VOCAB Test 2 Flashcards by Sachi Seno | Brainscape

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Acumen

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keen insight; shrewdness

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Acerbic

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bitter, sharp in taste or temper

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Assiduous

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persistent, attentive, diligent

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Miscreant

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a vicious person

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Misanthropic

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disliking humankind and avoiding human society

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Nefarious

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wicked or criminal

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cupidity

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greed; strong desire

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disinterested

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free of bias or self-interest; impartial

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dilatory

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tending to delay or procrastinate

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egregious

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outstandingly bad

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cursory

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: hasty and superficial

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encomium

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a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute

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halcyon

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calm and peaceful

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gesticulate

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to make gestures, especially when speaking,

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fallible

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capable of being wrong, mistaken, or inaccurate

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indelible

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cannot be removed, washed away, or erased

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fallacy

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a mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument

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exonerate

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to free from blame