Deck 1 Flashcards by S H | Brainscape

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Aspersion

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False rumor

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Assiduous

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Hard Working

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Ascetic

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Abstinent

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Aesthetic

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artistic

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Archaic

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antique

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Arable

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Farmable

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Antediluvian

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prehistoric

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Arraign

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A summon to court

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Apostate

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One who changes his religion

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Aphasia

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mute

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Aphorism

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Old saying

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Ampersand

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&

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Ancillary

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accessory

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Anathema

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a curse

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Amenity

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pleasantness

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Atrophy

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waste away

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Apocryphal

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fake

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Ambivalent

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uncaring

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Augury

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prophecy

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Altercation

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dispute

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Belie

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to hide

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Assignation

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Assigned place

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Aural

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related to hearing

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Avarice

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greed

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Augment

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enlarge

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Apotheosis

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glorification

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Attenuate

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weaken

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Avuncular

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like an uncle

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Billet

A

barracks

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Bedlam

A

a madhouse

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Cavort

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to frolic

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Approbation

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praise

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Benighted

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In the dark

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Bestial

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beastly

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Bevy

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group

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Bilk

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to obtain

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Blandish

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to flatter

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Blithe

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blissful

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Candor

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honesty

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Broach

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to mention

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Capitulate

A

to surrender

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Bursar

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treasurer

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Carp

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to scold

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Catharsis

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purification

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Chary

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watchful

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Choleric

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angry

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Calumny

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false slander

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Circumspect

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cautious or suspicious

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Clairvoyant

A

Has ESP

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Clandestine

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concealed