6 Flashcards by angie emerson | Brainscape

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exegesis

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critical examination, explanation

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expiate

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make amends for

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extirpate

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destoy, cut out

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gainsay

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deny, dispute

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heterodox

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unorthodox, iconoclastic

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imbroglio

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difficult or embarassing situation

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indefatigable

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tireless

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ineluctable

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certain, inevitable

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inimitable

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one of a kind

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insouciant

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unconcerned, indifferent

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inveterate

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deep rooted, ingrained

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jejune

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naive, vapid, uninteresting

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lubricious

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lewd, wonton

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meretricious

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cheap, gawdy

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minatory

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menacing, threatening

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nonplussed

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baffled, bewildered

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obstreperous

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noisly and stubbornly defiant

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parsimonious

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cheap, miserly

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peroration

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concluding part of a speech, flowery and rhetorical speech

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plangent

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pounding, thundering, resounding often melancholy