CW collegeboard Flashcards by Evangeline Liauw | Brainscape

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vociferous

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expressing opinions loudly

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effusive

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expressing a lot of emotion

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garrulous

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very talkative

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taciturn

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quiet

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reticent

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not willing to tell people about things

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munificent

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very generous

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tasteless

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not appealing

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risque

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questionably appropriate, daring

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elusive

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hard to grasp

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deliberately

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decide/think carefully

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monumental

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important, extreme/great/huge

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extraneous

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not important

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docile

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easily taught, led, or controlled

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incontrovertible

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not able to be doubted

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impervious

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not able to pass through, not affected or bothered

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bolstered

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to make stronger, to support

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dispel

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to make a belief/feeling/idea go away, to end

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vacillation

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inability to make a stand

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compromised

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jeapordized

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conclusive

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showing that something is certainly true

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feasible

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possible to do

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aspiring

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wanting to achieve something

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mercenary

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caring only about making money

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resolute

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determined (adj)

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wary

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not showing trust

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Unsightly

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not pleasant to look at

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annulled

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not valid

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stymie

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to stop, stopped

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disgruntled

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ill-humored, discontented

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distort

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change

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spurious

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not real or authentic, based on falsehood

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sinister

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harmful, evil

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idyllic

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enjoyable, peaceful

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hallowed

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holy

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invidious

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unpleasant, cause bad feelings in other people

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leery

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lack of trust

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unprecedented

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not experienced before

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clandestine

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secret

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reticent

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not willing to tell people about things

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sanguine

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confident, hopeful

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liberality

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not opposed to ways

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doctrinaire

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adjective describing one who has strong beliefs

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intransigence

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stubborn