Book Flashcards by Rithika Charles | Brainscape

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cognoscenti

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expert in art

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neophytes

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beginner

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detractor

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criticizers

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seminal

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influential

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canonical

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recognized

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antithetical

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opposite

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inchoate

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beginning to develop

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incipient

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beginning to develop

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stalwart

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sturdy

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stout

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sturdy

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irrefragable

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impossible to refute

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fecund

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fertile

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paean

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expressing praise

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panegyric

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expressing praise

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oratory

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public speaking

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diatribe

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critical speech

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harangue

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critical speech

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exculpated

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removing blame

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repudiated

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rejected

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lionized

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celebrated

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enervated

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weakened

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incapacitated

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weakened

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diffident

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shy

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lackadaisical

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lazy

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guileless

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honest and innocent

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artless

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honest and innocent

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duplicitous

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deceptive

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mendacious

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deceptive

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hapless

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unlucky

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paltry

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inferior

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abhorrent

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deserving hatred

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truculent

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aggressive

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desultory

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lacking a plan

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injudicious

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foolish

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pestilential

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harmful

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pestilential

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harmful

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largess

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generosity

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ebullience

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cheerful

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insipid

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common and boring

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prolocutor

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spokesperson

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phlegmatic

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calm

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ignoble

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not honorable