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All English Vocab

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Audacious   extremely bold / daring; fearless  
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Bemused   bewildered or confused  
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Chide   to express disapproval of something; to scold  
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Empathize   to identify with another person's feelings  
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Flourish   to thrive or grow  
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Keepsake   anything kept as a token of affection / remembrance  
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Multifaceted   having many aspects  
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Propensity   a natural inclination / tendency  
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Scofflaw   a person who disregards the law  
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Tenacity   stubborn  
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Abash   to make ashamed; to embarrass  
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Compulsion   an irresistable impulse to act  
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Dubious   undecided, uncertain, doubtful  
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Haggard   worn out looking; exhausted  
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Innocuous   harmless / innocent  
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Mendacious   lying or untruthful  
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Onerous   oppressive; burdensome  
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Paragon   a model of excellence or perfection  
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Plausible   apprently true or likely; possible  
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Solace   comfort in sorrow  
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Apparition   supernatural / unexplained appearance of something  
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Brazen   shameless and rudely bold  
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Chivalrous   considerate and courteous  
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Corpulent   large or bulky in body  
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Decrepit   weakened by old age; feeble  
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Gorge   to eat excessive amounts  
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Infallible   incapable of failing  
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Luminous   radiating light; shining  
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Quandary   a state of perplexity or uncertainty  
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Soothsayer   a seer or prophet; one who can see the future  
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Aesthetic   visually pleasing  
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Blase   uninterested or bored  
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Digress   to stray  
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Frugal   costing little / good with money  
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Monotonous   unvarying in tone  
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Placid   calm or composed  
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Profane   secular (non religous) or vulgar  
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Sophomoric   immature  
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Stifle   to extinguish or cut off  
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Vacuous   empty and blank  
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Abhor   to utterly detest; severely hate  
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Behemoth   a creature of monstrous size / power  
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Cognizant   aware  
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Desiccated   dehydrated or powdered  
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Facade   superficial illusion or appearance  
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Illicit   not legally permitted or authorized  
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Penitent   expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing  
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Raucous   rowdy or disorderly  
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Reclusive   shut off or apart from the world; living in seclusion  
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Wrath   fierce anger  
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Abyss   a deep immeasurable space  
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Boorish   crude with rude, clumsy manners  
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Candor   frankness or sincerity of expression  
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Eloquent   vividly expressive  
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Fortitude   strength of mind; courage  
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Gumption   initiative / common sense  
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Irascible   easily angered; irritable  
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Malcontent   discontented or unhappy (can also be a person with those characteristics)  
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Tangible   possible to understand / discernable by touch  
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Verbiage   an excess or words for the purpose  
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Amble   to walk leisurely  
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Balderdash   nonsense  
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Contempt   defiance / disrespect  
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Dross   waste  
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Demure   modest or reserved  
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Hubris   overbearing pride; arrogance  
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Jeer   to speak or shout derisively; taunt  
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Lament   to express grief  
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Lethargic   really tired, lacking energy  
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Squalor   a wretched condition  
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braggadocio   someone who brags or is really cocky  
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commiserate   to feel or express sympathy for  
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crestfallen   dispirited or dejected  
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dexterous   skillful in the use of hands and mind  
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fiasco   a complete failure  
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inarticulate   unable to speak,speachless  
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kudos   praise for exceptional achievement  
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opaque   not reflecting light,dull  
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prognosticate   a prediction  
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stately   dignified,formal  
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