List B Flashcards by Eunice lee | Brainscape

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Celerity

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Swiftness

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Minimize

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To reduce to the smallest amount

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Relief

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Projection of figures or forms from a flat background

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Harbinger

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One who knows the future

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Retired

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To quit ; withdrawn

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Moratorium

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Suspension of activity

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Belie

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Contradict

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Eccentric

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Strange

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Idiosyncratic

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Rather unusual

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Idiosyncrasy

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A characteristic of a person

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Provincial

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Narrow minded

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Cosmopolitan

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Sophisticated

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Presumptuous

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Forward

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Daunting

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Intimidating

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Marginalize

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Feel isolated and unimportant

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Lurid

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Intense

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Innocuous

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Not harmful

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Pristine

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Unspoiled

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Deter

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Prevent

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Thwart

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Hinder

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Tutelage

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Guardianship

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Lugubrious

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Gloomy

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Spate

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Almost overwhelming

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Malaise

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Unease

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Automation

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Automatic means

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Ravenous

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Starving

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Prosaic

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Boring commonplace

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Punctilious

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Meticulous

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Groundbreaking

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Pertaining to ceremony

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Erroneous

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Incorrect

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Indefatigable

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Untiring

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Panache

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Style

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Verve

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Enthusiasm

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Epitome

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Model

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Commendable

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Praiseworthy

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Exemplary

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Excellent

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Impair

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Injure ; to become worse

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Dubious

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Doubtful

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Apocryphal

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Dubious

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Temperament

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Disposition

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Effusive

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Overflowing

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Disprove

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Refute

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Refute

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To prove to be false

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Curtail

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Diminish

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Indigenous

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Native

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Scorn

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Despise

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Deign

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To think appropriate to ones dignity

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Advocate

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Support

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Resistant

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Impervious

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Foreboding

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Misgiving ; fear

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Elation

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Delight

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Profound

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Deep intense

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Comparative

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Relative