Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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whimsical

A

Playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way.
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2
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capricious

A

given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behaviour.

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3
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apprehensive

A

anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen.

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4
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dismay

A

cause (someone) to feel concern and distress

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5
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perturbed

A

feeling anxiety or concern; unsettled.

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6
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entrance

A

fill (someone) with wonder and delight, holding their entire attention.

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7
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sabotage

A

deliberately destroy, damage, or obstruct (something), especially for political or military advantage.

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8
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fanciful

A

over-imaginative and unrealistic.

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9
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quaint

A

attractively unusual or old-fashioned.

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10
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digressive

A

characterized by digression; tending to depart from the subject.

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11
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iconoclastic

A

criticizing or attacking cherished beliefs or institutions.

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12
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newfangled

A

different from what one is used to; objectionably new.

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13
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undermine

A

lessen the effectiveness, power, or ability of, especially gradually or insidiously.

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14
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introspection

A

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

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15
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glut

A

an excessively abundant supply of something.

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16
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Confederacy

A

situation in which states or people join together for a particular purpose

17
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censure

A

express severe disapproval of (someone or something), especially in a formal statement.

18
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ousting

A

drive out or expel (someone) from a position or place.

19
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cohesion

A

the action or fact of forming a united whole.

20
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proliferation

A

Proliferation is a rapid multiplication

21
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prerogative

A

a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class