Hotlist P3 Flashcards by Ryan Baillargeon | Brainscape

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Purveyor

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Provider

Supplier

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Prognosis

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Prediction how something will develop

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Querulous

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Whining

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Quiescent

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Dormant

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Raiment

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Clothing

To clothe

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Rancor

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Hatred

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Raucous

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Harsh

Shrill

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Reticence

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Reserved
Shy
taciturn

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Sanctimonious

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Hypocritically pious

Falsely religious

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Sanguine

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Cheerfully optimistic

Or blood like facial color

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Sardonic

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Sarcastic

Ironic

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Scanty

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Dearth

Lack of something

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Sedulous

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Diligent

Hard working

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Soporific

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Sleep inducing

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Strident

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Loud and shrill

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Succinct

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Brief
Terse
laconic

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Sundry

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Haphazard collection

Assortment

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Supercilious

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Highly disdainful
Haughty
Contemptuous
Arrogant

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Superficial

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Shallow

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Superfluous

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Excessive

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Surfeit

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Indulging

A large amount

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Sycophant

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“Suck up”

Someone submissive

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Syncopated

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Stressing a normally weak beat

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Terse

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Abrupt
Laconic
Concise

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Torpor

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Lethargy

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Sappy

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Over dramatic

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Trepidition

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Fear

Apprehension

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Trite

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Commonplace

Cliched

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Unequivocal

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Clear

Direct

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Vagary

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Randomness

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Variegated

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Diverse

Varied

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Visceral

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Characterized by instinct

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Vitriolic

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Acerbic
Bitter
Acidic

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Whimsical

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Capricious

Impulsive

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Wistful

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Nostalgic

Reminiscent

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Taciturn

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Timid
Shy
Reticent