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Being self-satisfied or pleased with oneself.
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To cringe or recoil
cower
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calm, cautious and considerate
impetuous
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The _________ child refused to finish her roast beef and spinach even though her father insisted.
fractious
Stubbornly resistant to authority.
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advantageous, brave, fortunate
propitious
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humble and modest
supercilious
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Marie speaks with perfect articulation and a __________ undertone laces her words.
vacuous
To lack in vigor, vitality, or fatigued
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adverse, destructive, hurtful
detrimental
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accomplishment, acheivement, success
fiasco
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The battle was a complete _______ by the Austrians. The Italians were forced to withdraw their fortifications and return home.
rout
Large size, immensity, excessive evil
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loud, raucous, or blatant
strident
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friendly, kind, assisting
adverse
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After the ________ at Gettysburg, the Confederate army never again crossed the Mason-Dixon line.
debacle
Stubbornly uncompromising.
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arbitrary, arrogant
dogmatic
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erase, remove, or subtract
interpose
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Michael was ____________, refusing to return his new convertible Jaguar when his wife insisted that they couldn't afford the monthly payment.
intractable
In close proximity without touching, in contact.
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burly, fleshy, bulky
corpulent
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gentle, submissive
obdurate
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The students were particularly ____________, knowing they could take advantage of the inexperienced substitute teacher.
refractory
Aggressively and noisily defiant.
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hardened, incurable
incorrigible
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irresolute, unreliable, surrendering
dogged
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The loyalty and affection between Jordan and Maggie was an ____________ sign for their upcoming wedding.
auspicious