Vocabulary Words Flashcards by Tommy Duong | Brainscape

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Ostentatious

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Showy,Excersise, Pretentious display

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Aesthete

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High sensitivity to beauty

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Connisseur

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discerning judge with extensive knowledge

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languid

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slow

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penurious

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poor

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Avarice

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greed desire for wealth

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Paucity

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Lack

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Philanthrophist

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someone who is charitable or work for betterment of humankind

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Parsimony

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unusual or excessive frugality

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phlegmatic

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possessing a calm

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Florid

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flowery or elaborate language

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Diminution

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process of diminishing or decreasing

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Resilient

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bouncing back easily from advertsity

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Cajole

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urge with gentle and repeated appeal

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Ineffable

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too great or big to be put in words

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Inept

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without skill or aptitude

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Adroit

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dexterous

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Insular

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Isolated/ Cut Off

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Brevity

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being brief in duration

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Pretentious

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to exaggerate one importance or status