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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

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concise; abrupt; pithy

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thrive

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prosper; flourish

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tranquility

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calmness; peace

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transient

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momentary; temporary; staying for a short time

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trite

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hackneyed; commonplace

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turbulence

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state of violent agitation

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turmoil

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great commotion and confusion

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undermine

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weaken; sap

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uniformity

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sameness; monotony

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unwarranted

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unjustified; groundless; undeserved

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usurp

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seize another’s power or rank

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vacillate

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waver; fluctuate

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venerate

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revere

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verbose

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wordy

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vigor

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active strength

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vilify

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slander

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vindicate

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clear from blame; exonerate; justify or support

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virtuoso

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highly skilled artist

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volatile

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changeable; explosive; evaporating rapidly

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whimsical

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capricious; fanciful

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zealot

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fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal

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