Week 12 Flashcards

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boisterous

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adj. rough and noisy; rowdy

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bombastic

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adj. obnoxiously loud and pretentious

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garrulous

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adj. excessively talkative in a rambling manner

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loquacious

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adj. overly wordy, verbose

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strident

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adj. harsh shrill, grating sound or chamber

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vociferous

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adj. making an outcry, clamour or loud noise

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austere

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adj. grave; sober; solemn; serious

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laconic

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adj. expressing much in few words

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reticent

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adj. reluctant to speak; reserved

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tacit

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adj. understood without being openly expressed; implied

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terse

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adj. neatly or effectively concise

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affable

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adj. pleasantly easy to approach and talk to; warmly polite

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rudimentary

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adj. basic; fundamental

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entreat

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v. to ask a peson earnestly; beg and plead with.

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