4 Gossip Girl Flashcards by casey a | Brainscape

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Bolster

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Support something physical or support a claim

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Adulation

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Flattery praise

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Capricious

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Impulsive unpredictable, a person who always changes their mind

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Congenial

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Friendly

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Contentious

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Argumentative

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Destitute

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Poor

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Disdain

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Utter scorn

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Disputatious

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Argumentative

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Dogmatic

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Overly authoritative

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Dour

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Gloomy

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Egregious

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Flagrant or especially bad

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Entrenched

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Deeply settled

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Equanimity

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Composure under stress

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Exculpate

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Clear someone from guilt

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Exonerate

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Clear someone from guilt

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Facetious

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Sarcastic or humorous

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Fickle

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Inconsistent or constantly changing

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Founder

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To fail

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Genteel

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Aristocratic or sophisticated

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Grandiloquent

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Using big sophisticated words pompously

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Grandiose

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Ludicrously grand

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Impeccable

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Flawless or perfect

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Indifferent

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Ambivalent

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Insidious

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Negative thing that develops slowly

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Intermittent

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Occasional

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Lithe

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Flexible

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Malaise

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Feeling of mental or physical despair

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Martyr

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Someone who sacrifices himself fora cause

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Misanthropic

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Hating others or despising people in general

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Miser

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Scroogy person with cheap tendencies

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Mishap

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Unfortunate accident

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Mitigate

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Lessen the severity of something

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Monotonous

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Boring or predictable

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Munificent

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Generous and giving

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Nominal

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By name or title only, insignificant

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Odious

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Contemptible or loathsome

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Opportunistic

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Ambitious in a greedy selfish way

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Patrician

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Aristocrat or nobleman

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Pensive

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Contemplative

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Philanthropy

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Generosity

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Plight

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A difficult or precarious situation

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Polarize

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Cause to split up, to break up into opposing factions

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Pretentious

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Self important

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Prodigious

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In great quantity, amazing

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Propensity

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Strong preference

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Propriety

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Proper behavior or decorum

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Proscribe

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Prohibit

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Recalcitrant

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Stubborn, defiant

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Relegate

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Banish or exile someone to an unpleasant place

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Sordid

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Vile dirty or filthy, figuratively