words 2 Flashcards

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dainty

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of delicate beauty; exquisite

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flippant

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frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness

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overture

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an opening or initiating move toward negotiations, a new relationship, an agreement

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convalescence

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the gradual recovery of health and strength after illness

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cerebral

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betraying or characterized by the use of the intellect rather than intuition or instinct

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quizzical

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odd, queer, or comical

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shrewd

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astute or sharp in practical matters; keen

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decadence

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the act or process of falling into an inferior condition or state; deterioration

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profusion

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abundance; a great quantity of amount

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rendezvous

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an agreement between two or more persons to meet at a certain time and place

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congenial

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agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character

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utilitarian

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pertaining to or consisting in utility; usefulness rather than beauty

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tang

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a strong taste or flavor

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epicurean

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fond of or adapted to luxury or indulgence in sensual pleasures; having luxurious tastes or habits

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foliage

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the leaves of a plant, collectively; leafage

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wraith

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an apparition of a living person supposed to portend his or her death

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uncanny

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having or seeming to have a supernatural or inexplicable basis; beyond the ordinary or normal; extraordinary

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eerie

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uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird

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opalescent

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exhibiting a play of colors like that of the opal

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fetid

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having an offensive odor; stinking