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Java Games: Flashcards, matching, concentration, and word search. |
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| obstreperous | noisy, loud |
| contumacious | insubordinate, rebellious |
| mettlesome | courageous, high-spirited |
| cadge | to beg, or get by begging |
| pith | heart of the matter, basic trait |
| supine | lying on the back |
| remonstrate | to protest, object |
| inveigh | to attack verbally |
| precepts | rules establishing standards of conduct |
| impute | to attribute to a cause or source, ascribe |
| feckless | lacking purpose or vitality; ineffective; careless |
| decorum | propriety, properness |
| penchant | strong inclination, a liking |
| appropriate | take for one's own use, acquire, set aside |
| truculence | aggressiveness, ferocity |
| garrulity | talkativeness |
| arabesque | a complex, ornate design |
| beatify | to bless, make happy, or ascribe a virtue to |
| forbearance | patience, willingness to wait |
| veritable | unquestionable, true |
| pragmatic | practical, favoring utility |
| arrant | in every way, being completely such |
| consequential | pompous, self-important |
| malinger | to fake illness or injury, in order to shirk a duty |
| paucity | scarcity, a lacking of |
| striated | striped, grooved, or banded |
| seminal | like a seed |
| attenuate | make thin, weaken, enervate |
| precarious | uncertain, risky, dangerous |
| enervate | weaken, deprive of strenght, attenuate |
| partisan | one-sided, committed to a party, biased or prejudiced |
| equivocate | lie, mislead, conceal the truth |
| assiduous | diligent, hard-working, sedulous |
| anachronism | something out of place for its time |
| lassitude | weariness, tiredness |
| phlegmatic | calm, sluggish temperament; unemotional |
| sycophant | flatterer, parasite |
| perfunctory | superficial, listless, not thorough |
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