barrons's 2 Flashcards by Parushi Ruhil | Brainscape

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feint

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a false attack

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fervid

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enthusiastic

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fetter

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to hamper or chain

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fiat

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an official order, a decree

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flay

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scold harshly

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foist

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pass as genuine

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forthwhile

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immediately

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fortuitous

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accidental

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fray

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a conflict

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frenetic

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frenzied

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furtive

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sly, secret

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gamut

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range

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gaunt

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haggard, thin

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guise

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appearance, manner

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harbinger

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forerunner

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hirsute

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hairy

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histrionics

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display of emotions

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ignominious

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disgraceful, humiliating

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ilk

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kind, sort

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imperturbable

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serene, steady, calm

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importune

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ask urgently

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impresario

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a person who organizes and funds plays, concerts.

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inclement

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stormy, harsh

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incontrovertible

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undeniable

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indolent

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lazy

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inebriated

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intoxicated, drunk

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inexorable

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inflexible

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iniquity

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wickedness

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inordinate

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excessive

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interloper

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unauthorized person

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interminable

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unending

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internecine

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mutually destructive

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intrepid

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courageous, brave

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inveigh

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attack verbally

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inveterate

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firmly established

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libel

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degrading by writing or publishing

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lily-livered

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cowardly

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maim

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cripple

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masticate

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chew

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megalomania

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the abnormal desire for power

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mendacious

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lying

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mercenary

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greedy

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monolithic

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having a massive structure

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nebulous

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vague, not clear

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nettle

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irritate

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nonentity

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one of no importance

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nutritive

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having nourishing properties

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obloquy

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dishonor, disgrace

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octogenarian

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a person of 80

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opprobrium

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insult, scorn