Vocab - 5

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Ordinary, mundane, or unrefined.
Banausic
Having an attitude of unimpressed detachment or indifference to something others are excited about.
Blasé
Careful, attentive, and hardworking.
Assiduous
A small or insufficient quantity of a particular thing.
Paucity
Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail.
Fastidious
To severely criticise or verbally attack someone or something.
Lambaste
A person's conduct and demeanour, especially their posture and poise.
Deportment
Extravagant in a way that is wasteful or unwise.
Profilgate
An interest or hobby outside of one's occupation.
Avocation
An ideal representation of a quality or thing.
Paragon
Kind or pleasant.
Benignant
Characterised by cheer, warmth, and festivity.
Convivial
Sharply critical, sarcastic, or biting.
Mordant
To perplex or baffle.
Flummax
A strong attraction towards a thing or an activity.
Penchant
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Unemotional and showing little reaction or interest.
Stolid
Ful of twists, bends, and turns; winding.
Tortuous
A haughty and arrogant way of behaving.
Hauteur
(Of a voice or words) Sweet or musical; pleasant to hear.
Mellifluous
Loud, powerful, and booming, capable of commanding attention.
Stentorian
Excessively fussy about trivial issues or minor details.
Persnickety
To move in a sneaky manner.
Sidle
A natural tendency to behave a certain way or like a particular thing.
Proclivity
An erratic or unpredictable change in behaviour or circumstances.
Vagary
Obscure or murky; dark.
Tenebrous
An act that determines remorse and attempts to make amends.
Expiation
Experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person.
Vicarious
Trifle with.
Palter
Make (someone) anxious or unsettled.
Perturb
Persistent and courageous.
Doughty
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