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Vocab pt. 2 Flashcards

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1
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short-lived; ephemeral

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transient

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evidence or proof of something

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attestation

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of or occurring every day; daily

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quotidian

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favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority, especially that of government, at the expense of personal freedom

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authoritarian

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clear or obvious to the eye or mind

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manifest

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having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation

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arid

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corresponding in size or degree

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commensurate

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alluring; tempting

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tantalizing

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copied; imitative

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derivative

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extremely small

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minute

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determined

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resolute

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wasteful

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extravagant

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wealthy

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affluent

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extremely poor

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destitude

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more authoritative; more accurate

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obsolete

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not able to be understood; not intelligible

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incomprehensible

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explanation

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elucidation

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the act of vocalizing or something vocalized

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vocalization

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version or interpretation

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rendition

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absurd misuse of words

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malapropism

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marked by lack oof enthusiasm

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tepid

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made thin by starvation

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emaciated

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artfulness; adeptness

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finesse

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luck

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kismet

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the quality or fact of being highly skilled or expert at something

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adeptness

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confuse

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bemuse

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praise

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extol

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lacking appropriate respect or seriousness

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flippant

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ostentatious

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flamboyant

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approval

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esteem

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harsh criticism

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derision

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disrespect

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insolence

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secretly

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furtively

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strong; quick to recover

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resiliently

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appropriately and pleasingly expressed

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felicitous

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loudly and vehemently expressive

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vociferous

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consume by drinking or eating

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imbibe

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fear

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trepidation

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