Vocab List #7 Flashcards

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Dour (adj.)

A

Stern and/or joyless

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Revert (v.)

A

Return to a former condition

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3
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Translucent (adj.)

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Allowing light to pass through

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4
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Improvise (v.)

A

To do or make up on the spur of the moment

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5
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Redundant (adj.)

A

Not needed; unnecessary repetition

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Exasperate (v.)

A

To greatly annoy or irritate to the point of making that person angry

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7
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Sustenance (n.)

A

Food that is needed to live

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8
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Inexplicable (adj.)

A

Difficult to understand; cannot be understood or explained

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9
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Ebullient (adj.)

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Very enthusiastic and/or extremely lively

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10
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Tempestuous (adj.)

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Stormy

Tempest: a violent storm

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