Advanced 4 Flashcards by Steven Stanley | Brainscape

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trenchant

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incisive,

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panegyric

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formal praise

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plodding

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slow moving

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errant

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straying from course

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invective

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abusive language

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ersatz

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fake

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internecine

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marked by internal strife

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objurgate

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scold severely

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broadside

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verbal attack

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wanton

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sexually promiscuous, without limits

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flux

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uncertainty

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umbrage

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offence

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graft

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corruption

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prognostication

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prediction

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jejune

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immature

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lugubrious

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overly sad, think drooping legumes

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semblance

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misleading appearance

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obdurate

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stubborn

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temerity

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fearless, daring, think opposite of temere

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arrogate

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to seize without authority