Vocabulary 10H Flashcards

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acumen

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(n.) keen insight

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arduous

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(adj.) hard, difficult, tiresome

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transient

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(adj.) passing through briefly; passing into and out of existence

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eschew

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(v.) to shun, avoid

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haggard

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(adj.) looking exhausted and unwell, especially from fatigue, worry, or suffering

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hackneyed

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(adj.) unoriginal, trite

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ubiquitous

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(adj.) existing everywhere, widespread

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neophyte

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(n.) someone who is young or inexperienced

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sanctimonious

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(adj.) giving a hypocritical appearance of piety

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cacophony

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(n.) tremendous noise, disharmonious sound

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discordant

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(adj.) not in harmony or agreement

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reproach

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(v.) express disapproval or disappointment 2. (n.) disapproval

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cajole

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(v.) to urge, coax

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dissemble

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(v.) to conceal, fake

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evanescent

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(adj.) fleeting, momentary

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flagrant

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(adj) blatantly offensive

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pious

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(adj) 1. devoutly religious 2. making a hypocritical display of virtue.

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demure

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(adj.) quiet, modest, reserved

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myriad

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  1. (n.) a countless or extremely great number. 2. (adj) countless or extremely great in number.
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conflagration

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(n.) great fire