List 7 Flashcards by Kate pline | Brainscape

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clemency

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mercy

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disinterested

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unbiased

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flout

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defy, reject

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ingenue

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naive, unsophisticated

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mendacious

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given to lying

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protean

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changeable

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sophomoric

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juvenile, immature

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venal

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corrupt, can be bribed

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disparage

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criticize, belittle

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mercenary

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concerned only with money

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peccadillo

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minor weakness, trivial offense

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soporific

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inducing sleep

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disparity

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an inequility

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inimical

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hostile

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mercurial

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volatile, changeable

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pedant

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insist on strict adherence to rules, or narrow learning

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venerate

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reverse, worship

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artifice

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neutral, objective

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dispassionate

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neutral, objective

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forensic

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concerned with argument/debate

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provincial

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unsophisticated, narrow-minded

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specious

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false

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venial

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minor, unimportant

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fortitude

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bravery

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innocuous

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harmless, in offensive

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peerless

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without equal

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veracity

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truthfulness

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ascetic

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without luxuries, simple

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diurnal

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active in daytime

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pejorative

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derogatory

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puerile

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childish

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verbose

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talkative, rambling

verbosity - using too many words

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assidious

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thorough, diligent

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cogent

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lucid, well argued

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fractious

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irritable, difficult to control

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inscrutable

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mysterious, impenetrable

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mettle

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courage, bravery, valor

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pellucid

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transparently clear

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punctilious

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paying attention to small details

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spurious

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false

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assuage

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to calm

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cogitate

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ponder

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docile

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gentle and easily lead

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insentient

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unfeeling

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milieu

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environment

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purloin

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steal

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dogmatic

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having stubbornly held opinions

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frivolous

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not serious

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insipid

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dull, bland, boring

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mire

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swamp, muddy ground

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penury

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pottery

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pusillanimous

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cowardly

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staid

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dull, sober, serious

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vestigial

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not developed

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doit

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stupid person

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misanthrope

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hater of the rest of mankind

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vignette

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small sketch