Vocabulary #6 Flashcards

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frenzied

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wildly excited

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engrossing

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absorbing all one’s attention or interest.

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enigmatic

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mysterious.

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evocative

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bringing strong images, memories, or feelings to mind.

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5
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introspective

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the examination or observation of one’s own mental and emotional processes.

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6
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intuitive

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instinctive.

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7
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irony

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a situation that is funny because it resulted in happening the opposite of what was expected

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8
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magniloquent

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bombastic

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meandering

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following a winding course.

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paradoxical

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seemingly absurd or self-contradictory.

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potent

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having great power, influence, or effect.

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12
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bunglesome

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clumsy or awkward

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13
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silver-tounged

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persuasive

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14
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oblivescence

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the process of forgetting

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15
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bumfuzzle

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fluster or confuse

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16
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fiddle-footed

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restlessly wandering

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17
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lardy-dardy

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characterized by excessive elegance

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notionate

A

strong-willed

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coruscate

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gleaming or sparkle

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sashay

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to glide, move

21
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nonchalantly

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in a casually calm and relaxed manner.

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atweel

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vapid

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dull or boring

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waggish

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someone mischievous and humorous

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coze
a chat
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athenaeum
a library or reading room
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atelier
a workshop or studio for artist etc
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valorous
brave
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insipience
foolishness
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shunpike
side street, secondary road
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atrocious
horrifically wicked
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odius
extremely unpleasant
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repulsive
disgust
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heinous
utterly odious or wicked
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venturesome
willing to take risks
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impetuous
done quickly without thought or care
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erroneous
wrong
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fallacious
mistaken belief
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cruddy
not clean
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grody
unpleasant disgusting