Vocabulary chunk 5 Flashcards

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Profound

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penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding: a profound thinker.

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amalgam

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mixture or combination

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Chagrin

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strong feeling of embarrassment, cause to feel shame or hurt pride

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contingent

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a gathering of persons representative of some large group, uncertain because of incontrollable circumstance

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conterminous

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having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous.

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Confound

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be confused or perplexed to, cause to be unable to think clearly

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Cogent

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powerful persuasive

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sanguine

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a blood red color, confidently optimistic and cheerful

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veritable

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being in fact the thing named and not false unreal or imaginary

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tapestry

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something made up of different things, people, color, etc

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polyglot

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many tongue

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aplomb

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confidence and skill shown especially in a difficult situation

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Histrionic

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too emotional or dramatic( relating to acting or the theater

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verbiage

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speech or writing that contain too many words or that are more difficult than necessary

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ignominy

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a situation or event that cause you to feel ashamed or embrassed

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