Vocab 1
1. Lugubrious: Full of sadness or sorrow; very sad especially in an exaggerated or
insincere way
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2. Chicanery: actions or statements that trick people into believing something that is not
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3. Deciduous: falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life
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4. Evanescent – tending to vanish like vapor
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5. Feckless: having or resulting from a weak character or nature
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6. Gauche: having or showing a lack of awareness about the proper way to behave: socially
awkward.
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7. Hubris: a great or foolish amount of pride or confidence
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8. Supercilious: having or showing the proud and unpleasant attitude of people who think
that they are better or more important than other people.
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9. Usurp: to take and keep (something such as power) in a forceful or violent way and
especially without the right to do so.
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10. Vacuous: having or showing a lack of intelligence or serious thought: lacking meaning,
importance, or substance
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