Vocabulary Flashcards

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resourcefulness

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The ability to cope with a difficult situation; the ability to find solutions to difficult problems.

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punctilious

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Very careful about behaving properly or conducting oneself in accordance with social conventions.

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disconcerting

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Causing a person to lose their composure or equanimity; upsetting or troubling.

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threadbare

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Worn out by overuse; used so often that its interest or freshness has been exhausted; hackneyed, trite, or clichéd.

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breeding

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Good manners that result from training in the kinds of behavior expected from wealthy people.

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denizen

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Someone who frequents a particular place; a regular.

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strained

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Done with effort; not friendly and relaxed.

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engrossed

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Completely attentive to someone or something; immersed or absorbed, especially in some activity.

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dispense

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To give out, distribute, or provide.

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disembodied

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Detached from the body; bodiless.