Unit 5 Vocabulary Flashcard

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Incredulous

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Unwilling or unable to believe something; skeptical.

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Prosaic

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Lacking poetic beauty; dull and ordinary.

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Loquacious

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Very talkative; tending to talk a great deal.

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Pernicious

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Having a harmful effect, especially in a subtle way.

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Ephemeral

Back

Lasting for a very short time; fleeting.

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Sagacious

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Having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment.

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Obfuscate

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To deliberately make something unclear or difficult to understand.

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Ubiquitous

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Present, appearing, or found everywhere.

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Venerate

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To regard with great respect; to revere.

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Ephemeral vs. Ubiquitous

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Ephemeral refers to something short-lived, while ubiquitous means present everywhere.