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list 5 barrons Flashcards

1
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propensity

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affinity, inclination

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proliferate

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spread rapidly

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propitiate

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appease

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propriety

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fitness, correct conduct

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proscribe

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banish, outlaw

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pungent

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stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic

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qualified

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limited; restricted

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quibble

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complaint

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Quiescent

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dormant, temporarily inactive

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rarefied

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made less dense (of a gas), it is rare and not commonplace, esoteric

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recalcitrant

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stubborn

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recant

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confessing that you’ve made an error/ saying publicly that you don’t agree with what you had said earlier

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recluse

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hermit, loner

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recondite

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abstruse, secret, arcane

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refute

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reject

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16
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rescind

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reject

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17
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refractory

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stubborn

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relegate

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delegate but to a lower position

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repudiate

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disown

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reproach

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warning, scolding

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reprobate

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strengthen due to sin, devoid of any decency

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22
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resolution

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Determination

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23
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resolve

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Determination

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reticent

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uncommunicative, reserved, speak less

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reverent

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respectful

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sage

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person celebrated for wisdom

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salubrious

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healthful

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sanction

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approve

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satiate

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satisfy

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saturate

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soak thoroughly

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savor

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enjoy

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secrete

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hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organism

33
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shard

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fragment, generally of pottery

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skeptic

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doubtful

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Solicitous

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concerned, worried

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soporific

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sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness

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specious

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seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading (often intentionally)

38
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spectrum

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a broad range; colored band produced when a beam of light passes through

a prism

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sporadic

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occurring irregularly

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stigma

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token of disgrace; brand

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stint

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be thrifty; set limits

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stipulate

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make express conditions; specify

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stolid

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dull; impassive, calm

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stoic

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calm, dull; impassive

45
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striated

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marked with parallel bands; grooved

46
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strut

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walking pompously/ supporting bar

47
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subpoena

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writ summoning a witness to appear

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subside

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settle down; descend;

49
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substantiate

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establish by evidence; verify; support

50
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supersede

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cause to be set aside; replace; make obsolete

51
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supposition

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hypothesis; surmise

52
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tacit

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understood; not put into words

53
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tangential

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peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing

54
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tenuous

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thin; rare; slim

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tirade

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extended scolding; denunciation; harangue

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torpor, torpid

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lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy

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Tortuous

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having twists and turns, winding

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tractable

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docile; easily managed

59
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transgression

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violation of a law; sin

60
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truculence

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aggressiveness; ferocity, stubborn

61
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vacillate

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waver; fluctuate

62
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venerate

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revere

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veracious

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truthful

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verbose

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wordy

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viable

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workable

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viscous

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sticky, gluey

67
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vituperative

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abusive; scolding

68
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volatile

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changeable; explosive; evaporation rapidly

69
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warranted

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justified; authorized

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wary

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very cautious

71
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welter

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turmoil; bewildering jumble

72
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whimsical

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unstable, capricious; fanciful

73
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zealot

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fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal

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