3 Flashcards by Tejas Balamukesh | Brainscape

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Provincial

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Unsophisticated

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Bellicose

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Warlike

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Detente

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Easing of tensions

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Cupidity

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Greed for money

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Obdurate

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Stubborn

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Stonewall

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Refusal to comply with

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Bastion

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Supporter

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Bulwark

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Supporter

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Trope

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Cliched figure of speech

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Egomaniac

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Abnormally self centered of speech

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Perpetuate

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Make something continue indefinitely

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Assuage

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Relieve the pain

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Spurn

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Reject with contempt

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Debauchery

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Excessive indulgence in sex, alcohol or drugs

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Inscrutable

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Impossible to interpret

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