Vocabulary Olympics Flashcards
1
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Ineffable
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Incapable of being expressed
2
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Piety
A
Religious devotion and reverence.
3
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Resolute
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Firm or determined
4
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Ardent
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Enthusiastic or passionate
5
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Seminal
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Highly influential in an original way
6
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Indolent
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Disinclined to exert oneself
7
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Enjoin
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To direct (a person) to do something;
8
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Zealous
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Showing great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or objective.
9
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Adroit
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Quick and skillful in body or mind
10
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Ebullient
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Zestfully enthusiastic
11
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Rapport
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Relationship, especially one of mutual trust or emotional affinity.
12
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Denouement
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The final resolution or clarification of a dramatic or narrative plot.
13
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Vernacular
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The everyday language spoken by a people as distinguished from the literary language.
14
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Hubris
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Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance.
15
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Prosaic
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Consisting of prose (ordinary speech)
