Vocabulary 14-30 Test Flashcards
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Finicky
A
Difficult to please
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Miscreant
A
A villain
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Vaunt
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To boast
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Surreptitious
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Done secretly
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Sycophant
A
A flatterer
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Alacrity
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Eagerness or speed
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Gradation
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A series of gradual changes
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Meticulous
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Very precise
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Repugnance
A
Disgust
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Pliant
A
Bendable
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Permeate
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To spread through
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Apathy
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A lack of interest
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Indolent
A
Lazy; lethargic
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Judicious
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Having good, sound judgment
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Palpable
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Obvious; noticeable
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Gauche
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Tactless; awkward
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Sensibility
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Acute perception
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Subterfuge
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Trickery
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Ruffian
A
A thug or gangster
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Malfeasance
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Misconduct by an official
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Slavish
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Acting like a slave
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Rendezvous
A
An arranged meeting
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Culpable
A
Deserving of blame
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Viscous
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Sticky; thick
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Enamor
To inspire with love
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Supercilious
Proudly scornful
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Disdain
To treat with contempt
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Ephemeral
Fleeting; short lived
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Lethargy
A lack or energy and enthusiasm
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Extort
To obtain by threat
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Sensational
Outstanding
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Flagrant
Obvious and offensive
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Ardent
Passionate
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Attenuate
To make thinner
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Pejorative
Insulting; belittling
