1&2 Flashcards by erica Pinkham | Brainscape

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Ambivalent

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Having contrary feelings or attitudes, uncertain as to course of action

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Angular

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Lean, sharp, cornered, gaunt

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Arrogant

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Presumptuous, haughty, imperious, brazen

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Aversion

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Strong disinclination, disliking

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Discern

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To differentiate between two or more things

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Disdain

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Intense dislike, to treat with scorn or contempt

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Disparage

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To degrade

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Disparity

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Inequality, being unequal

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Embellish

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To decorate

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Engender

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To cause, produce, or create

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Innocuous

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Harmless

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Insipid

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Boring, stupid

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Lament

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To mourn or express sorrow

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Laud

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To praise

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Obscure

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Difficult to see, vague

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Ostentatious

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Showy, pretentious

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Prodigal

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Wasteful

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Repudiate

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To reject, to disavow

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Reticence

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Restraint in speech

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Revere

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To honor

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Serene

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Calm, placid

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Subtle

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Delicate, elusive

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Superfluous

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Beyond what is needed or required

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Taciturn

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Quiet, not verbose

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Antithesis

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A direct opposite, a contrast

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Altruistic

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Unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others, generous

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Ascend

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To move upward, to rise

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Austere

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Strict, stern

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Autonomous

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Independent, self-contained

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Banal

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Common, ordinary

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Benign

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Harmless

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Capricious

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Changing suddenly, fickle

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Dawdle

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To waste time

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Defamation

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Act of ruining someone’s reputation

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Esoteric

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Understood by only a few

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Exacerbate

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To aggravate, to irritate

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Extol

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To praise, to glorify

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Fastidious

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Critical to an extreme

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Furtive

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Underhandedly secret, stealthy

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Gregarious

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Sociable and outgoing

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Hypocrite

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One who is insecure or deceitful

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Innate

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Existing from birth

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Lethargic

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Sluggish, languid

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Melancholy

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Depression of spirits

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Opaque

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Hard to understand, not allowing the passage of light

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Prolific

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Abundantly fruitful

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Reprove

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To scold or rebuke

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Symmetry

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Balanced proportions

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Tranquil

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Peaceful, calm

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Venerate

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To honor, revere