Chapter One Flashcards by Henry Lin | Brainscape

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Wry

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Dry mocking humor

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Paucity

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Scarcity

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Droll

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Dry humor

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Recalcitrant

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Uncooperative attitude toward authority

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Superstitious

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Secrect

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Affable

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Amiable

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Genial

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Amiable

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Austere

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Not ornate

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Upbraid

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Disapprove

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Obsolete

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No longer in use

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Archaic

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No longer in use

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Propitious

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Favorable

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Billie

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Contradict misrepresent

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Mitigate

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Relieve lessen

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Mollify

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Alleviate

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Covet

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Strongly desire

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Trite

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Hackneyed

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Platitudinous

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Unoriginal

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Insipid

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Hackneyed

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Inscrutable

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Mysterious

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Acquiesce

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Approve

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Futile

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Useless

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Indigenous

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Endemic