Vocabulary - attitude-behavior Flashcards
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unequivocally, unequivocal (adj)
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leaving no doubt; unambiguous
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sanguine
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(adj) optimistic or positive, esp in an apparently bad or difficult situation. (n) blood-red color
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strident, stridency (n)
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(n) loud, harsh and grating
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surreptitiously
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done in secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; furtive
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repudiate, repudiation (n)
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to reject; refuse to accept
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taciturn, taciturnity (n)
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(of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little
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unobtrusive
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inconspicuous; not blatant
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untoward
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unexpected and inappropriate or inconvenient
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meme
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an idea, behavior, style, or usage that spreads from person to person within a culture
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peaceable
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a disposition toward the state of peacefullness (not same as peaceful=tranquil and serene)
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prodigal
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spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant
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unceremoniously
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happening or done very suddenly and quickly with no effort to be careful or polite.
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obeisance
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1 : a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow. 2. respect for someone or something
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regale
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to entertain in a lavish manner
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temerity
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Excessive confidence or boldness; audacity
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tractable
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easily managed or controlled. : willing to learn or be guided by another
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vacuous, vacuity (n)
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silly, inane, unintelligent, insipid, foolish,
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mannered
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artificial, stilted
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troth
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loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity
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austerity, austere (v)
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severe and morally strict; the quality of being austere, having no pleasures or comforts;
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cad
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a man who behaves dishonorably, especially toward a woman
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clement
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(of weather) mild
(of person) merciful
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disingenuous
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not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does.
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garish
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gaudy; obtrusively bright and showy; unpleasantly bright;
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loath
reluctant (loathe=hate)
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imperious
assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering
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loll
be lazy or idle
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alacrity
liveliness and eagerness; readiness; celerity
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behoove
be appropriate or necessary
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boorish, boor (n)
like a boor; unmannered; crude; insensitive
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canard
an unfounded rumor or story.
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chauvinist
excessive or blind patriotism — compare jingoism. : undue partiality or attachment to a group or place to which one belongs or has belonged. [chauvinism (n)]
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demur
object; hesitate to accept; protest
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doctrinaire
seeking to impose a doctrine in all circumstances without regard to practical considerations
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ignoble
unworthy; not noble; dishonorable
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Machiavellian
crafty; double-dealing; favoring expediency over principles
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pedantic
narrowly, stodgily, and often ostentatiously learrned
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Black sheep
an amoral, dishonorable person
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obtrusive
noticeable or prominent in an unwelcome or intrusive way
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besotted
strongly infatuated
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deleterious
harmful or damaging
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dissipate
overindulging in sensual pleasures
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babbitt
a materialistic person
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dialectical
1) logical discussion of ideas and opinions
| 2) concerned with opposing forces
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innocuous
not harmful or offensive.
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implacable
incapable of being pacified or placated
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largesse, largess (alt sp)
generosity; liberal giving (as of money) to (also spelled largess)
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odious
hateful
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petulant
touchy; peevish; ill-tempered
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sardonic
scornfully mocking or cynical
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indolent, indolence (n)
lazy; idle
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refractory
stubborn; unmanageable
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ribald, ribaldry (n)
marked by vulgar, lewd humor; wanton; profane (noun=ribaldry)
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bravura
great technical skill and brilliance shown in a performance or activity
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derring-do
action displaying heroic courage
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dissolute
lax in morals; licentious
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fop
a vain person
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hijinks
boisterous fun (alt. sp=high jinks)
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insouciance
casual lack of concern; indifference (noun=insouciant)
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rapacious
voracious; aggressively greedy or grasping
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protean
tending or able to change frequently or easily
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pro forma
(adv-adj) as a matter of form or politeness. 2. (n) a standard document, form or financial statement.
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brook
To tolerate; to endure.
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ameliorate, -tion, -tive
improve
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complicity
the state of being involved with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoing
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compromised
1. damaged or put in doubt (esp. of reputation); 2. reached an agreement by giving up part of a claim
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cocoon
envelop or surround in a protective or comforting way
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pluck
courage
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bluster
To bully; to threaten; to domineer.
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cloying
To cause distaste or disgust by supplying with too much of something originally pleasant, especially something rich or sweet; surfeit; satiate
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equanimity
calmness; composure
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travesty
parody; ridiculous error
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urchin
a roguish, mischievous boy
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vaunted, vaunt (v)
Boasted; bragged; excessively praised; overly publicized.
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vociferous
conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
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wanton, wantonness (n)
unrestrained; gratuitously cruel; willfully malicious; sexually improper
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truancy, truant (adj)
the action of staying away from school without good reason; absenteeism
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comity
courtesy; civility
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commodious
spacious and comfortable
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comport
1. conduct oneself; behave-- 2. accord with; agree with
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deign
To condescend; to stoop down to; to assume accordance with one's skills and/or dignity.
