100 Flashcards Flashcards by Alvaro Sanchez-Cruz | Brainscape

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Camaraderie

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rapport and goodwill

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Litany

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dull account

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Wrenching

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causing mental or physical pain

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Arable

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suitable for cultivation of land

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Desiccate

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to dry out

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Vernacular

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everyday language

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Replete

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abundant

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Moratorium

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an authorized delay

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Ubiquitous

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omnipresent

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Frangible

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fragile

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Lugubrious

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gloomy

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Equanimity

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composure

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Zealous

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fervent

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Interminable

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seemingly endless

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Truncate

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to shorten

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Donnybrook

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a fight

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Interlocutor

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someone who participates in a conversation

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Carte Blanche

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boundless authority

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Rife

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prevalent

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Contemptuous

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haughty

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Stygian

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dark and forbidding

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Vestige

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a trace or evidence of something that once existed

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Nomenclature

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a technical name or naming system in an art or science

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Incantation

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a chant

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Metamorphosis

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a transformation

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Nonchalant

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unconcerned

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Procrustean

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marked by a disregard for individual differences or circumstances

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Sophistry

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misleading argument

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Cosmopolitan

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wordly

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Brigand

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bandit

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Axiom

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a universal truth

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Patronizing

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in a condescending manner

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Atelier

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an artist’s workshop

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Scapegoat

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one who bears the blame for others

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Vacillate

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to waver

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Pellucid

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clear

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Abstemious

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using or consuming sparingly

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Iniquity

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an evil act

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Dulcet

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melodious

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Peremptory

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imperative

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Arrogate

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to claim for oneself without any right or authority

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Archaic

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antiquated

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Perspicacious

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keen

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Talisman

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a magic charm

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Expurgate

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vulgar material

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Catharsis

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a release of emotional tension

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Internecine

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mutually destructive

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Inundate

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to overwhelm

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Risible

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laughable

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Kudos

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praise

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Efficacious

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effective

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Maxim

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an established principle

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Apocryphal

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of questionable authenticity, but widely believed

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Putrid

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rotten and foul smelling

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Crepuscular

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pertaining to twilight

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Revere

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to regard with respect, awe, or adoration

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Sybaritic

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marked by luxury or pleasure

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Estrange

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to alienate

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Intrinsic

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of or relating to a thing’s basic nature

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Servile

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submissive