Direct Hits Volume 1 Flashcards by John Doe | Brainscape

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pragmatic

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practical

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evocation

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an imaginative recreation

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presumptious

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impertinently bold, overbearing, overstepping boundaries

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clandestine/surreptitiousness

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secretive

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reproach/ censure

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scold

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conjecture

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inference, supposition

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auspicious

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favorable

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despondent

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depressed

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impasse

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failure to reach an agreement

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belie

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to give a false impression

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platitudinous/ banal/ hackneyed/ trite

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commonplace

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forerunner

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a preceding event

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inscrutable

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mysterious/ enigmatic / baffling

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acquiesce

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to accept, comply

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credulous/ naive

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unsophisticated

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endemic

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native to an area/ indigenous

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exhort

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to strongly encourage

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indulgent

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overly tolerant

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polarize / divisive

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to break into opposing factions

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penchant / predilection

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an inclination

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boorish / uncouth

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vulgar

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stymie

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to thwart/ stop

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voracious

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eager for food, ravenous

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callous

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insensitive

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intrepid / undaunted

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fearless, courageous

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itinerant

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mobile, not sendentary

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poignant

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touching, heart trending

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bucolic / rustic / pastoral

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charmingly rural

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equanimity

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calmness, composure

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panache/ verve

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dash and flamboyant in style or action

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placid / serene

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calm

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amalgam

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mixture

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viable

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possible

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intemperate

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lacking restraint, excessive

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laud/ extol/ tout/ acclaim

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praise

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disparage

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belittle

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disparity

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inequality

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innocuous

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harmless

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tirade / diatribe

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bitter denunciation, long angry speech

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charlatan

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fake, fraud

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ascetic

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a person who leads a life of self denial

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raconteur

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a person who in telling ancedote

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partisan

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a person with biased beliefs

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automation

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a mindless follower

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prognosticator

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a person who makes predictions based upon data

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pundit

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a professional commentator

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zealot

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a very enthusiastic person

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greenhorn

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novice

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dissembler/ prevaricator

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liar

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proponent

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advocate, champion of a cause

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obsequious / sycophant

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excessively eager to obey, submissive

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stoic

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a person who is impassive and emotionless

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reprobate

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a morally unprincipled person

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renegade

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a disloyal person