week 5 vocab Flashcards

1
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magnanimous

A

Very generous or forgiving; especially toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself

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2
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Existential

A

of or relating to existence

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3
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adept

A

very skilled at something

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4
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disparity

A

inequality or difference in something

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5
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implication

A

The conclusion that can be drawn from something not explicitly stated; a possible future effect or result

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6
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obtuse

A

annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand

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7
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quandary

A

not knowing what to do in the situation you’re in

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8
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sanguine

A

optimistic or positive, especially in a bad or difficult situation

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9
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tenuous

A

having little substance or strength; flimsy, weak

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10
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vehement

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showing forceful, passionate, or intense feeling

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