1/10/14 Flashcards by Alyssa Fogliani | Brainscape

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Fractious

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Quarrelsome

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epigram

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A brief, witty saying

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Feign

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To pretend

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Contemptuous

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Showing hatred

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Wan

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Sickly pale

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Mar

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To spoil; ruin

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Languid

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Sluggish

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Extemporize

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To improvise

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Peremptory

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Arrogantly decisive

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Privy

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Sharing secret knowledge

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Supercilious

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Acting superior to others

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Vista

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A view through an opening

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Contiguous

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Next to; adjacent

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Wistful

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Having a feeling of regretful longing

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Pungent

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Having a sharp smell or taste

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Pastoral

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Pertaining to the country

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Apathetic

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Showing no emotion

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Shrill

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High pitched and piercing

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Deft

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Skillful

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Cynical

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Distrustful of human nature