List 22 Flashcards by Hemant Dixit | Brainscape

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abate

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subside

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antiseptic

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substance that prevents infection

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debacle

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complete disaster

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conjure

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summon by magic

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perfunctory

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superficial

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buttress

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support

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bolster

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support; reinforce

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abeyance

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suspended action

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euphony

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sweet sound

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mellifluous

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sweetly or smoothly flowing; melodious

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loquacious

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talkative

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palpable

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easily perceptible

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pedagogue

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teacher

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didactic

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teaching; instructional

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incursion

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temporary invasion

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ambivalence

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state of having contradictory emotions

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comprehensive

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thorough

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frugality

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thrift

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improvident

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thriftless

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precipitate

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throw headlong; hasten