21-40 Flashcards by Ian Miguel | Brainscape

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Cajole

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To urge, coax

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Calumny

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An attempt to spoil someone else’s reputation by spreading lies

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Capricious

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Subject to whim , fickle

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Clemency

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Mercy

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Cacophony

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Tremendous noise, disharmonious sound

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Cogent

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Intellectually convincing

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Concomitant

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Accompanying in a subordinate fashion

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Conflagration

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Great fire

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Contrite

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Penitent, eager to be forgiven

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Conundrum

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Puzzle, problem

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Credulity

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Readiness to believe

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Cupidity

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Greedy, strong desire

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Cursory

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Brief to the point of being superficial

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Decry

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To criticize openly

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Defile

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To make unclean, umpure

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Deleterious

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Harmful

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Demure

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Quiet, modest, reserve

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Deprecate

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To belittle, depreciate

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Deride

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To laugh at mockingly, scorn

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Desecrate

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To violate the sacredness of a thing or place