cumulative Flashcards by Markos Jimenez

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ambidextrous

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able to use both hands equally well

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adulterate

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to corrupt/make worse or making it hv lesser value

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augment

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to increase/make larger

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bereft

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deprived of/ made unhappy

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deploy

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to arrange/to form up

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dour

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gloomy/ill-humored

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fortitude

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courage in facing difficulties

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gape

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stare with an open mouth

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gibe

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an expression of disrespect/scorn

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guise

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an external appearance/mask

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insidious

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intend to deceive

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initmation

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to hint or a hint

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opulent

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wealthy

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pliable

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pletniful/rich

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reiterate

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to repeat

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stolid

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not easily moved

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tentative

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hesitant, uncertain

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unkempt

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not properly maintained, not combed

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verbatim

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word for word, exactly as written/spoken

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warily

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cautiously: with great care

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adroit

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skillful/expert in use of hands

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amicable

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peaceable/friendly

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averse

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opposed to

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belligerent

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warlike/aggresive

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benevolent

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kindly/charitable

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Cursory

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hasty, not thorough

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Duplicity

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deceitfulness or misleading

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extol

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to praise highly

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Feasible

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capable of being accomplished

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Grimace

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to make sharp/twisted expression

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Holocaust

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great destruction resulting in a great loss of life

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Impervious

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unaffected by or incapable of

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Impetus

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the impelling force, the force that sets a body in motion

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Jeaopardy

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risk of loss

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Meticulous

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excessively careful and precise

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Nostalgia

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a sentimental longing for the past

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quintessence

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most typic example or representation of

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retrogress

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to move backward

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scrutinize

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to evaluate or examine closeley

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tepid

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moderately warm or an absence of enthusiasm

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adversary

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enemy

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alienate

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to cause to become unfriendly or to with draw

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artifice

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something made up to achieve an end

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coerce

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to pressure or force

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culinary

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relating to kitchen or cookery

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craven

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fear, cowardly

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demise

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failure, death, termination of

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exhilarate

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to cause to feel happy or to excite

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fallow

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marked by inactivity, potentially useful but not taken care of

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harass

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to irritate or torment