Advanced 8 Flashcards by Steven Stanley | Brainscape

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restive

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restless

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gall

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rude

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venality

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corruption

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impudent

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rude

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mulct

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swindle, cheat someone

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preclude

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prevent

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extant

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still existing

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turpitude

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wickedness

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raffish

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slightly disreputable

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diffident

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shy

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askance

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suspiciously

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gossamer

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delicate (goose summer)

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travesty

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mockery

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parrochial

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narrow minded

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upbraid

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scold harshly

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solecism

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social blunder

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galvanize

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urge into action

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acrimony

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bitterness (think acrid)

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belie

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misrepresent, to mislead

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laconic

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not saying much

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petulant

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easily annoyed

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deferential

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respectful

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sententious

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moralizing

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mawkish

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overly sentimental

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recondite

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arcane, little known

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execrate

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curse, hiss at (think snake in a crate)

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exiguity

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meagerness

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ingratiate

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seek favor from another

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dissafected

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dissatisfied with those in aurthority

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calumny

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slander

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venerate

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respect deeply

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equivocal

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vague

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mordant

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biting (think mordere)

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eschew

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avoid

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reprobate

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unprinciples (think without probity)

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refractory

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stubbornly resistant

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perfidy

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betrayal

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rankle

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get under one’s skin

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profligate

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recklessly wasteful

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querulous

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complaining

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egregious

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shockingly bad

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inexorable

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impossible to stop

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denigrate

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attack reputation

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vociferous

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offensively loud

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subsume

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to contain, include

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staid

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serious, dignified

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gainsay

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speak out agains

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volubility

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talkativeness

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palaver

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babble (think palaber)