect; a purposed indignity; an open insult or outrage

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v) To insult (a person or thing personified) to his face, to treat with avowed or open indignity; (n) An insult offered to the face; a word or act expressive of intentional disrespect; a purposed indignity; an open insult or outrage

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affront

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bona-fide

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adj) In good faith, with sincerity; genuinely.

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adj) In good faith, with sincerity; genuinely.

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bona-fide

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Irreverent

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adj) Not reverent; wanting in reverence or veneration; showing disrespect to
a sacred or venerable person or thing.

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adj) Not reverent; wanting in reverence or veneration; showing disrespect to
a sacred or venerable person or thing.

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irreverent

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Redolent

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adj) Originally: having or diffusing a pleasant smell, aroma, or scent; sweet- smelling, fragrant. In later use chiefly: strong smelling, pungent.

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adj) Originally: having or diffusing a pleasant smell, aroma, or scent; sweet- smelling, fragrant. In later use chiefly: strong smelling, pungent.

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redolent

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Garrulous

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adj) Given to much talking; fond of indulging in talk or chatter; loquacious, talkative.

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Superfluous

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adj) That exceeds what is sufficient; of which there is more than enough; excessively abundant or numerous.

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adj) That exceeds what is sufficient; of which there is more than enough; excessively abundant or numerous.

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superfluous

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Aesthetic

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adj) Of or pertaining to the appreciation or criticism of the beautiful; of persons, animals: having or showing an appreciation of the beautiful or pleasing; tasteful, of refined taste; of things: in accordance with the principles of good taste (or what is conventionally regarded as such); the philosophy or theory of taste, or of the perception of the beautiful in nature and art.

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adj) Of or pertaining to the appreciation or criticism of the beautiful; of persons, animals: having or showing an appreciation of the beautiful or pleasing; tasteful, of refined taste; of things: in accordance with the principles of good taste (or what is conventionally regarded as such); the philosophy or theory of taste, or of the perception of the beautiful in nature and art.

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aesthetic

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Acute

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adj.) Sharp or severe in effect; intense: acute sorrow; an acute pain. Extremely great or serious; crucial; critical: an acute shortage of oil. (Of disease) brief and severe (opposed to chronic). Sharp or penetrating in intellect, insight, or perception: an acute observer. Extremely sensitive even to slight details or impressions: acute eyesight.

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adj.) Sharp or severe in effect; intense: acute sorrow; an acute pain. Extremely great or serious; crucial; critical: an acute shortage of oil. (Of disease) brief and severe (opposed to chronic). Sharp or penetrating in intellect, insight, or perception: an acute observer. Extremely sensitive even to slight details or impressions: acute eyesight.

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acute

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repose

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noun: a state of rest, sleep, or tranquility. Relaxation, and activity. Verb: be lying, situated, or kept in a particular place.

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noun: a state of rest, sleep, or tranquility. Relaxation, and activity. Verb: be lying, situated, or kept in a particular place.

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repose

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magnanimous

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adjective: very generous or forgiving, especially towards arrival or someone less powerful than oneself

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adjective: very generous or forgiving, especially towards arrival or someone less powerful than oneself

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magnanimous

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truculent

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adjective: eager or quick to argue or fight: aggressively defiant. Pugnacious

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truculent

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adjective: eager or quick to argue or fight: aggressively defiant. Pugnacious

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