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Flashcards by Brielle Slamowitz, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Brielle Slamowitz
almost 7 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Acrimony | NOUN: sharpness, harshness, or bitterness of nature, speech, disposition, etc. |
| Anathema | NOUN: a person or thing detested or loathed |
| Aplomb | NOUN: imperturbable self-possession, poise, or assurance |
| Amenable | ADJ: ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield; open to influence, persuasion, or advice; agreeable |
| Benign | ADJ: showing or expressive of gentleness or kindness |
| Calumny | NOUN: a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something |
| Charlatan | NOUN: a person who pretends or claims to have more knowledge or skill than he or she possesses |
| Egregious | ADJ: extraordinary in some bad way |
| Ennui | NOUN: a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom |
| Esoteric | ADJ: understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest |
| Ethereal | ADJ: light, airy, or tenuous |
| Extricate | VERB: to free or release from entanglement; disengage |
| Flux | NOUN: continuous change, passage, or movement |
| Gamut | NOUN: the entire scale or range |
| Halcyon | ADJ: calm; peaceful; tranquil OR rich; wealthy; prosperous |
| Imbroglio | NOUN: a misunderstanding, disagreement, etc., of a complicated or bitter nature, as between persons or nations |
| Impermeable | ADJ: not permeable; impassable |
| Impervious | ADJ: impenetrable OR incapable of being injured or impaired OR incapable of being influenced, persuaded, or affected |
| Incorrigible | ADJ: impervious to constraints or punishment; willful; unruly; uncontrollable |
| Invidious | ADJ: calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense; hateful |
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