Word Of The Week Flashcards by Hayley Cahill | Brainscape

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Iota

A

Very small quantity

Noun

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Pessimism

A

Gloominess
Ex. Pessimist pessimistic
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Acclimate

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To become accustomed in ones environment
Ex acclimation acclimatable
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Faux pas

A

Social blunder

Noun

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Feign

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To pretend
Ex feigner unfeigning
Verb

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Lissome

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Flexible
Agile
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Medley

A

Mixture

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Destitute

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Extremely poor

Adjective

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Compunction

A

Guilt

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Pervade

A

Spread throughout

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Undulate

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To move in a wave like manner

Verb

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Ornate

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Elaboratley decorated

Adjective

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Gaudy

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Flashy garish cheaply showy

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Disseminate

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To spread

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Indefatigable

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Tireless

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Precedence

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Priority

Noun

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Verbatim

A

Word for word

Adverb

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Exasperate

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To irritate
Annoy
Verb