Economist Flashcards by Toshi Terai | Brainscape

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quiescent

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state of inactivity or dormancy

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upheaval

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violent, sudden change; disruption

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auspicious

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favorable

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dissipate

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dissapear

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succour

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assistance during hardship

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trammel

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restrict freedom, deprive of

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salient

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noticeable, important

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pyrrhic

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won at too great of a cost to be worthwhile

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hefty

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large and heavy

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palatable

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acceptable

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dissident

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opposes official policy

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renegade

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rebellious

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fickle

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change frequently

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skittish

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nervous, frivolous, unpredictable

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whimsical

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playful, unpredictable manner

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bemused

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puzzled

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decoupling

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separate, disengaging

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woo

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seek the favor, support of

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finicky

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fussy, picky

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immutable

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unable to be changed

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enmeshed

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cause to be tangled in something, hard to escape

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sever

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put an end to, break off, cut off

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ambience

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atmosphere

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formidable

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inspiring fear, undoutable

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dovetail

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fit together

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abdicate

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to relinquish, give up

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dissonant

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lacking harmony

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adherent

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supporter

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omniscient

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knowing everything

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fulminate

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express protest

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onerous

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involving a great deal of effort, trouble, or difficulty

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infallibility

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never being wrong

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double down

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strengthen one’s commitment to a particular strategy

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stupendous

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extremely impressive

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senescence

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deterioration with age

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solipsistic

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idea that only one’s mind is sure to exist

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exogenous

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originating externally