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14 Flashcards

1
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Confabulate

A

Engage in conversation

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Egotist

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Self centered person

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3
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Inadvertent

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Happening by chance or unexpectedly

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4
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Irresolute

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Uncertain

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5
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Grovel

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Submission to fear

Act in an obsequious manner

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Nibble

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To take small bite

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Gnaw

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To bite or nibble something

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8
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Refinement

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Removal of impurities

Superior taste

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Barbarous

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Savagely cruel

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Buck

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To resist

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11
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Augment

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Enlarge, increase or improve

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12
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Tawdry

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Showy but tasteless and cheap

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Showdy

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Badly made or done

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Altruism

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Quality of unselfish concern of others

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15
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Genteel

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Refined in taste and manner

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Sordid

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Ignoble actions

17
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Benign

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Kind

Not harmful

18
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Impulse

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Strong desire to act

19
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Hamstrung

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Ineffective or powerless

20
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Unruly

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Lacking restraint or principle

21
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Empathetic

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Showing understanding of others state or emotions

22
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Martial

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Suggesting a military life

23
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Vacuous

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Lack intelligence, matter or significance

24
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Genial

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Agreeable and friendly

25
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Sandlot

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A piece of unoccupied land for children to play in

26
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Sinister

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Impression that something harmful is about to happen

27
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Verdict

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A decision on a case or judgment

28
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Mediator

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A person who attempts to make people involved in conflict to come to an agreement

29
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Veto

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A right to reject a proposal or law

30
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Fluke

A

Unlikely occurrence

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