List 1B Flashcards by Wesley Chee

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AUSPICIOUS

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favorable; successful

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AUSTERE

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strict or severe in discipline

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AUTONOMY

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independence

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AVARICE

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greed

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AVERSE

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reluctant

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AWE

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a mixed emotion of respect, wonder, and dread

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BANAL

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ordinary and commonplace

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BANE

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a cause of death or ruin

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BELIE

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to represent falsely

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BELITTLE

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to speak of in an insulting way

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BELLIGERENT

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eager to fight

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BEMUSE

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to confuse, stun, or stump

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BENEVOLENT

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inclined to perform kind acts

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BENIGN

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kind; beneficial

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BERATE

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to criticize severely or angrily

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BOISTEROUS

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noisy; disorderly

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BOLSTER

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to support; to reinforce

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BOMBASTIC

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using arrogant or pretentious speech

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BRAZEN

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rudely bold

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BRUSQUE

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rudely brief

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BUOYANT

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cheerful

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BURGEON

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to grow

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BUTTRESS

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to support or strengthen

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CACOPHONY

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jarring, disagreeable sound

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CAJOLE

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to persuade by flattery

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CALLOUS

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emotionally hardened or unfeeling

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CAMARADERIE

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goodwill among friends

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CANDID

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honest and straightforward

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CANTANKEROUS

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ill-tempered

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CAPRICIOUS

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impulsive, unpredictable

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CARNIVOROUS

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meat-eating

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CATHARTIC

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emotionally cleansing or relieving

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CAUSTIC

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harsh, stinging; sarcastic

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CENSURE

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to criticize severely

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CEREBRAL

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intellectual

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CHRONIC

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continuing or lingering

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CIRCUITOUS

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being or taking a roundabout course

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CIRCUMSPECT

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cautious and wise

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CIRCUMVENT

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to avoid or get around

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CLAIRVOYANCE

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the power to see things that cannot be perceived by the senses

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CLANDESTINE

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kept or done in secret

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COGENT

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forcefully convincing

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COGNIZANT

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aware

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COHERENT

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logically connected; making sense

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logically connected; making sense

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sticking or holding together

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COLLABORATE

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sticking or holding together

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COMMEND

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to praise

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COMPEL

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to exert a strong, irresistible force on

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COMPETENT

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having adequate ability

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COMPLACENT

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self-satisfied to the point of inactivity;unconcerned