5 How I Met Your Mother Flashcards by casey a | Brainscape

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Abjure

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Recant renounce belief

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Abject

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Bad degrading

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Abstemious

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Strict or abstaining from vices

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Acerbic

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Sharp tone

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Adumbrate

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Indicate

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Allay

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Alleviate a dear

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Altruistic

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Unselfishly concerned for others

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Ameliorate

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Make bad situation better

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Arboreal

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Relating to trees

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Belie

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Disguise betray

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Blandishment

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Flattering persuasion

Like modeling ppl at six flags

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Boon

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Benefit

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Burgeon

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Grow rapidly

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Cajole

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Persuade by flattery

Blandishment

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Cloying

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Sickeningly sweet

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Consign

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Entrust put something in someone else’s care

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Credulous

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Gullible

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Curative

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Remedy

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Demagogue

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Leader of ppl

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Denizen

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Inhabitant of a place

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Descry

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Glimpse

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Efface

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Erase a mark or make oneself seem insignificant

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Effusive

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Overflowing emotion

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Egotism

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Exaggerated self importance

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Farce

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Short slapstick exaggerated comedy

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Fetter

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To chain

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Garrulous

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Excessively talkative

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Gregarious

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Friendly

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Harangue

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Judgmental lecture

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Ignominy

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Public shame

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Indolent

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Lazy

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Jocular

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Humorous

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Knave

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Dishonest person

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Levity

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Humor

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Maudlin

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Self-pitying sentimental

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Mendacious

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Mentir

Lying

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Moribund

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Figuratively dying

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Obdurate

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Stubborn

Obstinate

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Pedantic

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Concern for detail showy of education

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Quarrelsome

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Argumentative

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Raiment

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Garment

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Rapport

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Harmonious relationship

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Sardonic

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Cynicak

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Spurious

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False

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Temporize

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Postpone or act evasively to gain more time

Allie skipping test days

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Unstinting

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Without restraint

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Valient

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Brave

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Verbose

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Overly wordy

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Wanton

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Wild

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Wayward

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Unpredictable