creative words Flashcards by amber patel | Brainscape

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aberration

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something that differs from the norm

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abhor

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to hate, detest

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alacrity

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eagerness, speed

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amiable

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friendly

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arcane

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obscure, secret

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avarice

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excessive greed

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brazen

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excessively bold, brash, clear and obvious

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brusque

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short, abrupt, dismissive

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cajole

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to urge, coax

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callous

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harsh, cold, unfeeling

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clandestine

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secret

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demure

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quiet, modest, reserved

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deride

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to laugh at mockingly, scorn

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eloquent

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expressive, articulate

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enmity

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hatred, hostility

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extol

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to praise, revere

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fabricate

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to make up, invent

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fractious

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troublesome or irritable

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furtive

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secretive, sly

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haughty

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disdainfully proud

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impeccable

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exemplary, flawless

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impertinent

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rude, insolent

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implacable

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incapable of being appeased or mitigated

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impudent

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casually rude, insolent, impertinent

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indolent

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lazy

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infamy

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notoriety, extreme ill repute

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insatiable

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incapable of being satisfied

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intrepid

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brave in the face of danger

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inveterate

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stubbornly established by habit

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lithe

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graceful, flexible, supple

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modicum

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a small amount of something

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nadir

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the lowest point of something

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morose

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gloomy or sullen

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obsequious

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excessively compliant or submissive

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panacea

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a remedy for all ills or difficulties

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quaint

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charmingly old fashioned

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rife

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abundant

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serendipity

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luck, finding good things without looking for them

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staid

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sedate, serious

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sycophant

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one who flatters for self- gain

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truculent

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ready to fight, cruel

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vociferous

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loud, boisterous