English Vocabulary Flashcards by Isabel L. | Brainscape

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atypical

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a deviation from the norm

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sardonic

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sarcastic

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dearth or paucity

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shortage or scarcity

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wry

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dry humor

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audacious

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very bold

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diffident

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lacking self confidence

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obdurate or recalcitrant

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stubborn

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boon

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timely benefit

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bane

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source of harm

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clandestine or surreptitious

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secretive

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genial, affable, gregarious

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friendly

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confounded

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puzzled

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prodigious

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enormous

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reproach or censure

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to scold

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auspicious

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favorable

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impasse

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failure to reach an argument

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anarchronism

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failure to reach an agreement

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belie

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give a false impression

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covet

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to strongly desire

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mollify, mitigate, assuage, alleviate

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to relieve

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aloof

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reserved

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antithesis or antipodal

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direct opposite

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trite, hackneyed, pedestrian, platitudinous, banal

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commonplace

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prudent

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careful, cautious

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ubiquitous

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everywhere