Edrolo Flashcards

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Wanton

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An undisciplined lust or desire

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Sanguine

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To have a cheery outlook

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Wizened

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To be wrinkled and shrunken

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Protean

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To have diverse variety; change it in shape

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Odious

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Something so bad it installs hatred

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Vacuous

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To be empty; lack of content or ideas

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Paucity

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Not have a lot of something

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Quagmire

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To be in a difficult situation

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Rectitude

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To be strict and uptight

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Obtuse

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To be slow or dumb

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Acumen

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To have a keen insight; ability to make good decisions

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Antipathy

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A strong dislike it repugnance

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Acerbic

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Bitter and biting in tone or taste

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Maelstrom

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A destructive whirlpool in the water

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Expunge

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To erase or eradicate

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Languid

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Weak, sluggish, or slow

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Blandish

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To coax by using flattery

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Bilk

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To cheat or defraud

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Eschew

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To shun or avoid

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Upbraid

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To scold severely

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Cursory

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Brief to the point of being superficial

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Decry

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To criticize openly

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Defile

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To make unclean or impure

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Deleterious

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Harmful

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Demure

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Quiet, modest, reserved

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Deprecate

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Belittle; depreciate (devalue)

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Deride

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To laugh at mockingly; scorn

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Desecrate

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To violate the sacredness of something

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Desiccated

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Dried up; dehydrated

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Diaphanous

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Light; airy; transparent

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Diffident

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Shy; quiet; modest

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Discursive

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Rambling; lacking order

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Dissemble

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To conceal (hide); fake

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Dither

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To be indecisive

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Ebullient

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Extremely lively; enthusiastic

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Effrontery

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Nerve (audacity); impudence; an insult

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Enervate

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To weaken; exhaust

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Ephemeral

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Short-lived; fleeting

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Evanescent

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Short-lived; momentary; fleeting

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Evince

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To show or reveal