Direct Hits volume 2 -- set 4 Flashcards by Arlo Hill | Brainscape

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flummox

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to confuse; perplex

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spate

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a large number or amount

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ineffable

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unable to be put into words; indescribable

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histrionic, overwrought

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excessively dramatic

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placate

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to soothe or calm; appease

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eschew

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to avoid; shun; stay clear of

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stopgap

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a temporary solution to meet an urgent need

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flotsam

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debris

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restitution

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compensating for a loss damage or injury

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churlish, sullen, surly

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ill-tempered; rude; lacking civility

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disquieting

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disturbing; upsetting; causing unease

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ornate

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elaborately or expensively decorated; lavish

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execrable, odious, repugnant

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detestable; repulsive

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perspicacious, discerning

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insightful and perceptive

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prescient

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displaying apparent knowledge of future events

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eclectic

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choosing or using a variety of sources

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hiatus

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an interruption in time; a break

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vertiginous

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suffering from dizziness OR causing vertigo

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esoteric, arcane

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known only to a small group; obscure

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supercilious

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showing haughty disdain

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underwrite

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to assume financial responsibility for

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discomfited

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uneasy; in a state of embarrassment

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taciturn

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habitually quiet; uncommunicative

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sinecure

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an position with little work but good pay

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lugubrious

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sad and mournful

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cosmopolitan;

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worldly; sophisticated

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provincial, parochial, insular

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limited in perspective; small-minded

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fecund

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intellectually productive or inventive

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ostentatious

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showy; intended to attract notice; pretentious

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guile

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treacherous cunning; skillful deceit

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guileless

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innocent and without deception

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sanguine

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cheerfully confident; optimistic

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scintillating

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sparkling; shining; brilliantly clever

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pristine

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remaining in a pure state; clean and unblemished

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rampant

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unrestrained; unchecked

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pernicious

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highly injurious; destructive; deadly

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oblivious

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lacking conscious awareness; unaware

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refractory

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obstinately resistant to authority or control; stubborn

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garrulous, verbose, loquacious

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overly talkative

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convivial

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friendly; lively; enjoyable

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brusque and curt

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abrupt in manner or speech; discourteously blunt

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tepid

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lukewarm; mild; half-hearted

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protean

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readily taking on varied forms and meanings

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solicitous

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showing great care and concern; (overly) attentive

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disingenuous

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not straightforward or candid; insincere

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venerate, revere

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to regard with great respect; to hold in high esteem

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contentious

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quarrelsome; argumentative; disputatious

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preclude

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to make impossible; to rule; prevent

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compunction, contrition, remorse

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feelings of sincere and deep regret

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demography

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study of the characteristics of human populations

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aphorism, axiom

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a statement universally accepted as true; a maxim

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juxtapose

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to place side by side; compare

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bombastic

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pompous or ostentatious

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forbearance

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refraining from acting on a desire

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unfettered

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freed from any restraint

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prescribe

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to order or require

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proscribe

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to forbid