List 3 Flashcards by Kate pline | Brainscape

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alacrity

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eagerness, enthusiasm

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burgeon

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grow

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tractable

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obedient, dutiful, polite

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burnish

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polish

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euphony

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pleasant sounds

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iconoclast

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person who opposes orthodoxy

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levity

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flippance, joking about serious matters

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potable

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suitable for drinking

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delineation

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demarcation, explanation, definition, outlining

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libertarian

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someone who opposes orthodoxy

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ruminate

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think over something, ponder

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allay

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to lessen

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demur

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hesitate, refuse

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ignominious

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shameful

ignominy - shame

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liniment

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soothing lotion

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exasperated

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frustrated

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lithe

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flexible, supple

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saccharin

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falsely sweet

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aloof

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distant, detached

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exceptionable

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very bad

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onerous

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burdensome

onus - burden

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sacrosanct

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very holy, inviolable

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deplore

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regret

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exculpate

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pardon or acquit someone

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precarious

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unstable, risky

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sagacious

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wise

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amass

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accumulate

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callow

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immature

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depravity

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moral corruption

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execrable

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very bad

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lofty

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snooty, arrogant

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precedent

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a previous occurrence used as a guide

precept - guiding principle

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deprecate

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criticize, denounce

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exegesis

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scholarly explanation/interpretation

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immutable

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unchanging, constant

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salacious

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lecherous, erotic

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trite

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unoriginal, dull

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candor

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frankness, openness

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deride

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ridicule, mock

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loquacious

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talkative

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sallow

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yellowish