Deck 2 Flashcards

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Imprudent

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Lacking discretion, rash

When there is vast economic growth, imprudent investments seem to happen

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Synonymous

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Equivalent in meaning

The bird became synonymous with extinction.

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Tyrannical

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Characteristic of a tyrant, unjustly cruel

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Cowlick

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A tuft of hear that grow in a different direction from the rest of the hair

My sons hair is hard to cut because of the cowlick

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repertoire

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The entire stock of skills, devices, and techniques used in a specific field.

The basis a any great singers repertoire is the stock of great popular song known as standards

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vapid

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lacking or having lost life, sharpness; insipid

And the two stars beam at each other in a vapid but pleasant smile.

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Malevolent

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wishing evil or harm to another

His failures made him malevolent towards those with more success.

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Nocturnal

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active at night

The diurnal prefer the daylight while the nocturnal ones haunt the night

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predilection

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preference,

The psychologist and neuroscientist have recently been fascinated with humans predilection with storytelling

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Domiciled

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located in a place of residence.

Corporation domiciled offshore effectively do not have to pay corporate tax

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