List 4 (30 words) Flashcards
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Acrid
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Harsh, like acid
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Acute
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Sharp-minded
3
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Amenable
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Obedient
4
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Beset
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Harass
5
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Burgeon
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To expand
6
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Chasm
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Deep hole
7
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Celibacy
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Abstinence from sex
8
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Chimera
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An illusion
9
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Circumvent
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To find a way around
10
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Clique
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An exclusive group bound together by some shared quality or interest
11
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Collusion
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Secret cooperation
12
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Cognitive
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Mental
13
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Dearth
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Scarcity
14
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Debauchery
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Wild living
15
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Decorous
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Proper - polite and restrained
16
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Emulate
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To strive to equal or excel
17
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Expedite
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To speed up
18
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Exigency
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An emergency
19
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Flaunt
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Show off
20
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Foment
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To stir up
21
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Glut
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Surplus
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Grandiloquent
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Pompous
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Gregarious
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Sociable
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Hypothetical
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Uncertain
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Idiosyncrasy
A behaviour or way of thought peculiar to an individual
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Indigent
Poor
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Incipient
Beginning to happen
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Insipid
Dull, bland
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Labyrinth
A maze
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Putative
Commonly accepted