Week 17+18 Flashcards
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Inscrutable (adj)
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Unfathomable, mysterious
2
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Intangible (adj)
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Unable to be perceived by touch
2
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Ineptitude (N)
A
General unfitness
3
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Irascible (adj)
A
quick to get angry
4
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Jeer (v)
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to laugh at with contempt and derision
5
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Jingoism (n)
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describes excessive chauvinism, combined with a bellicose attitude
6
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Juxtapose (v)
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when you place two things side by side
7
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Kindle (v)
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to start a fire
8
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Kitsch (n)
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trashy art, without taste or aesthetic value
9
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Lachrymose (adj)
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tearful, mournful
10
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Laconic (adj)
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terse, using few words
11
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Lambent (adj)
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flickering, radiant, playing over a surface
12
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Languish (v)
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to drop, take on a melancholy air
13
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Levity (n)
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a manner lacking seriousness
14
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Laudable (adj)
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deserving praise commendation