Hard to Remember Flashcards
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caustic
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saying something harsh
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derisive
A
saying something harsh
3
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profligate
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extravagant
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choleric
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irritable
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cursory
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hasty
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perfunctory
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hasty
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spurious
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false
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detractor
A
criticizer
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mendacious
A
deceptive
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truculent
A
aggressive
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desultory
A
lacking a plan
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injudicious
A
foolish
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picayune
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common
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pervasive
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widespread
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unctuous
A
insincere
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onerous
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difficult
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risible
A
laughable
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licentious
A
immoral
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parsimonious
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stingy
20
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opprobrium
A
public disgrace
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ersatz
A
artificial
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contrition
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apologetic
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paradigmatic
A
exemplary
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piquant
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provocative, striking
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punctilious
finicky
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circuitous
indirect
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compendious
concise
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dilatory
causing delay
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preclude
prevent
30
impugn
claim is false
31
inculcate
instill
32
inveighed
protest
33
deferential
respectful
34
inured
familiar with
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reticence
hesitation
36
vacillation
indecision
37
prevaricate
avoid the truth
38
regnant
prevalent
39
fugacious
fleeting
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inveterate
firmly establish by habit
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perspicacity
insight
42
pretensions
claims of doubtful value
