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Details Title: Vocabulary Set 5 Description: Set 5 Total Flash Cards: 30 Created: 11/08/2004 11:12:41	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term fledgling Definition NOUN/ADJECTIVE - A young or inexperienced person; young Term abstemious Definition ADJECTIVE - Self-restrained in appetites or behavior Term preen Definition VERB - To primp; to dress or groom oneself with care Term dogmatic Definition ADJECTIVE - Arrogant; stubbornly holding to one's beliefs Term effluence Definition NOUN - A flowing out (of emotions) Term mien Definition NOUN - Manner or appearance Term acumen Definition NOUN - Mental acuity or sharpness; mental quickness Term vociferous Definition ADJECTIVE - Making an outcry; clamorous Term vapid Definition ADJECTIVE - Literally tasteless; figuratively empty or superficial Term laconic Definition ADJECTIVE - Terse; succinct; concise; using few words Term mendacity Definition NOUN - Lies; falsehood Term nascent Definition ADJECTIVE - Beginning to exist or appear; emergent Term castigate Definition VERB - To criticize sharply Term anachronism Definition NOUN - Something that is out of its proper or chronological order Term avarice Definition NOUN - Extreme desire for wealth; greed Term vindicate Definition VERB - To clear of accusation; to avenge Term diatribe Definition NOUN - A bitter denunciation; a condemnation Term ennui Definition NOUN - Listlessness; boredom Term hackneyed Definition ADJECTIVE - Trite; overused Term germane Definition ADJECTIVE - Fitting; appropriate Term grandiloquent Definition ADJECTIVE - Verbose; using lofty speech Term ingenuous Definition ADJECTIVE - Unsophisticated; artless; naive; honest; straightforward Term hubris Definition NOUN - Overbearing pride; arrogance Term mercurial Definition ADJECTIVE - Quick and changeable in temperament; volatile Term onerous Definition ADJECTIVE - Troublesome; burdensome Term fecund Definition ADJECTIVE - Fruitful; fertile Term maverick Definition NOUN - One that resists adherence to a group; a rebel Term intransigent Definition ADJECTIVE - Stubborn; uncompromising Term intractable Definition ADJECTIVE - Difficult to manage or govern; stubborn Term amalgam Definition NOUN - A combination of diverse elements