Vocabulary Flashcards

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covetous

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showing a great desire to possess something belonging to someone else; greedy

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shrewdly

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in a way that shows sharp powers of judgment; astutely

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bestow

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to give something as an honor or present; donate

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impropriety

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behavior that is dishonest or socially unacceptable; rudeness

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melancholy

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adjective sad and pensive; gloomy

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beguile

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verb to engage the interest of; entertain

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caustic

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sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way; abrasive

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fettered

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restrained usually with chains; confined

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ponderous

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describes very heavy or large; cumbersome

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exceedingly

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to a degree that is extreme or advanced; very