Vocabulary Flashcards

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gregarious

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Sociable

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amiably

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Pleasantly

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stoical

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Keeping strong emotions in check

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chintz

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Printed cotton fabric used especially for curtains and upholstery

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avuncular

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Having traits considered typical of uncles; jolly, indulgent, stodgy

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fastidious

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Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail

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adroitly

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In a clever or skillful way

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galvanic

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Startling, stimulating as if by electric current

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theme

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Insight or message a literary work expresses about life or human nature

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plot

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Sequence of related events centered on conflict