Vocabulary List 5 Flashcards

Academic Adjectives

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Autodidactic

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Relating to ot having the characteristics of a self taught person

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Banal

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Containing nothing new, original, or unusual

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Clandestine

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Characterized or done with secrecy or concealment

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Disconcerting

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A feeling of worry, confusion, or surprise

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Egalitarian

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Belief in the political, economic, and social equality of all people

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Infallible

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Perfect, trustworthy, or flawless

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Nebulous

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Hazy, cloudy, fuzzy

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Peripatetic

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Traveling frequently from place to place

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Stoic

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Someone who accepts things without emotion or complaint

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Relating to or having the characteristics of a self taught person

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Autodidactic

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Containing nothing new, original, or unusual

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Banal

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Charactrrized or done with secrecy or concealment

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Clandestine

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A feeling of worry, confusion, or surprise

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Disconcerting

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Belief in political, economic, and social equality of all people

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Egalitarian

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Perfect, trustworthy, or flawless

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Infallible

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Hazy, cloudy, fuzzy

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Nebulous

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Traveling frequently from placd to place

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Peripatetic

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Someone who accepts things without emotion or complaint

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Stoic