Vocab Words #16 Flashcards
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Boor
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Rude, Neanderthal, ill-mannered
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Intransigent
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Refusing to change ones views, stubborn
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Reclusive
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Secluded, isolated (different from isolationism because you are doing it to yourself).
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Jingoist
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Excessively patriotic (typically in form of aggressive foreign policy)
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Hedonist
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A person who seeks pleasure from life and they consider it the most important thing in life, a pleasure-seeker
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Watershed
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A turning point, milestone, major event
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Devoid
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Lacking of free form
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Pragmatic
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Sensible, realistic, logical, practical
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Banal
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Lacking originality, cliche, ordinary
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Mallify
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To lessen someone’s anxiety, pacify
