Word List 06 (2) Flashcards by Max Scalamandre | Brainscape

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Cacophonous

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Harsh-sounding; not harmonious

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Callow

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Immature; inexperienced.

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Catharsis

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Sudden emotional relief.

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Ceremonious

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Formal

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Charted

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Planned; plotted; mapped.

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Cherubic

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Angelic; like a baby.

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Circuitous

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Roundabout; not straightforward.

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Colloquial

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Informal but common speech

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Cosmopolitan

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Sophisticated

2. From the city.

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Crest

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Peak; top

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Cupidity

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Greed.

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Debauchery

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Corruption; physical self- indulgence.

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Decorum

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Appropriate Behavior

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Demographer

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An expert on population statistics.

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Deprecate

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To criticize.`

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Didactic

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Intended to teach; preachy

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Dilapidated

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Run-down; needing supplies.

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Dirge

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Funeral song.

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Dither

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To be indecisive.

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Drudgery

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Boring work.