Vocabulary Flashcards 8

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Affable

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Friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to.

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Apocryphal

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Of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true.

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Cultivate

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To prepare and use land for crops or gardening; to try to acquire or develop a quality or skill.

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Desultory

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Lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm; occurring randomly or occasionally.

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Irascible

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Having or showing a tendency to be easily angered.

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Loquacious

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Tending to talk a great deal; talkative.

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Obtuse

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Annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand; difficult to understand.

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Opaque

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Not able to be seen through; not transparent; hard to understand or explain.

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Paucity

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The presence of something in only small or insufficient quantities or amounts; scarcity.

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Recapitulate

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To summarize and state again the main points.