list 3 barrons Flashcards
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euphemism
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better substitute
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exacerbate
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worsen
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exculpate
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clear from blame
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exigency
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urgency
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extrapolation
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assuming via trends or projection
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facetious
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not serious
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fallacious
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false, misleading
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fawning
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obsequious, extra buttery or flattery
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fatuous
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brainless; inane; foolish
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felicitous
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apt
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flag
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droop/ grow feeble
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fledgling
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inexperienced
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flout
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mock, reject
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foment
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stir up, instigate
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forestall
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prevent by taking action in advance
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frugality
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thrift, economical
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gainsay
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deny
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garrulous
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loquacious, talkative
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gouge
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overcharging, swindle
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goad
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urge on
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Grandiloquent
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pompous, using inflated language, bomabstic
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gregarious
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sociable
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guileless
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innocent, naive
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gullible
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easily deceived, naive
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harangue
tirade, long and passionate speech
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hyperbole
exaggertaion, overstatement
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iconoclast
heretical, revolutionary
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idolatory
worship of idols; excessive admiration
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immutable
unchangeable
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impassive
without feeling, stoical , imperturbable (calm(
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impede
hinder
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impermeable
not permitting passage through its substance/ impenetrable
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imperturbable
CALM
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impervious
impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed
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implacable
incapable of being pacified
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implicit
understood but not stated
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implode
burst inward
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Inadvertently
unintentionally
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inchoate ---adjective
recently begun; rudimentary;
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incongruity
lack of harmony;
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Inconsequential
unimportant
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incorporate
introduce something into a larger whole; combine; unite
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indeterminate
not clearly fixed; indefinite
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indigence
poverty
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indolent
lazy
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inert
inactive; lacking power to move
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ingenuous
naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated
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inherent
firmly established by nature or habit
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innocuous
Harmless
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insensible
unconscious; unresponsive
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insinuate
hint; imp
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insipid
dull
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insularity/ insular
narrow minded, myopic, parochial, provincial
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Intractable
stubborn
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intransigence---noun
refusal of any compromise; stubbornness, intractable
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inundate
overwhelm; flood; submerge
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inured
accustomed; hardened, toughened up
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invective
abusive/ highly critical language, vituperative
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irascible
irritable; easily angered
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irresolute
uncertain how to act; weak
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itinerary
plan of a trip
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laconic
brief , to the point
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lassitude
languor, mental weariness
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latent
hidden or concealed talent, potential but undeveloped
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laud
praise
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levee
embankment, floodbank, dyke
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levity
not serious, frivolous
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log
record of activities
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Loquacious
talkative
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lucid x esoteric
easily understood; clear; intelligible
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magnanimity
generosity
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malingerer
slacker, one who feigns illness to escape duty
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Malleable
capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable
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maverick
rebel; nonconformist
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mendacious
lying; habitually dishonest
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metamorphosis
change of form
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meticulous
excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous, attentive to details
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misanthrope
one who hates mankind
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mitigate
lessen the gravity of, attenuate, diminish
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mollify
soothe
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morose
ill-humored; sullen; melancholy
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mundane
everyday, worldly as opposed to spiritual;
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negate
nullify, cancel out, deny
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neophyte
beginner
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obdurate
stubborn, intractable, intransigence
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obsequious
servile; sycophantic, servitude, excessively obedient
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occlude
shut, close
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obviate
make unnecessary; get rid of
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officious
meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one’s services
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onerous
burdensome
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oscillate
waver, vibrate, swing
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opprobrium
harsh criticism or censure, vilification, infamy;
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ostentatious
showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention
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impertinent
rude
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proscribe
forbid by law
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protean
changeable, variable, versatile, can do many different things
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presumptuous
overconfident
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docile
compliant, submissive
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mete/meted out
distribute/allocate
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purported
alleged
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baleful
threatening, harmful, menacing
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furtive
avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt , secretive
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overt
openly acknowledged, apparent
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covert
opposite of overt
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perceptible
noticeable
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lackadaisical
careless, lazy
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slipshod
careless
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augmented
having been made greater in size or value
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disconcerted
unsettled or confused
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quixotic
idealistic; unrealistic and impractical.
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deferential
respectful
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unheralded
not previously expected
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indelible
making marks that cannot be removed
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prerogative
privilege, advantage
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vagary
peculiar, oddity
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expedience
convenient even if improper
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depraved
corrupt, wicked
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ossified
having become rigid
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stasis
period or state of inactivity or equilibrium
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forebode
warning
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typify
represent, epitomise
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contravene
break, breach
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convivial
genial, friendly
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gregarious
sociable
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derision
mockery
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forswear/ forswore
agree to do without
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jejune
artless, naive, simplistic
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expunged
obliterate, rmeove completely
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munificent
displaying great generosity
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languorous
tired but good tired
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motley
different
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explicate
analyse in detail
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prevaricator
liar
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crooner
singer
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prognosticator---prognosis
who foretells
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verity
truth
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injunction
order, warning
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entreaty
request
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avuncular
kind and friendly towards a younger or less experienced person / relating to the relationship between men and the children of their siblings
