Deck 8 Flashcards by Katherine Cavanaugh | Brainscape

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Percipient

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Perceptive; insightful

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Dotted

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Foolish old man

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Staunch

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Loyal; faithful

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Collusion

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Plotting and planning

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Insurgent

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A rebel

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Vindicate

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Prove right; remove blame

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Attenuate

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Weaken

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Commandeer

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Take possession of

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Drivel

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Nonsense

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Stevedore

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Dockworker

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Drill

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Dryly amusing

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Galleon

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Ancient type of sailing ship

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Mitigate

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Lessen; make less severe

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Perfidy

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Treachery

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Quandary

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Dilemma; puzzle

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Stifle

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Suppress

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Virulent

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Dangerous; harmful

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Auspicious

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Favorable; promising to turn out well

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Gambol

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Frolic; leap; bound

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Modicum

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Small amount

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Perfunctory

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Small amount

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Stoic

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Known for fortitude; indifferent to pleasure or pain

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Concatenate

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Link together

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Momentous

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Very important

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Vitriolic

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Corrosive; strongly attacking

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Querulous

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Always complaining

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Stolid

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Impassive; dull; indifferent

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Balk

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Hinder or prevent; hesitate over

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Conciliate

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To bring together or end a dispute

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Garner

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Gather ; collect

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Moratorium

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Temporary prohibition or halt to activity

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Vivify

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Enliven

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Garrulous

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Talkative

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Invidious

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Arousing envy

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Pernicious

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Destructive; harmful

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Strident

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Loud and harsh

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Vociferous

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Noisy; loud in speech

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Gaunt

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Bony and angular

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Inviolable

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Cannot be invaded

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Morose

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Gloomy; bad tempered

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Stringent

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Strict or severe