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vocab test 2 Flashcards

1
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clime

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climate (noun)

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jocund

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cheerful, lighthearted (adj)

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sinew

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tissue or ligament (noun)

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complaisance

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to please or comply (noun)

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vale

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valley (noun)

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symmetry

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balanced proportions (noun)

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countenance

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look, expression (noun)

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fastidious

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extreme attention to detail (adj)

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deign

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to not bother to do something or not stoop so low (verb)

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impropriety

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being improper (noun)

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pedantic

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dull, boring (adj)

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affront

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an insult (noun)

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caprice

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a sudden, impulsive action (noun)

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mien

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demeanor, apperance (noun)

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felicity

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great happiness (noun)

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vex

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to annoy or irritate (verb)

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supercilious

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behaving or looking as though superior to others (adj)

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assiduous

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showing great care and attention to detail (adj)

19
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indolent

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lazy (adj)

20
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pecuniary

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relating to or consisting of money (adj)

21
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vivacity

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high spirits, liveliness (noun)

22
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effusive

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expression of great excessive emotion pr enthusiasim (adj)

23
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alacrity

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a quick cheerful readiness to do something (noun)

24
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approbation

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approval or praise (noun)

25
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licentious

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lacking legal or moral restraints, espcially of a sexual nature (adj)

26
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chargrin

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a feeling or vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation (noun)

27
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petulance

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a irritable temper (noun)

28
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repine

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to feel or express dejection or discontent, complain (verb)

29
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duplicity

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deceitfulness; the act of intentionally misleading (noun)

30
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acrimony

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bitterness or ill feeling (noun)

31
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rapacity

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the quality of being excessively grasping, greedy or covetous (noun)

32
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imprudent

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lacing good judgement unwise by failing to consider the consequences of your actions (adj)

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