Direct Hits volume 1 -- set 2 Flashcards by Arlo Hill

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indigent

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impoverished

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ubiquitous

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everywhere; widespread

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pandemic

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widespread / epidemic

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fortitude

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strength against adversity

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diminutive

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very small

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trivial / minutiae

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minor everyday details

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exhort

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to strongly encourage

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antipathy / animosity / rancor

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strong dislike

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digress

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to depart from a subject

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tenacious

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showing great determination

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indulgent

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overly tolerant

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polarize / divisive

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break into opposing factions

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nebulous

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vague; lacking a fully developed form

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analogy / analogous

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a similarity or likeness

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fleeting / ephemeral

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very brief; short lived

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penchant / predilection

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a preference for something; an inclination

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capricious / mercurial

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fickle; constantly shifting moods

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boorish / uncouth / crass

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vulgar; crude

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indignant

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outraged at something unjust

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innuendo

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a veiled reference

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thwart / stymie

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to stop; frustrate

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adroit / deft / adept / dexterous

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skillful

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admonish

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to scold;

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incontrovertible

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indisputable; beyond doubt

voracious / ravenous

hungry; insatiable

callous

insensitive

intrepid / undaunted

fearless; courageous

nonchalant

casual; indifferent

convoluted

twisted; intricate

itinerant

travelling; not sedentary

poignant

touching; compelling

impetus

a stimulus or encouragement

bucolic / rustic / pastoral

charmingly rural; of the countryside

equanimity / unflappable

calmness; composure

fortuitous

an accidental, fortunate occurrence

fortitude

strength of character in adversity

dispel

to drive away; scatter

amalgam

a mixture

viable / feasible

possible

anguish

agonizing physical or mental pain

intemperate

lacking restraint; excessive

temperate

exercising moderation

superficial

shallow; lacking depth

laud / extol / tout / acclaim

praise; applaud

dismissive

to tend to reject / disregard

pompous

pretentious; self-important

cryptic

mysterious; having hidden meaning

disparage

belittle; slight

subtle

understated; almost imperceptible

disparity

an inequality; an imbalance

curtail

to cut short or reduce

innocuous

harmless

diatribe / tirade

a bitter denunciation