misbehavior, minor faults
Terms
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- Eccentric
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(ADJ) eccentricity (n)
Because he was rich and powerful, his ECCENTRIC behavior was ignored.
-strange, peculiar, unconventional (off-center) (negative)
EX: eccentric charater --> don quixote - Idiosyncrasy
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(N) idiosyncratic (adj)
HIs many IDIOSYNCRASIES caused him to be labeled as eccentric
-a personal peculiarity or eccentricity --> strange behavior. (idiosyncrasy is TRAIT; eccentric is BEHAVIOR)
ex: michael jordan's idyosyncrasy is sticking his tongue out - Ludicrous
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(ADJ) ludicriously (adv)
Some movie plots are so LUDICROUS that they are completely unbelievable
- ridiculous, absurd, LAUGHABLE
ex: riding w/ a funny hat--> it's funny - Frivolous
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(ADJ) frivolously (adj), frivolity (n)
Children often engage in FRIVOLOUS behavior.
silly, trivial, lacking seriousness; of little value or importance (not serious)
ex: usually spending money unecessarily, trivial game --> don't need the info. - Drivel
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(N) driveler (n), driveling (v)
The conversation between the teenagers consisted of nothing but DRIVEL
- silly or foolish talk (similar to frivolous, but deals w/ speech)
EX: like the show south park, breaking up w/ bfs/gfs - Glib
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(ADJ) glibbly
The politician's GLIB comments on the issue did not inspire confidence
- too ready, too fluent, too smooth to be sincere or carefully considered (implies shallowness or insinerity) (goes w/ contrive)
EX: waiters saying the daily menu, speech about denying something being too prepared - Pompous
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(ADJ) pompously (adj) pomposity (n)
Because of his title and position, he had a tendency to behave POMPOUSLY.
- showy, pretentious, over difnified; actiing self-important
EX: football player - Lethargy
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(N) lethargic (adj) lethargically (adv)
His LETHARGY was the result of a long illness
- laziness, lack of energy, sluggishness, indifference (effect; due to something)
EX: like dogs after a surgery - Encroach
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(V) encroachment (n)
The gang ENCROACHED upon its rival's territory
-to trespass, intrude, or take undue liberties with (usually followed by on or upon)
EX: parents encroach our privacy - Interloper
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(N) interlope (n) interloping (adj)
We were enraged by the INTERLOPERS's bold advances
-a meddler or one who intrudes upon the rights or affairs of others (interchangable on the test; if it's a noun, interloper - Indignity
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(N) indignious (adj) indignation
Hazing rituals often consist of a variety of INDIGNITIES
-an insult or outrage, or something that offends, humiliates or injures one's dignity or self respect
EX: losing dignity, sorta being insulted, - Foolhardy
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(ADJ)
His FOOLHARDY attempt to break the record resulted in his untimely death
-rash, foolishily bold, or RECKLESSLY DARING
EX: wanting to go over niagra falls on a barrell