4일차 Flashcards by Melodie Oh | Brainscape

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breed

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produce, propagate

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brevity

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briefness, succintness

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brilliant

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bright, glittering

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brink

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edge, border

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bristle

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raise the bristles, irritate

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brittle

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fragile, vulnerable

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bout

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contest between antagonists, match

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bulky

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massive, voluminous

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burgeon

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germinate, grow or develop quickly

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bustle

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move quickly, rush

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buttress

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support, bolster

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cadaverous

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corpse-like, ghastly

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caliber

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diameter; diameter of a tube or gun barrel

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callous

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unfeeling, insensitive

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candid

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frank, forthright

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candor

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honesty, frankness

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capacity

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ability to contain, volume

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capitalize

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use as or convert into capital, invest

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capitulate

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yield, succumb

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capricious

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whimsical, fickle

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carnivorous

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predacious

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catastrophe

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disaster, calamity

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catchy

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charming, attractive

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cavil

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find fault with unnecessarily, carp

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censure

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blame, reproach

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chagrin

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indignation, resentment

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chiling

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cold, frigid

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chronicle

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chronological record of events, history

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circulate

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circle, rotate

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circumspect

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cautious, careful

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circumvent

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go round, detour

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cite

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quote, summon

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clandestine

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covert, furtive

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clarify

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spell out, explain

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claustrophobia

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abnormal fear of being in enclosed or narrow places

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clement

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bland, generous

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clog

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obstruct, stymie

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cluster

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bundle, bunch

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coalition

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temporary union, alliance

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codify

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classify, organize

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coerce

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compel by force, impel

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coherent

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consistent, logical

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coincide

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occur at the sam time, synchronize

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collaborate

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work together, cooperate

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collapse

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fall down, fail

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collide

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clash, crash

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colloquial

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conversational, vernacular

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colossal

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gigantic, huge

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commencement

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beginning, start

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commensurate

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proportionate, equal