4 Flashcards by Amanda Tsao | Brainscape

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eradicate

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v

eliminate, destroy

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exacerbate

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v

worsen, aggravate, intensify

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innocuous

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adj

harmless, inoffensive

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insidious

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adj

sinister, menacing, ominous

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machination

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n

scheme, plot

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pernicious

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adj

evil, destructive, harmful

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rancor

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n

resentment, bitterness, malice

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vitiate

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v

to make defective/inefficient

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vulgar

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adj

rude, crude, offensive

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callous

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adj

insensitive, heartless

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effrontery

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n

insolence, impudence, nerve

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indignant

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adj

angry, resentful

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malice

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n

hatred, ill will

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nefarious

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adj

evil, immoral

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precarious

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adj

risky, unstable, uncertain

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disrepute

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n

disgrace, discredit, notoriety

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degenerate

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adj
immoral, corrupt
v
deteriorate

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accost

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v

approach aggressively, confront

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imminent

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adj

approaching, about to occur

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baneful

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adj

harmful, destructive, deadly