vocab2 Flashcards

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profound

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great depth or serious

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plausible

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credible, valid, acceptable

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prosaic

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unimaginative or dull

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quandary

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state of uncertainty

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rancorous

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hateful

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spurious

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not genuine, fake

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superfluous

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extra, unnecessary

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tenuous

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unsure, weak

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timorous

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timid, fearful

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stoic

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indifferent to pleasure and pain; unemotional

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transitory

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short lived, temporary

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vindicated

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freed from blame

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inveterate

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long established

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laudatory

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giving praise

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maverick

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loner

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mollify

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to calm or soothe

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novel

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unusual, new, innovative

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obdurate

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stubborn

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objectivity

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judgement not influenced by emotion

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obstinate

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refusing to change one’s opinion

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ornate

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elaborately decorated

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ostentatious

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describing a pretentious display

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paramount

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of chief concern or importance

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penitent

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expressing remorse for one’s misdeeds

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pervasive

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dispersed throughout, widespread