Vocabulary 17 - 18 Flashcards by Jessie Szabo | Brainscape

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disconsolate

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hopelessly dejected or sad

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deplore

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to condemn

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domineering

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tyrannical

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halcyon

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peaceful

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lachrymose

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tearful

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mercurial

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quick and changeable temperament; volatile

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revel

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to make merry; to celebrate

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sanguine

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optimistic

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tirade

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a long, angry speech

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vex

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to baffle

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commodious

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spacious

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finite

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having an ending or a boundary

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gamut

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the complete range of something

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incalculable

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beyond measurement

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iota

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a tiny bit

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lofty

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elevated in character

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minuscule

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tiny; very small

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picayune

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petty; trivial

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vestige

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a visible trace

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wane

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to diminish in power or size