Vocabulary chunk 4 Flashcards

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Pandemonium

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chaotic

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prefunctory

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lacking in interest or enthusiasm

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prevarication

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to lie

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vitriol

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harsh and angry words

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Senuous

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affecting the senses in a pleasing way that produces or suggest feeling of physical or sexual pleasure

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Emphatic

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speaking or acting in forceful way

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Masochistic

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enjoyment of pain

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Acerbic

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sharp and forthright

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obfuscation

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Darken, to make obscure

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Gilbs

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said or done easily or carelesly

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Ostentatious

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displaying wealth,knowledge, etc , in a way that is meant to attract attention, admiration, or envy

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austere

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severely simple in manner, severe or stern in disposition or appearance, strict or severe in disciple

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rococo

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filled with ornament

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plebeian

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noun— a commoner

adjective—– of or belonging to the commoner

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Haughty

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scornful and condescendingly proud

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hauteur

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Arrogance, haughtiness