List 5 Flashcards by Travis Colton | Brainscape

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Acquiesce

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Agree passively

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Aboriginal

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Indigenous

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Affray

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Brawl

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Apoplexy

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Stroke

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Bombast

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Pompous speech

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Bon Vivant

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Gourmet, epicure

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Cimmerian

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Dim, unlit

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Cogent

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Well-put, convincing

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Contretemps

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Unfortunate

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Desiccate

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Dehydrate

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Dock

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Curtail (stop)

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Dossier

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File

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Dulcet

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Melodious

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Ennui

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Boredom

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Escarpment

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A steep slope

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Ex Officio

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By virtue of position

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Farrago

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Mixture

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Fulminate

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Denounce, menace

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Fusillade

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Bombardment

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Harbinger

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Forerunner

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Hegemony

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Authority, domination

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Impecunious

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Indigent

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Inane

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Vacuous, stupid

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Integument

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A covering

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Liaison

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Relationship, affair

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Malaise

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Uneasiness, weariness

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Minion

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Subordinate

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Mystique

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Mystery, aura

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Nouveau Riche

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Newly rich

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Liturgy

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Ceremony