Flocabulary Friends Flashcards by Dan Luu | Brainscape

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Envious

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Jealous

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Choreographed

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Arranged, as in dance

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Grandiose

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Extraordinary, grand in scope

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Indignation

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Anger due to an unfair situation

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Alacrity

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Speed, readiness

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Alleviate

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To relieve

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Surreptitious

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Done in a secret, stealthy way

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Concoct

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To make up or invent

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Idolatrous

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Worshipping excessively an object or person

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Limpid

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Clear, easily understood

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Extol

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To praise

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Affable

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Friendly, amiable

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Manifest

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To show clearly

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Meager

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Lacking in quality or stature

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Hierarchy

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A ranking system of groups or individuals

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Erect

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To construct, to raise

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Weather

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To withstand or survive a situation

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Ultimate

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The last part, or a fundamental element

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Amiable

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Friendly, affable

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Conciliatory

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Agreeable, friendly

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Linchpin

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Something that holds separate things together

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Magnanimous

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Generous, noble

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Gilded

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Covered with a thin layer of gold, or deceptively attractive

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Elucidate

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To clarify

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Inclement

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Stormy, bad, severe

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Chastise

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To criticize, to scold

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Discreet

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Prudent or inconspicuous

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Patent

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Clear, apparent

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Munificent

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Generous, benevolent

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Inextricable

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Hopelessly confused or tangled

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Jubilant

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Joyful, happy

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Inveterate

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Habitual, natural

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Imprudent

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Rude, improper

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Puerile

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Immature

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Soothsayer

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A fortune teller

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Slander

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A false statement to damage the reputation of another

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Compel

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To force

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Seer

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A fortune teller

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Spectral

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Ghostly

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Juvenile

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Young or immature

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Diaphanous

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Transparent, see-through

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Bilk

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To cheat, to swindle

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Delude

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To deceive, to mislead

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Defame

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To destroy the reputation of

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Libel

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A statement that gives an unjust or unfavorable representation of a person or thing, a defamation

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Benign

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Non-threatening, innocuous

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Apparitional

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Ghostly, spectral

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Guile

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Deceitful actions or behavior

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Lethargic

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Lazy, apathetic

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Camaraderie

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Cheerful unity among a group

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Telepathic

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Capable of reading minds

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Mendacious

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An attempt to defame another’s reputation

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Malign

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To slander, to defame, to speak evil of