Vocabulary Flashcards

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Bad-tempered or difficult to deal with.

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Ornery

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Having a friendly and pleasant manner.

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Amiable

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Continuing without pause or interruption.

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Incessant

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To feel deep respect or admiration for something.

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Revere

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Done openly and unashamedly; very obvious.

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Blatant

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To crouch down in fear.

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Cower

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To make something better or improve.

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Ameliorate

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A short period of rest or relief from something difficult.

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Respite

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Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

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Ambivalence

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So foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing.

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Ludicrous