Vocabulary Words Flashcards by Anabel Danon

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laconic

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brief, concise, using few words

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reticent

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reserved, not showing one’s feelings, shy

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taciturn

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silent uncommunicative

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succinct

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concise, short, brief

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loquacious

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chatty, talkative

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circumlocution

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using more words than necessary when speaking

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supercilious

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arrogent, haughty, snobbish

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ostentatious

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showy, calling attention to oneself

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prosaic

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ordinary,commonplace

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mundane

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of this world, dull, uninteresting

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banal

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lacking interest or excitement dull

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derivative

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copied or obtained from others

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mitigate

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relieve, make less severe

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conciliate

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pacify, to calm

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alleviate

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make suffering less severe, to soothe

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gregarious

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likes the crowd, sociable

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cantankerous

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bad-tempered, uncooperative

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polemical

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controversial argument

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magnanimous

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generous and forgiving

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munificent

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extremely giving, generous

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conflagration

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uncontrollable fire

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deleterious

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causing harm or damage

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nefarious

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wicked or criminal

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belate

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to make late

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impugned

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call into question, despite the truth

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phlegmatic

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stolid, apathetic, calm

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soporific

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tending to induce sleepiness or drowsiness

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sycophant

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kiss-up

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obsequious

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menial, attentive to small detail

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cacophony

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unharmonious, harsh mixture of sounds

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mellifluous

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pleasant to the ear

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palliative

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relieving a problem without dealing with the underlying cause

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byzantine

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intricate, complicated