High-Frecuency Words 7 Flashcards

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servile

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slavish; cringing

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seclusion

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isolation; solitude

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skeptic

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doubter; person who suspends judgment until the evidence supporting a point of view has been examined

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sluggish

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slow; lazy; lethargic

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somber

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gloomy; depressing; dark; drab

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sporadic

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occurring irregularly

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squander

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waste

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stagnant

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motionless; stale; dull

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static

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unchanging; lacking development

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submissive

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yielding; timid

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subordinate

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occupying a low rank; inferior; submissive

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subside

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settle down; descend; grow quiet

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substantiate

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establish by evidence; verify; support

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succinct

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brief; terse; compact

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superficial

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trivial; shallow

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superfluous

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unnecessary; excessive; overabundant

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surpass

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exceed

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surreptitious

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secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden

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susceptible

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impressionable; easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to

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sustain

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experience; support; nourish

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sycophant

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servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man

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taciturn

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habitually silent; talking little

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temper

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moderate; tone down or restrain

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tentative

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hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive

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terse
concise; abrupt; pithy
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thrive
prosper; flourish
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tranquility
calmness; peace
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transient
momentary; temporary; staying for a short time
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trite
hackneyed; commonplace
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turbulence
state of violent agitation
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turmoil
great commotion and confusion
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undermine
weaken; sap
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uniformity
sameness; monotony
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unwarranted
unjustified; groundless; undeserved
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usurp
seize another's power or rank
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vacillate
waver; fluctuate
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venerate
revere
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verbose
wordy
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vigor
active strength
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vilify
slander
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vindicate
clear from blame; exonerate; justify or support
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virtuoso
highly skilled artist
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volatile
changeable; explosive; evaporating rapidly
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whimsical
capricious; fanciful
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zealot
fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal