19+20 Flashcards by Brandon Turcotte | Brainscape

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acolyte

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an assistant or follower

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anoint

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elect for a position

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coercion

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persuading someone to do something by using force or threats

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cunning

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dexterous or crafty

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discomfit

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To make uncomfortable

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dissent

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disagree

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dubious

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hesitating or doubting

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ebullient

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cheerful, enthusiastic, excited

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facetious

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cleverly disrespectful in tone

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fallible

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capable of making mistakes

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florid

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fancy or elaborate

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gawky

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awkward

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inveigle

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to influence through trickery or language

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mendacity

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dishonesty

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munificent

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very generous

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naive

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lack of judgement and wisdom

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parochial

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narrow-minded

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pedestrian

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boring/common

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prevaricate

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to deceive without outright lying

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prime

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key/very important

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recrudescent

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the recurrence of an undesirable condition

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temporal

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relating to time

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transitory

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not permanent

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abreast

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side by side and facing the same way

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confound

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to confuse or astonish

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digression

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wander from a direct or straight course

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duplicitous

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acting in bad faith

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expedient

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convenient but not always moral

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glum

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looking or feeling sad

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harbinger

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a foreshadower (person)

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largesse

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generous

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libertine

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a freethinker-especially in religious matters

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malfeasance

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wrongful conduct by a public official

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modish

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fashionable

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nascent

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just beginning or in the early stages

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perennial

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everlasting

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pious

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showing devotion to worship

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providential

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occurring at a favorable time; adventageous

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prowess

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bravery

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schism

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split; division

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stalwart

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marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit

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supplicate

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ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer

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terse

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using few words

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tirade

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an angry rant

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vanquish

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conquer/defeat

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woeful

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full of sorrow