Vocab quiz 2 Flashcards by Thomas Enright | Brainscape

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Turbid

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cloudy due to stirred-up sediment

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Sinecure

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A position or office that provides perks but requires little to no work

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Impinge

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to make a negative impression

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Implausible

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not likely, unconvincing, improbable

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torpid

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inactive, sluggish

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urbane

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characterized by elegance and sophistication

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tumult

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confusion and disorder, often caused by people

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Desolate

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barren, devastating, lonely

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Incongruity

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the quality of being out of place or incompatible

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Undulation

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a wavelike motion or shape

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Opulent

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characterized by wealth, luxurious

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Bellicose

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aggressively hostile, ready to fight

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