81-103 Flashcards by Sahil Parikh | Brainscape

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Languid

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Slow and listless

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Pious

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Religious; devout

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Ponderous

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Weight; heavy

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Protracted

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Drawn out; lengthy

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Deference

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A show of respect

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Heretic

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Someone who goes against acceptable religious beliefs

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Paucity

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Scarcity

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Profuse

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Very abundant; flowing

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Conciliate

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To soothe anger

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Contrite

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Throughly sorry

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Didactic

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Intending to teach

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Diffident

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Shy; lacking confidence

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Digression

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Straying from a topic

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Dissent

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Disagreement

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Elucidate

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To explain; to make clear

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Gullible

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Overly trusting

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Strut

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A self-important walk

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Denounce

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To speak against publicly

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Laud

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To praise

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Surreptitious

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Secret

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Astute

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Clever; shrewd; ready-witted

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Blasphemy

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Irreverent talk about God

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Censure

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Severely criticize; blame