Lesson 17 Flashcards by Adit Garg | Brainscape

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Abstain

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Eschew or intentionally avoid

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Approbation

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Appreciation towards others

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Cherish

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Great love or protect someone

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Corroborate

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Lend support to

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Disparate

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Different

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Emulate

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Imitate someone or something

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Enervate

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Fatigue

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Ephemeral

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Extremely short living

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Fervid

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Zealous or passionate

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Garrulous

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Wordy or verbose

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Incendiary

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Provocative

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Inimical

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Damaging or hostile

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Intimate

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Subtly suggest or imply

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Invigorate

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Provide energy

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Mitigate

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Diminishing negative feelings or situations

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Obsolete

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Outdated

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Opaque

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Unclear or hard to comprehend

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Paradigmatic

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Representing the standard example

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Pedantic

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Overly concerned about minor details

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Placid

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Clear

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Polemical

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Scathing or virulent or giving a strong controversial statement

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Precipitate

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Cause to happen

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Profundity

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Great wisdom or intelligence

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Prophetic

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A person who knows future

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Prudent

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Shrewd or wise in decision making

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Punctilious

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Highly concerned with details and manners

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Recondite

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Difficult to understand

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Scrupulous

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Careful with details

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Tranquil

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Calm

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Vacillate

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Go back and fourth with ones view