Vocab 1-20

Pregunta	Respuesta
Ambivalent	mixed feelings
Anomaly, abberation	deviation from the Norm
Sarcastic, Sardonic, Snide	Mocking, taunting
Dearth, Paucity	Scarcity or shortage
Prattle	babble or speaking foolishly
Wry, Droll	Dry humor
unconventional	unordinary
Meticulous, painstaking, fastidious	exacting
Audacious	fearless- (Taylor Swift)
Indifferent, apathetic, nonchalant	Lack of interest
diffident, self-effacing	no self esteem; no confidence
pragmatic	practical or useful in a particular situation
evocation	calling for- evokes a memory or a feeling like TS "love story"
Presumptuous	taking liberties- overstepping your bounds- i.e. wearing MJ's clothes
recalcitrant, obstinant, obdurate, refractory	stubborn
boon	blessing
bane	curse
clandestine, surretptiously	secretly
affable, amiable, genial, gregarious	agreeable
AMI-	Friend
AMBI-	Both e.g.: ambidexterous- can use both hands to write
Austere and Austerity	bare and self-denial eg. Buddha- only ate a grain of rice
Altruism	Doing something for the common good
Ambiguity	Doubtful
Ambiguous	unclear
Upbraid, reproach, castigate, censure	Disapproval (stern or mean)
Nostalgic	Dwelling on the past- thinking or your childhood memories for example
Conjecture, Supposition	Guess

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