Vocabulary List #3 Flashcards

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bucolic (adj)

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suggesting an idyllic rural life

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pretentious (adj)

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making an exaggerated or outward show; ostentatious

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gullible (adj)

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easily deceived or cheated

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convivial (adj)

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friendly, agreeable; fond of feasting and merry company; jovial

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discrete (adj)

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apart or detached from others; separated

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discreet (adj)

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modestly unobtrusive; showing prudence; decorous

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fabricate (v)

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to make by art or skill and labor; construct

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gesticulate (v)

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to make or use gestures; to express by gesturing

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laud (v)

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to praise; extol

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belabor (v)

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to explain, worry about, or work at (something) repeatedly or more than is necessary

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reiterate (v)

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to say or do again or repeatedly

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conflagration (n)

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a destructive fire, usually an extensive one

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induce (v)

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to bring about, produce, or cause

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soporific (adj)

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causing to tending to cause sleep

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anarchy (n)

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a state of society without government or law

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strident (adj)

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making or having a harsh sound

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nonchalant (adj)

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cooly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited; casual

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malleable (adj)

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capable of being extended or shaped by hammering or by pressure from rollers

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ludicrous (adj)

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causing laughter because of absurdity; ridiculous; laughable

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abridge (v)

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to deprive; cut off