Vocab Unit 3 Flashcards

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ebullience

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noun, enthusiastic, bubbling with excitement

link- bull dance

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bombastic

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adj, high sounding use of language without any real meaning

link- bombs in a basket

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milieu

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n, environment or surroundings

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ambiance

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n, mood, feeling, general atmosphere

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dulcet

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adj, melodious, soft, soothing

link- dull sit

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lassitude

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n, listlessness, torpor, weariness

link- lazy dude

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iconoclast

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n, one who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas or institutions

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askew

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to one side, crooked, awry

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laconic

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adj, brief, using few words

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myriad

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an extremely large number

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grandiloquent

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adj, attempting to impress using big words and grand gestures

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accolade

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n, award, honor, approval

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