Group2 Flashcards by Harshal Trivedi

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adulterate

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corrupted, contaminated

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advocate

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to support, staunch

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aggrandize

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inflate his reputation

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alacrity

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eagerness

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ambivalent

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mixed, uncertain

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ameliorate

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to make it better, reduced

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amenable

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open to, convinced

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anachronistic

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out of time or place

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audacious

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boldness, courageous

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avaricious

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greed

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banal

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unoriginal

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benign

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harmless

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brazen

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shameless

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calumny

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slander, false statement to damage someone’s reputation

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candid

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frank, honest, direct

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castigate

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severly criticized, reprimanded

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caustic

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derisive, sarcastic, bitter

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construe

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interpreted

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contrite

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stubborn

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convoluted

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complicated, complex

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covet

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desire

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craven

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cowardly

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decorum

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polite, propriety, to follow rules

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deft

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skilled

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demur

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to raise objection or hesitating over something

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derivative

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trite, unoriginal

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desiccate

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dry out

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diatribe

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bitter speech

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incredulous

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unbelievable

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ingenuous

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naive, childlike