Deck 4 Flashcards

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Fulsome

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scary

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Frond

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a leaf

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Furtive

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secret

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Garner

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to gather

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Garrulous

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talkative

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Gnostic

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related to knowledge

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Gratis

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free

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Gustatory

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related to taste

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Hackneyed

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worn out

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Hegemony

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rule or domination

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Hermetic

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tightly sealed, waterproof

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Heterodox

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uncommon

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Hidebound

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stiff

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Histrionic

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overly emotional

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Hutch

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animal pen

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Hyperbole

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exaggeration

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Ilk

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a type

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Impecunious

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poor

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Impertinent

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rude

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Implicit

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not direct

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Importune

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to beg

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Improvident

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unplanned

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Impudent

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rude

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Impugn

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to challenge

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Impute

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to attribute to

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Inane

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futile, foolish

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Incipient

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initial

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Inculcate

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to teach

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Incumbent

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one who holds office

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Indelible

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permanent

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Inebriated

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drunk

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Inexorable

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unyielding

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Inimical

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hostile

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Iniquity

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a sin

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Injunction

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court order

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Insipid

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bland

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Insolvent

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bankrupt

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Insular

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isolated

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Insuperable

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unconquerable

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Intemperate

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not moderate

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Inter

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to bury

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Interdict

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to forbid

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Intermittent

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interrupted

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Internecine

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deadly

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Interpolate

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insert

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Interregnum

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interval between hegemonies

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Intractable

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difficult

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Intransigent

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uncompromising

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Inundate

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to submerge

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Inure

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to harden