Deoliveira Vocab Sem 2

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incredulous

(adj) skeptical, dubious

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boisterous

(adj) noisy, unruly, rowdy

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rectitude

(n.) uprightness, extreme morality

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pernicious

(adj.) extremely destructive or harmful, especially in a gradual or subtle way.

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obsequious

(adj.) excessively compliant or submissive

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abrogate

(v.) to abolish, usually by authority

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affront

1. (n.) an action or remark that causes outrage or offense. 2. (v) offend the modesty or values of

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harrowing

(adj) distressing

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dither

(v.) to be indecisive

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viscous

(adj.) not free flowing, syrupy

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defer

(v) to postpone

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jubilant

(adj.) extremely joyful, happy

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ineffable

(adj.) unspeakable, incapable of being expressed through words

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fastidious

(adj.) meticulous, demanding, having high and often unattainable standards

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incontrovertible

(adj.) indisputably

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vindicated

(adj) freed from any question of guilt

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brusque

(adj.) short, abrupt, dismissive

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malevolent

(adj.) wanting harm to befall others

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pejorative

(adj.) derogatory, uncomplimentary

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exigent

(adj.) urgent, critical

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acrimony

(n.) bitterness, discord

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ignominious

(adj.) humiliating, disgracing

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egregious

(adj.) extremely bad

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platitude

(n.) an uninspired remark, meaningless cliché

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haughty

(adj) arrogantly superior or disdainful

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parsimony

(n.) frugality, stinginess

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iniquity

(n.) wickedness or sin

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punctilious

(adj) showing great attention to detail or correct behavior, meticulous

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exculpate

(v.) to free from guilt or blame, exonerate

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petulance

(n.) rudeness, irritability

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fallacious

(adj.) incorrect, misleading

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credulity

(n.) readiness to believe

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aspersion

(n.) a curse, expression of ill-will

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hapless

(adj.) unlucky

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corroborate

(v.): to give or represent evidence of the truth of something; to confirm or substantiate

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precarious

1. (adj) not secure 2. (adj) uncertain

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plaintively

(adv) in a sorrowful or melancholy way; mournfully

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Vapid

(adj.) lacking liveliness, dull

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boon

(n.) a gift or blessing

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latent

(adj.) hidden but capable of being exposed

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