Final Flashcards by Carolyna Depkin | Brainscape

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Exhume

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To remove from a grave.

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Extricate

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To free from, disentangle.

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Hackneyed

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Worn out by over use.

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Impetuous

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Quick to act without thinking.

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Reiterate

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To say or do again, to repeat.

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Verbatim

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Word for word.

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Apathetic

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Indifferent, unconcerned.

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Ascertain

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To determine, discover, make certain of.

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Mundane

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Worldly; commonplace.

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Indigenous

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Native, occurring naturally in an area.

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Efficacious

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Effective, efficient.

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Culpable

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Guilty, responsible for wrong.

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Plausible

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Seemingly valid, likely, or acceptable, credible.

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Viable

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Workable, able to succeed or grow.

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Obsequious

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Overly submissive and obedient, fawning over

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Interminable

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Endless

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Quandary

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Dilemma, difficulty

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Exonerate

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To clear of blame, absolve

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Infer

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To conclude, deduce.

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Neophyte

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Novice, beginner.

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Loathe

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To abhor, despise, hate.

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Writhe

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To twist as in pain, struggle, or embarrassment.

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Anarchy

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Absence of government or law; chaos.

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Antithesis

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Exact opposite or direct contrast.

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Credible

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Plausible, believable.

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Insinuate

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To subtly and indirectly suggest, hint.

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Ambivalence

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Attitude of uncertainty; conflicting emotions.

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Insidious slowly

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Sly, treacherous, developing before becoming apparent.

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Progeny

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Offspring, future generations.

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Thwart

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To block or prevent from happening frustrate.

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Anthropomorphic

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Attributing human qualities to nonhumans.

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Affinity

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Fondness, liking; similarity

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Prevaricate

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To lie, evade the truth.

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Prevalent

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Widespread

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Pernicious

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Highly destructive