GreWords5 Flashcards

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convivial

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sociable, friendly

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gregarious

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sociable, friendly

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hobglobin

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something that causes fear

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emolient

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something that soothes or softens

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contrite

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sorrowful

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capacious

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spacious, roomy

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celerity

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speed

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ethereal

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spiritual, airy

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dappled

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spotted

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mottled

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spotted, blotched

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ferment

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state of agitation or excitement

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impertrurbable

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steady, calm

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furtive

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stealthy, secretive

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escarpment

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steep cliff

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extant

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still in existence

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obloquy

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strong disapprobal, bad reputation resulting from public criticism

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forte

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strong point

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invective

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strong verbal abuse

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obstinate

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stubborn

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obdurate

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stubborn, hard hearted

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doggedly

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stubbornly

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intransigent

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stubbornly

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consternation

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sudden confusion, panic

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nubile

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suitable for marriage in age and physical development

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cursory
superficial, hasty
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environs
surroundings
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garrulous
talkative
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garish
tastelessly gaudy
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lachrymose
tearful
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evanescent
temporary, fleeting
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ephemeral
temporary, short lived
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natation
the act or art of swimming
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crux
the essential part
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gerontology
the study of older people and their problems
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gamut
the whole range
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cipher
thing of no value
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lilliputian
tiny, narrow minded
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impute
to accuse a person of some wrongdoing
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exacerbate
to aggravate, make more violent
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cavil
to argue
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impugn
to attack a person with words
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dicker
to bargain
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languish
to become weak or feeble
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incur
to bring upon oneself
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inter
to bury
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countermand
to cancel an order
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masticate
to chew
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Jacole
to coax, pursuade
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carp
to complain
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embroil
to complicate
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dissemble
to conceal, pretend
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fetter
to confine, put into chains
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nonplus
to confuse, perplex
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obfuscate
to confuse, perplex
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debauch
to corrupt
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flay
to criticize critically
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enrapture
to delight beyong measure
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gainsay
to deny, contradict
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divest
to deprive
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delineate
to describe
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sociable, friendly
convivial
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sociable, friendly
gregarious
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something that causes fear
hobglobin
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something that soothes or softens
emolient
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sorrowful
contrite
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spacious, roomy
capacious
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speed
celerity
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spiritual, airy
ethereal
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spotted
dappled
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spotted, blotched
mottled
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state of agitation or excitement
ferment
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steady, calm
impertrurbable
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stealthy, secretive
furtive
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steep cliff
escarpment
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still in existence
extant
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strong disapprobal, bad reputation resulting from public criticism
obloquy
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strong point
forte
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strong verbal abuse
invective
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stubborn
obstinate
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stubborn, hard hearted
obdurate
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stubbornly
doggedly
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stubbornly
intransigent
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sudden confusion, panic
consternation
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suitable for marriage in age and physical development
nubile
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superficial, hasty
cursory
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surroundings
environs
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talkative
garrulous
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tastelessly gaudy
garish
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tearful
lachrymose
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temporary, fleeting
evanescent
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temporary, short lived
ephemeral
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the act or art of swimming
natation
94
the essential part
crux
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the study of older people and their problems
gerontology
96
the whole range
gamut
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thing of no value
cipher
98
tiny, narrow minded
lilliputian
99
to accuse a person of some wrongdoing
impute
100
to aggravate, make more violent
exacerbate
101
to argue
cavil
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to attack a person with words
impugn
103
to bargain
dicker
104
to become weak or feeble
languish
105
to bring upon oneself
incur
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to bury
inter
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to cancel an order
countermand
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to chew
masticate
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to coax, pursuade
Jacole
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to complain
carp
111
to complicate
embroil
112
to conceal, pretend
dissemble
113
to confine, put into chains
fetter
114
to confuse, perplex
nonplus
115
to confuse, perplex
obfuscate
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to corrupt
debauch
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to criticize critically
flay
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to delight beyong measure
enrapture
119
to deny, contradict
gainsay
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to deprive
divest
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to describe
delineate