Vocabulary Flashcards
1
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Brusque
A
Rudely abrupt or blunt in speech or manner
2
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Lollygag
A
To spend time in an aimless or lazy way
3
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Trypophobia
A
It is an aversion to the sight of irregular patterns or clusters of small holes or bumps.
4
Q
Petrichor
A
a pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather
5
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Quell
A
suppress or crush something completely
6
Q
Circumlocution
A
The use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language.
7
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Sanguinary
A
involving or causing much bloodshed.
8
Q
Biblioklept
A
someone who spontaneously steals books
9
Q
Idiosyncratic
A
peculiar or individual
10
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Squiffed
A
Slightly Drunk
11
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Masticate
A
to chew
12
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Effete
A
Lacking strength or courage
13
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egregious
A
garish in an unseen way, distinguished
14
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imperious
A
domineering
15
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approbation
A
approval, usually formal
