Vocabulary 2400 Set 23 Flashcards

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belligerent

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adj. aggressive

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quarrel

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v. argue

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pugnacious

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adj. aggressive

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salvo

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n. barrage (overwhelming quantity/ explosion)

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incongruous

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adj. mismatched

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paucity

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n. scarcity

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destitute

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adj. poor

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penurious

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adj. poor

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indigent

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adj. poor

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arbitrary

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adj. capricious

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erratic

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adj. unpredictable, often changing

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fickle

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adj. changeable, capricious

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mercurial

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adj. excitable, temperamental (having strong individual temperament (natural predisposition; unusual personal attitude); moody; unpredictable)

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sporadic

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adj. random, infrequent

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whimsical

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adj. fanciful (capricious; unreal), eccentric

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conform

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v. follow

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conventional

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adj. normal

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stringent

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adj. strict, rigorous, demanding

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tenacious

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adj. persistent

20
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flounder

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v. struggle