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delude
be false to; be dishonest with
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desultory
Aimless; haphazard; digressing at random; unsteady.
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jibe
agree; be in harmony
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jocular, jocularity (n)
characterized by jokes and good humor
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rectitude
uprightness, extreme morality (adj. is rectitudinous)
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scurrilous
abusive language; defamatory, slanderous, insulting
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succor
Assistance; help; relief.
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tendentious
Promoting a particular point of view; biased; having a definite purpose.
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torpor
lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy
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unctuous
sycophantic, ingratiating, obsequious, fawning, servile or oily, land
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venal
Willing to be dishonest; willing to be bribed.
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vitriolic
harsh or corrosive in tone --vitriol (n)
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voluble, volublity (n), volubly (adv)
speaking incessantly and fluently
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assiduous
showing great care and perseverance
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cavort
to leap or dance about in a lively manner. : to engage in extravagant behavior.
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doughty
brave
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happy-go-lucky
cheerfully unconcerned about the future
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mea culpa
an acknowledgment of one's fault or error
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raring
ull of enthusiasm or eagerness
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smarmy
ingratiating and wheedling in a way that is perceived as insincere or excessive-- : unctuous, ingratiating, slick, oily, greasy, obsequious, sycophantic, fawning
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tizzy
a highly excited and distracted state of mind.
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pan
criticize harshly
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disaffected
disloyal; Rebellious; resentful of authority or of laws.
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mercenary
Greedy
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pander
cater to (the low desires of others)
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pretentious, pretension (n)
assumed attitude of superiority; ostentatious; showy
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auspicious
conducive to success; favorable
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decry
to criticize openly
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foible
quirk; minor weakness
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misogyny, -nist (per)
hatred of women.
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prim
Stiffly proper
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salacious
arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination : lascivious; pornographics; obscene
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anarchic
lawless, without law and order, in disorder, in turmoil; uncontrolled by convention
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aplomb
complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise
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chutzpah, chutzpa (alt sp)
shameless audacity; impudence
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patronize
to treat as inferior
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short shrift
rapid and unsympathetic dismissal; curt treatment
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stolid, stolidity (n)
impassive, phlegmatic, unemotional
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avarice, avaricious (adj)
excessive greed
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baleful
damaging; evil
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craven
contemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly
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decorous
proper behavior, conduct or appearance (noun is decorum)
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fatuous
smugly or unconsciously foolish; devoid of intelligence
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grandiosity
unrealistic sense of superiority
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grovel
crawl or creep on the ground; remain prostrate; behave in a servile manner
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imprudent
Rash and indiscreet.
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niggling
spend too much time on minor points
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opprobrium
harsh criticism or censure
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perfidy
treachery, duplicity, deceit; disloyal
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plaudit
an act or round of applause. : enthusiastic approval —usually used in plural
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profligate, profligacy (n)
wasteful (of money); dissipated; wildly immoral (noun=profligacy)
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shrew
1) scolding woman; 2) very small mouse-like animal
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spendthrift
someone who wastes money
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anthropocentric
1 : considering human beings as the most significant entity of the universe. 2 : interpreting or regarding the world in terms of human values and experiences
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benighted
lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture; overtaken by the night.
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dissociative
to sever the association of (oneself); separate
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dragoon
1. To coerce or to force into action. 2. In the British army, a cavalryman
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fawn
behave in a sycophantic way; grovel; seek favor by flattering
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feckless
generally incompetent and ineffectual
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gravitas
dignity, seriousness, solemnity
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hector
bully, intimidate
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inured
to cause someone or something to become accustomed to a situation; hardened; habituated
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masher
(slang) A man who habitually makes aggressive, unwelcome sexual advances to women.
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obsequious
attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner
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rive
split or tear apart violently
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seamy
Sordid; unpleasant; filthy or base.-- sordid, disreputable, degenerate, seedy, sleazy,
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raucous
making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise
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reprehensible
deserving censure or condemnation
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skittish, skittishness (n)
(of an animal) excitable or easily scared
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scathing
witheringly scornful; severely critical
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recalcitrant, recalcitrance (n)
having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline
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recidivism, recidivist (per)c
stubbornly resistant to authority or control
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randy
sexually aroused or excited
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shalom
subservient; having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others
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vermin
wild mammals and birds that are believed to be harmful to crops, farm animals or game or that carry disease.
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querulous
cower; shrink back in fear; lose heart
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rakish
having displayed a dashing, jaunty, or slightly disreputable quality or appearance
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sanctimonious
making a show of being morally superior to other people
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servile
showing an excessive willingness to serve and please others
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vituperation, -tive (adj)
bitter and abusive language
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remiss
lacking care or attention to duty; negligent
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sadomasochism, sadomasochistic
gratification, especially sexual, gained through inflicting or receiving pain
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sass
(n) impudence; cheek (v) be cheeky or rude to someone
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siren song
an alluring utterance or appeal, especially one that is seductive or deceptive
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wanderlust
a strong desire to travel
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infamous, infamy (n)
notoriously bad; well known for being bad
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preclude
prevent from happening; to make impossible; to prevent or prohibit.
