Word Of The Day 5 Flashcards

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Involving ignoble actions and motives; a rousing moral distaste and contempt

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Sordid

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Clever or skillful in using the hands or mind

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Adroit

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Morally correct behavior or thinking righteousness

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Rectitude

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A small quantity of a particular thing, especially something considered desirable or valuable

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Modicum

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A man who is concerned with his clothes and appearance in an affected and excessive way; a dandy

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Fop

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Petty; worthless

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Picayune

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Bitterness or resentfulness, especially when long standing

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Rancor

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Assertive authority in an annoyingly domineering way, especially with regard to petty or trivial matters

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Officious

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To scratch or grope around with one fingers to find, collect, or hold on to something

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Scrabble

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The rejection of all religious and moral principles, often in the belief that life is meaningless

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Nihilism

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Exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical

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Quixotic

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Stubbornly or willfully disobedient

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Contumacious

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Fertile

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Fecund

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Frenzied, agitated, unrestrained

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Corybantic

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Complaining in a petulant or whining manner

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Querulous

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Having or showing an excessive or submissive fondness for one’s wife

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Uxorious

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A complete or impressive collection if things

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Panoply

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Bitter and abusive language

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Vituperation

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Confidence or assurance especially when in a demanding situation

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Aplomb

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Laborious work, study, thought, etc. especially at night

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Lucubration