Vocab packet Flashcards

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banal

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devoid of originality

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brazen

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shameless

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capricious

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erratic

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cryptic

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mysterious

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5
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decrepit

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feeble

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defile

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pollute

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7
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derogatory

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lesson the merit of something

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8
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exonerate

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to clear

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furtive

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by stealth

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glib

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too readily fluent

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11
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heretic

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believer who breaks from church

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12
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impetuous

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impulsive

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13
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insipid

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unstimulating

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14
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levity

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lack of appropriate seriousness

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15
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malign

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slander

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pertinent

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relevant

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17
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tenous

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weak

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18
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transient

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not lasting

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19
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ulterior

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kept concealed

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20
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vacillate

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indecisive

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21
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aficionado

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ambiguous

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having several possible meanings

23
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base

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blight

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bravado
fake courage
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broach
to suggest for the first time
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cataclysm
upheaval
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connotation
associated meaning
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convene
assemble
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conventional
standard
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dearth
lack
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diffident
shy
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disposition
state of mind
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duplicity
deceitfulness
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egocentric
self centered
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embargo
prohibiting trade
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enervate
weaken
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enigma
puzzle
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epicure
connossuer
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euphemism
substitution of mild language
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exponent
advocate
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finesse
extreme delicacy
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galvanize
stimulate
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guileless
honest
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idiosyncrasy
quirk
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incipient
beginning to exist
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infirmity
weakness
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inordinate
excessive
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jargon
language to a particular trade
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junta
small group ruling over a country after a coup