Direct Hits Volume 2 Flashcards by David Zhou | Brainscape

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Complicity

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association or participation in a wrongful act

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lurid

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sensational; shocking

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demography

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the study of the characteristics of human populations

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contrition

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sincere and deep regret

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Surfeit

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a surplus

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tepid

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lukewarm; mild

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disingenuous

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not candid; insicure

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underwrite

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to assume financial responsibility for a project

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licentious

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immortal; debauched

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effusive

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unrestrained praise

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propitiate

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to appease; concilate

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dilapidated

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broken-down; in deplorable condition

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cerebral

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intellectual rather than emotional

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credulous

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easily convinced; gullible

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furor

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a general commotion; an uproar

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Impoverished

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very poor

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provisional

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temporary

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convivial

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fond of feasting, drinking and good company

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provincial

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isolated from the mainstream

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perspicacious

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very insightful

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interloper

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an intruder; a gatecrasher

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nonplussed

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completely puzzled

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parachial

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isolated from the mainstream

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stopgap

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a temporary solution

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insular

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isolated from the mainstream

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petulant

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peevish; irritable

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apocryphal

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of questionable authenticity

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prescient

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very insightful

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remorse

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sincere and deep regret

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venal

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corrupt; open to bribery

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excoriate

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to express strong disapproval

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perfidious

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treacherous; traitorous

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vertiginous

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dizziness

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Élan

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great enthusiasm

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verbose

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very talkative

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eschew

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to avoid

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execrable

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detestable and repulsive

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stock

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a stereotypical or formulaic character

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malleable

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can be molded into any shape

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supine

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lying on one’s back

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profligate

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very wasteful, especially of time and money

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beleaguer

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to be beset with problems

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sullen

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ill-tempered;rude

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Capitulate

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to surrender; comply without protest

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cupidity

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excessive greed

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pugnacious

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defiantly aggressive; eager to fight

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Indigent

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very poor

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restitution

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compensating for a loss

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censorious

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highly critical

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Affluent

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very wealthy

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spate

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a large number or amount

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intractable

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very stubborn; unyielding

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pliable

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can be molded into any shape

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truculent

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defiantly aggressive; eager to fight

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cosmopolitan

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worldly; sophisticated

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pedestrian

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undistinguished; ordinary; conventional

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garrulous

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very talkative

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plasticity

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can be molded into any shape

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obfuscate

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to deliberately confuse

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dissolute

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immoral; debauched

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quiescent

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inactive; very quiet

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portent

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an omen that something will happen

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loquacious

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very talkative

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fecund

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intellectually productive or inventive

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relief

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elevation of a land surface

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flotsam

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floating wreckage; debris

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fawn

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to behave in a servile manner; subservient

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temper

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to soften;moderate

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slight

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a disrespectful or disparaging remark; a put down

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Malfeasance

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misconduct or wrngdoing by a public official

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discerning

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very insightful

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Plethora

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a surplus

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aplomb

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admirable poise under pressure

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odious

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detestable and repulsive

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opacity

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impenetrably dense; hard to understand

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discomfited

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to make uneasy; state of embarrassment

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compunction

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sincere and deep regret

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imperious

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domineering and arrogant

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brusque

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abrupt; discourteously blunt

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presage

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an omen that something will happen

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complaisant

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agreeable; amiable

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Glut

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a surplus

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Destitute

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very poor

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ungainly

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awkward; clumsy

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Opulent

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very wealthy

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Exculpate

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to free from blame or guilt

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harbinger

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an omen that something will happen

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extemporize

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to speak without notes

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vituperative

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bitter criticism

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lambaste

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to express strong disproval

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visceral

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instinctive rather than rational

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flummox

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to confuse; perplex

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ostentatious

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showy

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curt

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abrupt; discourteously blunt