Direct Hits Volume 2 Flashcards by John Doe | Brainscape

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draconian

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very strict laws and rules

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laconic, terse

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very concise

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sophistry

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a deliberately misleading argument

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chimerical

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a fantastic scheme

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ostracize

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to exclude from group

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dirge

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a funeral hymn, mournful music

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maudlin

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tearfully emotional, excessively sentimental

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quixotic

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foolishly impractical

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martinent

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strict disciplinarian

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debacle

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complete failure

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galvanize

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to stir into action

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picayune

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something of small value

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gerrymander

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to divide a district so as to give one side an advantage

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serendipity

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an accidental but fortunate discovery

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nadir

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lowest point

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expunge, expurgate

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delete

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extricate

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to get our of difficult situation

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exorbitant

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unreasonable expensive

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recant/ renounce

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to take back

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resilient

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to bounce back

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reticent

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to hold back ones thoughts and feelings, reserved

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rebuff

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to reject

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resurgent

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to rise again

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forlorn, despondent

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miserable, unhappy

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denounce

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to speak against

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devoid

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completely lacking in something

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implacable

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incapable of being pacified, mollified, appeased

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inexorable

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relentless

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irreverent

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disrespectful

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circumspect

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cautious

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circuitous

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indirect, circular

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circumvent

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to avoid by maneuver

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circumscribe

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to limit action

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magnanimous

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generous and forgiving

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mellifluous

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smoother and sweet flowing

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ominous

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threatening, menace

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acrimonious

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great bitterness

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abstemious

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moderate in eating or drinking

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malodorous

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foul smelling

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memoir

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person journal

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caustic

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a stinging or bitter remark

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sedentary

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not mobile

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empirical

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guided by practical experience

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entomology

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the scientific study of insect

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gestate

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to conceive and develop in the mind, to begin

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paradigm

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a framework or model of thought

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avarage

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excessive greed

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glut/ surfeit

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surplus

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parsimonious

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sparing, restrained, stingy

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remunerate

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to compensate

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pretext

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an excuse

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watershed

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a critical turning point

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consensus

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general agreement

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autocrat, despot

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a ruler with unlimited power

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manifesto

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a public declaration of beliefs

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coerce

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to compel someone to do something

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inquisition

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a severe interrogation

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ameliorate

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to make better

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exacerbate

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to make worse

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contiguous

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sharing an edge or boundary, touching

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desiccate

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totally arid

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complicity

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association or participation in a wrongful act

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exonerate, exculpate

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to free from blame or guilt

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precedent

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an action or decision that serves as an example

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unprecedented

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without a previous example

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malfeasance

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misconduct or wrongdoing by a public official

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raucous

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harsh, rough, rowdy