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DH Vol 1 Core Vocab Part I (1-50) Flashcards

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832085998ambivalentmixed feelings
832085999anomaly/atypicala deviation from the norm
832086000sarcastic/sardonic/snidederisive, mocking, taunting, stinging
832086001dearth/paucitya scarcity or shortage of something
832086002prattleto speak in a foolish manner, to babble incessantly
832086003wry/drolldry humor with a clever twist and a touch of irony
832086004jocularvery humorous
832086005unconventional/unorthodoxnot ordinary or typical
832086006painstaking/meticulous/exactinghighly detailed
832086007audaciousvery bold, daring
832086008indifferent/apatheticlack of interest or concern for things that others find important
832086009diffidentlacking self-confidence
832086010pragmaticpractical, sensible
832086011evocationan imaginative recreation
832086012presumptuousimpertinently bold, rudely bold
832086013recalcitrant/obdurate/obstinatevery stubborn, defiant to authority or guidance
832086014boona timely benefit, blessing
832086015banea source of harm or ruin
832086016clandestine/surreptitioussecret, covert, not open, not aboveboard
832086017affable/amiable/genial/gregariouswarm and friendly, agreeable, marked by a pleasing personality
832086018austere(1) bare, not ornate (2) strict and stern
832086019austerityeconomic, self-denying
832086020altruisticunselfishly concerned for the well being of others
832086021ambiguousunclear, uncertain, not definite, open to many interpretations
832086022upbraid/reproach/castigate/censureto scold, rebuke, express disapproval with
832086023nostalgiaa sentimental longing for the past
832086024conjecture/suppositionan inference based upon guesswork
832086025obsolete/archaic/antiquatedno longer in use, outdated
832086026auspicious/propitiousvery favorable
832086027morose/despondentvery depressed
832086028impassefailure to reach an agreement, situation from which there is no escape
832086029anachronismnot in the proper time period
832086030belieto give a false impression
832086031mitigate/mollify/assuage/alleviateto relieve, to lessen, to ease
832086032covetto strongly desire, to crave
832086033antithesis/antithetical/antipodedirect opposite
832086034prototypean original model
832086035aloofphysically or emotionally distant, detached, reserved
832086036trite/hackneyed/pedestrian/platitudinous/banal/insipid/clichedcommonplace, unoriginal, overused
832086037antecedent/forerunner/precursora preceding event
832086038antediluvianbefore the biblical flood, very old and antiquated
832086039antedateto precede something in time
832086040plausiblebelievable, credible (Tyga wearing a snapback)
832086041implausiblenot believable, incredible (Wiz Khalifa NOT smoking for one whole day)
832086042prudentcareful, cautious, sensible
832086043aestheticpertaining to beauty, relating to what is beautiful, artistic
832086044paradoxcontradictory statement that expresses a truth
832086045enigmatic/inscrutablemysterious, baffling
832086046aquiesceto agree without protesting
832086047naive/gullible/credulousunsophisticated, lacking worldly expertise, tendency to believe and follow too easily
832086048autonomousindependent, self-governing
832086049futilecompletely useless, doomed to fail
832086050indigenous/endemicnative to an area
832086051ubiquitous/prevalent/pervasivecharacterized by being everywhere, omnipresent, widespread
832086052pandemicwidespread disease, widespread epidemic
832086053fortitudestrength of mind

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