Vocabulary-31 Flashcards by Jeremy Liu | Brainscape

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Cardinal

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Very important.

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Baroque

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Ornate.

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Derision

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Ridicule, mock.

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Din

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Loud, confused.

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Enmity

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Hostile

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Ethereal

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Exquisite, heavenly, celestial.

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Exultant

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Jubilant.

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Insinuate

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Led to believe.

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Nascent

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Burgeoning, beginning to exist or develop.

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Ostensible

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Evident.

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Pastiche

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Hodgepodge; collage; work of art formed from different sources.

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Refractory

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Stubborn.

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Repartee

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Witty reply.

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Reverie

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Dreamy.

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Tarry

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Loiter.

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Tautology

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Unnecessary repetition.

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Tawdry

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Showy and cheap.

Low and mean.

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Temporal

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Time.

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Waif

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Orphans. Lost or unclaimed person or thing.

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Wastrel

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A wasteful person. Spendthrift.

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Insouciant

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Casual, nonchalant.

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Bereaved

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Mourning.

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Denizen

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Dweller.

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Meander

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Ramble, wander.

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Pusillanimous

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Poor-spirited, unmanly.

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Contend

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Argue; repugn; manage; compete.

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Livid

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White; pallid; pale.

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Vitiate

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Corrupt.

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Fallow

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Uncultivated.

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Inertia

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Inactivity.

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Ribald

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One who uses VULGAR language.