6-10 Flashcards by Hyung Ahn | Brainscape

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panache

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charisma, flair, flourish, vigor

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irascibility

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temper, anger, acerbity

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pliant

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adaptable, flexible, ductile, malleable, manageable

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nihlistic

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insurgent, rebellious, lawless, revolutionary

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propitiatory

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apologetic, atoning, concillatory, contrite

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rapturous

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ecstatic, delighted, enchanted

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maudlin

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terary, overemotional, sentimental

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perspicacious

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observant, perceptive, acute, astute

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sagacious

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smart, judicious, acute, apt, astute, insightful

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potentate

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monarch, autocrat, dictator, despot

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prosaic

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unimaginative, banal, commonplace, mundane

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encumbrance

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burden, hindrance, impediment, load

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abasement

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disgrace, humiliation, shame, dishonor

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obsequious

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submissive, complacent, compliant, flattering

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bombast

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boasting, exxageration, pomposity

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expropriation

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appopriation, seizure, confistication