List 11 Flashcards by Hemant Dixit | Brainscape

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ballast

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heavy substance used to add stability or weight

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conducive

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helpful; contributive

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prodigy

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highly gifted child; marvel

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impede

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hinder; block

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tenacious

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holding fast

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indulgent

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humoring; yielding; lenient

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parody

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humorous imitation; spoof

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supposition

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hypothesis

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utopia

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ideal place

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enmity

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ill will; hatred

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emulate

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imitate; rival

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pastiche

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imitation of another’s style in musical composition or in writing

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impervious

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impenetrable

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transitory

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fleeting

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impudence

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impertinence; insolence

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incarcerate

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imprison

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ameliorate

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improve

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inert

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inactive

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implacable

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incapable of being pacified

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aggrandize

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raise in power or rank