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Flashcards by angelasilva, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by angelasilva
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| Question | Answer |
| adamant | unyielding; firm in opinion. |
| ambivalent | having opposing attitudes or feelings toward a person, thing, or idea; unable to decide. |
| apathy | lack of interest; state of not caring. |
| appease | to calm; to make satisfied (often only temporarily). |
| arduous | difficult; requiring much effort. |
| austere | stern; severe; plain. |
| avarice | greed; desire for wealth. |
| avid | enthusiastic; extremely interested. |
| banter | teasing; playful conversation. |
| bigot | one who is intolerant of differences in others. |
| cajole | to persuade with false promises and flattery. |
| castigate | to criticize or punish severely. |
| chaos | complete disorder. |
| cliche | a worn-out idea or overused expression. |
| coerce | to force by using pressure, intimidation, or threats. |
| concur | to be of the same opinion; to agree with. |
| condone | to forgive or overlook an offense. |
| contrite | feeling regret for having committed some wrongdoing. |
| copious | numerous; large in quantity. |
| cult | an organized group of people with an obsessive devotion to a person or set of principles. |
| cynical | doubtful or distrustful of the goodness or sincerity of human motives. |
| decorum | conformity to accepted standards of conduct; proper behavior. |
| destitute | extremely poor; lacking necessities like food and shelter. |
| dilemma | a choice between two unpleasant or difficult options. |
| disparity | inequality; difference. |
| divulge | to tell; to reveal (as a secret). |
| docile | easy to teach or manage. |
| duplicity | intentional deceit in speech or conduct. |
| emulate | to strive to be equal to; to imitate. |
| enigma | a mystery; something seemingly inexplicable. |
| explicit | clearly and openly stated; leaving nothing to the imagination. |
| expunge | to erase or eliminate. |
| extol | to praise highly. |
| extradite | to turn over or deliver to the legal jurisdiction of another government or authority. |
| extraneous | inessential; not constituting a vital part. |
| extrovert | one who is outgoing; one who is energized rather than drained by interactions with others. |
| exult | to rejoice; to feel triumphant. |
| feasible | reasonable; capable of being carried out. |
| fiasco | a complete, ridiculous failure. |
| formidable | arousing fear or awe. |
| furtive | stealthy; secretive. |
| gamut | the whole range or extent. |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil. |
| heresy | the crime of holding a belief that goes against established doctrine. |
| humility | absence of vanity; humbleness. |
| impeccable | faultless; without sin or blemish. |
| inane | without sense or meaning; silly. |
| inexorable | unrelenting; unavoidable. |
| insipid | lacking flavor; dull; not at all stimulating. |
| lethargy | lack of energy; sluggishness. |
| meticulous | extremely, sometimes excessively, careful about small details; precise. |
| motley | made up of dissimilar parts; being of many colors. |
| negligence | careless neglect; often resulting in injury. |
| nuance | a slight or subtle degree of difference. |
| ostracize | to banish; to shut out from a group or society by common consent. |
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