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Word List 4 Flashcards

1
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Desultory

A

Lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm

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Staunchly

A

Strong and dependable

We all want a staunch friendship

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Vitiate

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To corrupt

Sometimes trauma can vitiate someone’s innocence

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4
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Arresting

A

Striking, eye-catching

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5
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Uncouth

A

Vulgar

Don’t be uncouth in the workplace

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Prolix

A

Using too many words

In 2XD3 we learned how to winnow paragraphs that are prolix

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Obstreperous

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Stubborn

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Poltroon

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Cowardly

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Timorous

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Timid, cautious

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Parlous

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Perilous

The journey up to Mt. Everest is parlous

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Anodyne

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Alleviating pain or inoffensive

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Doughty

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Fearless

Taylor Swift’s song Fearless should have been called Doughty

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13
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Venerate

A

To highly respect

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Impugn

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To attack

Sensitive people always feel impugned when their partner says something negative

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Redoubtable

A

Worthy of respect or fear

We venerate someone that is redoutable

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Indolent

A

Lazy

People who are anxious may appear indolent when they procrastinate

17
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Insolent

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Insulting and arrogant

18
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Indigent

A

Impoverished

Low SES families may live in indigent neighbourhoods

19
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Esurient

A

Greedy

(When the Grinch took all the gifts he was being esurient) I

20
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Paean

A

Song of praise

21
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Admonish

A

Express disapproval

My mom admonished my new denim dress

22
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Assuage

A

To pacify

23
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Guileful

A

Deceitful

Fake people are just being guileful when they say they like you

24
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Specious

A

Fake/baseless

Hannah’s mom thinks dinosaurs are specious

25
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Consort

A

To associate with

I don’t want to consort with PNB anymore

26
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Lassitude

A

Weariness

I feel a lot of lassitude at the end of each day from my chronic fatigue

27
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Clemency

A

Mercy

Sometimes the jurors can have clemency on a defendant

28
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Edify

A

To instruct

I was a swimming edifyer

29
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Expurgate

A

To remove offensive parts

30
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Ornery

A

Exhibiting bad temper

Sometimes when someone is tired they are also full of ornery

31
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Amity

A

Friendship

32
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Salacious

A

Scandalous

Our PNB department is so salacious right now

33
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Pellucid

A

Very clear

34
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Diffident

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Shy/hesitant because of a lack of self-confidence

I was a diffident kid

35
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Importuned

A

Asked to do something in an annoying way

36
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Plangent

A

A loud sound

Fireworks are plangent

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