Easy 1 Flashcards by Yakira McKay | Brainscape

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fallibility

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ability to make mistakes

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impetuousness

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impulsiveness

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iniquity

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wickedness

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ferocity

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intense violence

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obdurate

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stubborn

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extradite

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deport

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magnanimity

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generosity

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elude

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evade, dodge

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circumscribe

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encircle, confine, or set limits on.

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portend

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be a sign or warning that is likely to happen, omen

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carapace

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protective or disguising shell

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assailant

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attacker

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repast

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meal

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jocular

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jolly, amusing

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profligate

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wildly extravagant,

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incessant

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uninterrupted” or “continual

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unremitting

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uninterrupted” or “continual

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assiduous

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diligent

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veil

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to conceal or hide

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obscure

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to conceal or hide

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vaunt

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to brag” or “to boast”

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ulterior

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concealed or unsaid

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caustically (caustic)

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capable of burning

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caustic

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sarcasim

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eloquent

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expressive

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patently

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obviously

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drearily

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discouraging

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disconcerting

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disturbing

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hackneyed

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overused

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vagaries

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whims

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disaffected

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resentful, dissatisfied

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contemporaries

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People who lived during the same time period

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impecunious

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broke, poor

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insolvent

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penniless, broke, bankrupt

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acclaim

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priase

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fulminate

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denouce strongly

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equivocate

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purposefully ambiguous language

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prominence

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fame

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affluence

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great wealth

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calamitous

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disastrous, catastrophic

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preponderance

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great amount

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lascivious

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lustful

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pervasive

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widespread

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picayune

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Insignificant or worthless

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laconic

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decline to talk

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desultory

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lacking purpose

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indolent

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lazy

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frolicsome

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playful

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prosaic

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uncreative,” “uninteresting,” or “bland

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vapid

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uncreative,” “uninteresting,” or “bland

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ardent

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passionant

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dour

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stern

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restive

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impatient” or “restless

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immutability

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inability to change,”

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obviate

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Prevent, hinder, block

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innocuous

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harmless

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pernicious

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harmful

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deleterious

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harmful

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immaterial

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unimportanat