list 4 Flashcards by Milan Sani

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affinity

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attraction

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accessory

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addition, secondary part

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angular

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sharp

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appraisal

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estimate

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authoritarian

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favoring authority, dictatorial

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bedridden

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unable to move, stuck in bed

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bleak

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depressing

desolate

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bounty

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reward

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callous

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unfeeling, hard

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cement

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to secure

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compensate

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to give equal value to

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comply

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to follow

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compound

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to add to

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contended

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happy

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convey

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to send

to carry

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cosmetic

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surface appearance

makeup

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credulous

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gullible

believing everything

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deadpan

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without emotion

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default

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to fail to do what is required

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despairing

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hopeless

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discharge

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to give out
to send away
to fire

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discord

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disagreement

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discrepancy

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inconsistency

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dislodge

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I knock something out of place, to remove

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dissipate

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to scatter

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embitter

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to make angry and bitter

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emergence

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coming forward

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erratic

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unsteady

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exasperate

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to frustrate

to irritate

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exertion

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a lot of effort

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franchise

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right vote

right to sell a manufacturers product

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glaucoma

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an eye disease

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grisly

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horrifying

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gully

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trench or ditch formed by rain

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hedge

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row of bushes

to avoid a topic

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immoderation

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extreme behavior

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jollity

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being jolly

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larceny

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stealing

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legacy

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inheritance

a lasting result

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liquidate

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to destroy

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lucid

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clear, easily understood

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mere

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insignificant

minor

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orgy

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wild party where people overdo it

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overdrive

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beyond normal limits

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patchwork

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something made up of unrelated pieces and parts

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perceptive

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observant, smart

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pictorial

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relating to pictures

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premise

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a statement upon which a conclusion is based

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preside

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to lead

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proverb

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a short saying that expresses an obvious truth

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refinement

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purification, improvement

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regenerate

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to grow back

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render

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to give

to perform

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servile

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acting like a servant

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shackle

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chain

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sober

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serious

not drunk

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sonic

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involving sound

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tedious

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boring

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unaccountable

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difficult to explain

not responsible for

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unsolicited

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not asked for

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urgency

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the need for immediate action