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August 19 Flashcards

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panacea

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cure

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opine

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remark

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akin

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related

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vindictive

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spiteful

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opprobrium

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disgrace

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contumely

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insult

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caveat

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warning

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chary

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cautious

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decrepit

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frail

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raffish

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not completely accepted/respectable but interesting & attractive

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forbidding

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not friendly/appealing, having a frightening/threatening appearance

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polemic

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a strong written, spoken attack against someone else’s opinion, belief, practices

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