ENglish Flashcards by Phil Blevin | Brainscape

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Benevolent

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kind

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bolster

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to support

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burgeoning

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growing quickly

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candid

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direct

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candor

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quality of being open, honest

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catalyst

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something that causes a change

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ceaseless

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undending

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censure

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harsh criticism

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conceded

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to be forced to agree or surrender

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condone

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to overlook, approve or allow

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corrobortate

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to provide evidence for

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culmination

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final result

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deference

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respect; regard

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demur

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to show reluctance

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desolate

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bare

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dire

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alarming

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disparge

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to express a negative opinion

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dubious

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open to doubt or suspicion

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egregious

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conspicuously or outrageously bad

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eloquent

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expressing yourself readily, clearly and effectively

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emphatic

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spoken with emphasis

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empirical

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derived from experiment and obeservation

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enumerate

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determine the number or amount of

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erratic

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unperdicatable

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exacerbate

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to make worse

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feasibility

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quality of being doable

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fiscal

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involving fincancial matters

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galvanize

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to incite or stimulate into action

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igominious

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deserving or bringing disgrace or shame

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imprudent

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not wise

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indifference

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trait of remaining calm and seeming to not care

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insatiable

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impossible to satisfy

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irreconcilable

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impossible to be harmonious

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lament

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a cry of sorrow and grief

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malleable

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capable of being shaped

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opine

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express one’s opinion openly and without fear or hesitation

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petulant

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easily irritated

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pinnacle

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highest level

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pragmatic

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concerned with practical matters