Vocabulary List 14 Flashcards

Awesome Adjectives

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Ambivalent

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Having simultaneous and contradictory feelings toward someone or something

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Caustic

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¹capable of burning, corroding, or destroying something ²sarcastic in a scathing or bitter way

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Cursory

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Going rapidly over something without attention to details

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Contemptible

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Very bad and deserving of scorn

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Dogmatic

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Expressing personal beliefs or opinions as if they cannot be disputed

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Empathetic

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The ability to understand and share the feelings of another

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Euphonious

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A sound that is pleasing to the ear

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Succinct

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Using few words to express an idea

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Verdant

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Green with growing plants

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10
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Having simultaneous and contradictory feelings toward someone or something

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Ambivalent

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¹capable of burning, corroding, or destroying something ²sarcastic in a scathing or bitter way

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Caustic

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Going rapidly over something without attention to details

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Cursory

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Very bad and deserving of scorn

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Contemptible

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Expressing personal beliefs or opinions as if they cannot be disputed

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Dogmatic

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The ability to understand and share the feelings of another

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Empathetic

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A sound that is pleasing to the ear

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Euphonious

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Using few words to express an idea

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Succinct

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Green with growing plants

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Verdant