Vocab Quiz 2

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Sporadic

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occurring occasionally; infrequent

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Volatile

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subject to constant change; easily evaporated

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Mutable

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capable of being changed in form, quality, or nature

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Transient

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passing in and out of existence; fleeting; short-lived

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Contract

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to reduce in size

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Variable

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changeable; not constant

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Diatribe

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bitter or abusive speech or writing

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Tirade

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A long, harsh speech, usually abusive

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Exhortation

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an act or instance of appealing urgently

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Garrulous

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talkative or chatty

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Vociferous

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crying out noisily; loud

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Rhetorical

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concerned with the art of speaking or writing effectively

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Verbose (adj)/ Verbosity (n)

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wordy; having too many words

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Articulate

Back 14

speaking well or clearly

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Untenable

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not able to be defended

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Obscure

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not clear; not noticeable; not important

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Esoteric

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understood by only a select few

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Speculation

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the act of thinking, pondering, or reflecting on something

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Theorize

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to form a theory; to speculate

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Paradigm

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example; pattern; model; archetype

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Phenomenon

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an observable fact or event

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Laconic

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concise; to the point of seeming rude

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Curt

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terse; marked by rude shortness

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Taciturn

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Quiet; saying little

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Terse

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brief; nearly concise in language

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Understated

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avoiding obvious emphasis or embellishment

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Brevity

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conciseness; shortness of duration

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Obtuse

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Not sharp; dull; blockheaded

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Parochial

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very narrow in scope; narrow-minded

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Provincial

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unsophisticated; narrow-minded

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Superficial

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on the surface; shallow

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Insipid

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Not interesting; boring; silly

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Lavish

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expended or produced in abundance

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Luxuriant

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characterized by abundant growth; rich; lush

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Refined

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improved or perfected by pruning or polishing

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Aesthetic

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dealing with the beautiful

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Spendthrift

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one who spends wastefully