Level 1B Flashcards

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tawdry

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gaudy, cheap & showy, sleazy

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Creed

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belief, professed faith if opinion esp. in religious belief

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peevish

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irritable, cross, complaining, fretful, ill-humored and impatient, difficult to please

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arduous

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very difficult, hard to achieve or accomplish, requiring great effort

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personable

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attractive, pleasing in appearance, handsome, comely, presentable

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resolute

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firmly determined or settled, resolved, having a set opinion or purpose, steadfast, unwavering g, persevering

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supposition

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assumption, theory, hypothesis

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arbitrary

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unreasoned, based on personal feelings or preferences rather than reason, logic or law

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monotonous

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lacking variety, tediously uniform, unvarying and dull

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legacy

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something handed down from the past, an inheritance

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manifold

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numerous and varied, consisting or many kinds, containing many elemental features or characteristics

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pliant

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bending easily, flexible, adaptable, workable

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retort

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quick reply, esp. one that is cutting or witty.

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obstinate

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stubborn, inflexible, unwilling to give in or compromise, not yielding to argument or persuasion

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lacerate

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tear, cut roughly, rend, mangle

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omnipotent

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all-powerful, almighty, having unlimited power or authority

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unscrupulous

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untrustworthy, dishonorable, deceitful, corrupt, lacking integrity or moral principals

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Renaissance

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revival, rebirth, resurgence, renewal of life or vigor

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genesis

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a coming into being, beginning, origin, birth, creation

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warrant

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to justify, give good reason for, authorize, sanction, guarantee/promise