16 Flashcards

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sanguine

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optimistic

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satiated

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fully satisfied

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savvy

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well-informed; sharp; experienced

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scrupulous

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exact, careful

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scurrilous

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vulgar, coarse

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secrete

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produce and release substance

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7
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semaphore

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a visual signal

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sentiment

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feeling or emotion

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solicitous

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showing concern or care

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10
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spartan

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marked by simplicity and lack of luxury

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spurious

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false, fake

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squalid

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filthy, wretched

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staid

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unemotional; serious

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stolid

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unemotional

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subjugate

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to conquer by force, bring under complete control

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surfeit

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excess

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surmount

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to overcome, rise above

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tangential

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(adj) only slightly relevant, going off topic

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teeming

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overfilled; crowded; pouring out

20
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tirade

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(n.) a long, angry speech, usually very critical

21
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travesty

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a bad imitation of

22
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trenchant

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sharply effective or insightful

23
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trite

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overused

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truculent

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(adj.) fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly

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ubiquitous

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present or existing everywhere

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umbrage

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offense; resentment

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undermine

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to weaken

28
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underscore

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to emphasize

29
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undulate

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(v.) to move in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form

30
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unilateral

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(adj.) - having only one side