Editorial Flashcards

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Ardent

A

Strong dedication

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Zealous

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Strong dedication

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Impede , hamper, stymie , deter, throttle , thrawt , stifle , encumber , stall , contain , cease , bridle , shackle , fetter , leash

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Obstruct

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Labyrinth , byzantine , esoteric , recondite , arcane , knotty , flabergasing , abstruse , gordian knot , cloudy

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Complex

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Labyrinth , byzantine , esoteric , recondite , arcane , knotty , flabergasing , abstruse , gordian knot , cloudy

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Complex

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Flummoxing , blurry , fuzzy , staggering , serpentine , circuitous , tortous , beweldring , muddling , gobsmacking , vague , convoluted , cryptic , ambiguous , equivocal , murky , muddy , hazy

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Confustion

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Grumpy , pugnacious , grouchy , peevish , petulant , cantakerous , testy , irascible , sulky , hostile , fractious , irksome , truculent , choleric , sulry , vitriolic

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Anger or irritability

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Indispensable , imperative , momentous , amiable , amicable , affable , gleeful , genial , congenial , convival , jolly , gregarious

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Friendliness

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Pernicious , nigaardly , desefisted , frugal , threfty , living hand to mouth

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Economical with money ( saving money )

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Prevalent , rampant , rife , ubiquitous, pervasive

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Widespread presence

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Venerate , acclaim , laud , exalt , exult , eulogize

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Praise

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Disparage , tear apart , revile , malign , take to task , lambast , read the roit , reproach, denounce , vilify , chew out , pull up , denigrate , callout , defame , ridicule , censure , slander , berate , mock , scoff , sneer , belittle, demean , rebuke , admonish , castigate , chide

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Criticism

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