Vocabulary Flashcards
1
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Apocryphal
A
Of doubtful authenticity
2
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Austere
A
Morally strict; simple or undecorated
3
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Conflagration
A
A large, disastrous fire
4
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Coquetry
A
A flirtatious act or attitude
5
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Disquietude
A
Anxiety or agitation
6
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Eddy
A
Whirlpool
7
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Enigma
A
Something hard to understand or explain
8
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Estrange
A
To cause someone to be no longer close or affectionate: to alienate
9
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Florid
A
Very flowery in style; elaborately decorated
10
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Heresy
A
A deviation from a dominant theory, opinion, or practice
11
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Mien
A
Demeanor or expressive appearance
12
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Odious
A
Appalling; awful; distasteful
13
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Pedantically
A
In the manner of one who flaunts useless knowledge
14
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Peevishly
A
Ill-tempered; prone to whining
15
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Protege
A
One whose career is furthered by a person of experience or influence
