3 Glee Flashcards by casey a | Brainscape

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Abhor

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Hate

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Abate

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Reduce in intensity

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Aboveboard

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Legitimate honest ethical open

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Affable

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Friendly good natured

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Amalgam

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A mixture

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Antiquated

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Old fashioned

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Callous

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Uncaring indifferent to others emotions

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Chagrin

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Humiliation embarrassment

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Coerce

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Force someone or something to go against his her will

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Comely

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Pretty

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Compunction

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Guilt remorse

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Contemplate

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Reflect or ponder

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Dalliance

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Brief casual romantic relationship

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Debauchery

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Wild self indulgent behavior

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Debunk

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Expose the falseness of an idea or belief

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Demure

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Modest

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Diffident

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Modest lacking self confidence

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Disgruntled

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Grumpy

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Eclectic

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Composed if style from ideas from broad range if sources

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Edify

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Instruct or enlighten

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Emulate

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Imitate a role model

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Fulminate

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Rail against or vehemently protest

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Furtive

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Secretive avoiding attention

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Ignoble

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Dishonorable

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Illicit

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Illegal reprehensible

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Impugn

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Challenge the truth or reputation of something

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Incensed

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Angry irate

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Jaded

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Cynical

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Largesse

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Generosity bestowing gifts

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Lugubrious

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Sad depressed

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Mellifluous

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Sweet musical on tone

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Modicum

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Small token amount

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Nefarious

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Wicked criminal dastardly

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Nuance

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Slight subtle quality

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Pejorative

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Disparaging

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Panoply

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Magnificent array

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Presage

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Sign or omen

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Quandary

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State of uncertainty

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Quorum

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Minimum number of members or officers of a organization that must be present for the group to have a meeting

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Resolute

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Steadfast firm

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Scanty

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Small or insufficient in quantity or amount

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Sedulous

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Diligent good work ethic

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Tantamount

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Equivalent to

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Thwart

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Contravene or act against

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Ubiquitous

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Omnipresent

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Vacillate

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Alternate or waver

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Veracity

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Truth

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Vitiate

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Spoil damage impair quality

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Wane

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Decrease in size extent or degree

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Wistful

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Showing great regret and longing for past