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subversive, subversion (n)
in opposition to a civil authority or government
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susceptible
likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing
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egregious
standing out sharply as wrong or bad
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brazen
excessively bold, brash, clear and obvious
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capricious, caprice (n)
given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior; feckle
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furtive
secret and sly; trying to escape notice
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heinous
extremely wicked, deeply criminal
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incendiary
(of a device or attack) designed to cause fires
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pernicious
exceedingly harmful; deadly
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platonic
spiritual; without sensual desire
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promiscuous
having or characterized by many transient sexual relationships
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propriety
correct or appropriate behavior
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bravo
Well done
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harbinger
a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another
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deferential
showing respect [deference (n); defer (v)]
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denigrate
decry; criticize; belittle
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derision
mockery [deride (v)]
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duplicity
deceitfulness; double-dealing
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duress
threats, violence, constraints, or other action brought to bear on someone to do something against their will or better judgment
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eschew
shun; avoid
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feign
to make up or invent; pretend
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fractious
Complaining; bad-tempered; readily angered; peevish; irritable; quarrelsome.
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impropriety
inappropriate behavior
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machination
a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends.
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nefarious
infamous by way of being extremely wicked.
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nettle
(verb) irritate or annoy (someone). (noun) a herbaceous plant that has jagged leaves covered with stinging hairs
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suave, sauvely (adv), sauvity (n)
Smooth and pleasant in manner
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tawdry, tawdriness (n)
showy but cheap and of poor quality.
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urbane
showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience
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brassy
1. very confident and aggressive in a loud and sometimes annoying way 2. resembling brass especially in color
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deride
express contempt for; ridicule
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indefatigable
showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality
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intransigent
unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something
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modus operandi
a particular way or method of doing something, especially one that is characteristic or well-established.
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moralistic
1. : characterized by or expressive of a concern with morality. 2. : characterized by or expressive of a narrow moral attitude
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morose
very serious, unhappy, and gloomy
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mortify
to humiliate
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stricture
something that restrains; negative criticism
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accost
bring oneself into favor with someone by flattery or trying to please them
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bellicose, -sity (n)
demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight; warlike
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bombastic
pompous; ostentatiously lofty in style (bombast=grandiloquent, pompous speech)
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churlish
crude; rudeness; ill-mannered behavior (noun=churl or churlishness)
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dawdle
dawdle
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dormancy
lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid: The lecturer's sudden shout woke the dormant audience. 2. in a state of rest or inactivity; inoperative
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ennui
Boredom; listlessness; dissatisfaction because of a lack of interest.
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facetious
humorous; not intended to be taken seriously
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foist
impose an unwelcome or unnecessary person or thing on
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ingenuous
naïve and trusting; lacking sophistication
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ingratiate
approach and address (someone) body
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interloper
intruder; one who interferes
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obdurate, obduracy (n)
stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action
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parsimonious, parsimony (n)
frugal; stingy (noun=parsimony)
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peevish
bad-tempered; irritable
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peripatetic
nomadic, itinerant, traveling
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philandering, philanderer (n)
a man who readily or frequently enters into casual sexual relationships with women; a womanizer
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probity
uprightness; honesty
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pugnacious
aggressive, ready to fight [pugnacity (n)]
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skulk
to lie in hiding, as out of cowardice or bad conscience; lurk.
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slipshod
characterized by a lack of care, thought or organization
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spat
1. squabble; minor dispute 2. past tense of spit
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surfeit
indulge (one's appetite) to satiety
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bonhomie
a friendly disposition
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carouse
to take part in a drunken revel
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dastardly
mean
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debauchery, debauch (v)
excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures; dissipation
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ethnocentric
having or based on the idea that your own group or culture is better or more important than others
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fealty
1. the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign) 2. the fidelity of a vassal or feudal tenant to his lord
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gauche
clumsy (in social behavior); coarse and uncouth
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impudent, - nce (n)
not showing due respect for another person; impertinent
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lovelorn
unhappy because of unrequited love; lovesick
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madcap
marked by capriciousness, recklessness, or foolishness
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masochism, masochist (per)
1. the tendency to derive pleasure, especially sexual gratification, from one's own pain or humiliation. 2. (in general use) the enjoyment of what appears to be painful or tiresome
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obstructionist, obstructionism (n)
someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take
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prima donna
Italian for "first lady." the female star of an opera. In modern usage, it has come to mean a a vain and temperamental person.
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spry
(especially of an old person) active; lively
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swashbuckling
engage in daring and romantic adventures with ostentatious bravado or flamboyance.
