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Group 9 Flashcards

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BOORISH

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  1. Rude or unrefined in manners or behavior
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BROOK

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  1. To tolerate or endure something, especially an annoyance
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CIRCUMSPECT

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  1. Cautious or wary, especially when considering potential consequences
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COMITY

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  1. A courteous harmony or mutual respect toward others
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COMMENSURATE

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  1. Comparable in size, extent, or degree; poportionate
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CORDIAL

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  1. Characterized by warmth and sincerity
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DELETERIOUS

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  1. Having a harmful effect
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DICHOTOMY

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  1. A split into two contrasting or opposite parts
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EDIFY

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  1. Enlighten or uplift through knowledge; teach
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ELICIT

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  1. Extract a reply or action; provoke
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ERUDITE

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  1. Possessing great knowledge, typically from study or research
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FECUND

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  1. Fertile or highly productive
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FEEBLE

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  1. Weak; deficient in strength
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FELICITOUS

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  1. Well-suited or apt
  2. Causing delight or satisfaction
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FORBEAR

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  1. Refrain or abstain from doing something
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HAPHAZARD

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  1. Lacking clear planning, order, or direction
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HODGEPODGE

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  1. A mixture or assortment of different things
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IMPEDE

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  1. Obstruct or hinder progress
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IMPETUOUS

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  1. Rash or hasty in action or decision
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IRASCIBLE

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  1. Easily angered or irritated
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MERCENARY

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  1. Motivated primarily by a desire for monetary or material gain
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METICULOUS

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  1. Exhibiting great care to detail
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MORDANT

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  1. Biting or sharply critical in thought or expression
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OUTSTRIP

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  1. Surpass or do better than
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PRECARIOUS

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  1. Uncertain and likely to cause danger
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QUIRKY

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  1. Unusual in an endearing or peculiar way
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REPUDIATE

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  1. Reject or refute
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TACT

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  1. Skill in handling difficult situations without causing offense
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TRIFLING

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  1. Lacking significance or importance
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TURBULENT

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  1. Full of conflict or chaos

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