Vocab Mountain 1 Flashcards by Amanda Kuehner | Brainscape

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abound

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large amount

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amorphous

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no defined shape / form

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belie

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false impression (appearance / expectation)

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capricious

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varying moods

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austere

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strict / stern in character, simple lifestyle (MUNK!!)

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cerebral

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related to brain, requires thinking (not emotion)

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congenial

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friendly / likable

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conspicuous

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easily noticed, obvious

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cursory

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lacking effort

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daunting

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seeming impossible, scary, challenging

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didactic

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meant for teaching, condescending manner

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disseminate

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spread broadly

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feasible

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likely to be acheived

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flout

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break rules w/o guilt

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homogenous

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composed of similar parts

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humdrum

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boring

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insipid

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lacking energy

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loquacious

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likely to talk a lot

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misanthropic

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distaste for society

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misnomer

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misleading name

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negligent

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lacking care

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obsequious

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submissive to authority

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placate

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decrease in angry emotion

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proclivity

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fondness for something, tendency

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puerile

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childish

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quixotic

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excessively visionary

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spendthrift

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spending money recklessly

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taciturn

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of few words

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wary

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exercising caution