final review vocab Flashcards by Claire polasek | Brainscape

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approbation

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approval, favor, praise

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assuage

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relieve, calm, satisfy, quench

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coalition

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union or group for a purpose

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decadence

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decline, decay, selfie indulgence

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elicit

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draw out or bring forth from a source

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hackneyed

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used so much it lacks freshness

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lurid

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shocking, sensational, unrestrained

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petulant

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peevish, easily irritated, upset

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prerogative

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special privilege, excellence

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provincial

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local, narrow-minded, limited

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ameliorate

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improve, make better, correct

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callow

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inexperienced, immature

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exhort

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urge strongly, advise, encourage

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intrinsic

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belongs by nature, from within

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stringent

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strict, severe, bitter

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surmise

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conjecture, presumption, guess`

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abominate

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intense hate or dislike

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commiserate

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sympathize, have pitty

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expedite

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make easier, facilitate

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ferment

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excited, agitate, make alcohol

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nominal

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name only, not real or serious

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proclivity

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natural inclination, tendency

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seditious

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resistant to authority, mutinous

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tenuous

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thin, unclear, poorly supported

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affable

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friendly, sociable, agreeable

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amorphous

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shapeless, unstructured

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erudite

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scholarly, well-read, very educated

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inscrutable

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incomprehensible, unknowable

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insular

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related to an island, narrow-minded

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irrevocable

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incapable of being changed

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propensity

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natural inclination, bent toward

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remonstrate

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protest, reason against

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repudiate

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disown, reject, renounce

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resilient

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bounce back, recover quickly

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autonomy

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self-governing, independent

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axiomatic

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self-evident, taken for granted

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equitable

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fair, just, evenhanded, rational

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extricate

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free from difficulties, disentangle

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flout

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to mock, treat with scorn, snicker at

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precept

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a rule of conduct or action

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salutary

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beneficial, helpful, wholesome

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transient

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short-lived, fleeting, staying briefly

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unwieldy

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bulky, cumbersome, hard to hold

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vapid

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dull, uninteresting, lacks force

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anomalous

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abnormal, irregular, unusual

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brusque

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abrupt, blunt, tactless, gruff

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cajole

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coax through flattery, sweet-talk

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castigate

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to punish or criticize severely

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contrive

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invent, devise, result from plan

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demagogue

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explouts flaws to be popular

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disabuse

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free from deception, enlighten

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heinous

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very wicked, offensive, hateful

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immutable

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unchanging, constant

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insurgent

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rebellious, revolutionary

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transmute

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change from a form to another

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vicarious

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suffer or experience for another

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austere

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stern, rigorous, no frills, unadorned

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disconcert

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to confuse, to disturb, to perturb

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infraction

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breaking of a law or obligation

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mitigate

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make milder, relieve, alleviate

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reprove

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to find fault with, scold, rebuke

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restitution

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return to former state, repay

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acrimonious

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biting in temper or tone

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disavow

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to deny connection with, disclaim

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dispassionate

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impartial, free from emotion

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dissension

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disagreement, sharp difference

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expurgate

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remove offensive words, censor

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hypothetical

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guess, imaginary idea, what if

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ignoble

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mean, low, base (not noble)

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relegate

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to demote, to assign, to banish

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susceptible

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receptive, impressionable