List 2 Flashcards by Matthew Hosier | Brainscape

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Scold, find fault with

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Reprove

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Gloominess. Belief in bad outcomes always

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Pessimism

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Hasty / not thorough

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Cursory

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To repeal, take back formally

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Rescind

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Someone who hoards money

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Miser

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joking

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Jocular

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urgent , passionate, forceful

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Vehement

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Satiric portrait or representation

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Caricature

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To confirm

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Corroborate

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Dangerously unstable

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Precarious

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Careful, cautious

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Prudent

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To support, to prop up

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Bolster

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Intimidating, discouraging

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Daunting

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Tending towards one direction

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Inclined

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Constant, without variety

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Uniform

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Having keen understanding or discerning

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Perceptive

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Occurring for the first time, novel, never seen before

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Unprecedented

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Clear, easy to understand

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Lucid

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Safe from harm, protected

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Immune

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Narrow-minded, unsophisticated

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Provincial