List C Flashcards by Arlo Hill | Brainscape

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glut

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an excess

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tirade

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a diatribe; rant

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reprobate

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evil; unprincipled

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inchoate

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formless; in a beginning stage

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exigent

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urgent, critical

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pallid

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pale

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cajole

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to coax

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solipsistic

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selfish; believing no one else exists

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calumny

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slander

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fractious

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ill-tempered; unruly

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grandiloquence

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lofty, pompous language

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effrontery

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insolence

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protean

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ever-changing OR multi-talented

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rife (with)

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full (of)

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expiate

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to atone

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ribald

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coarsely humorous

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clemency

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mercy

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latent

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dormant; concealed

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florid

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ornate; flowerly

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cupidity

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greed; avarice

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reprove

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to scold

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sanctimonious

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holier-than-thou

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probity

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integrity

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usurp

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to seize by force

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ruse

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a trick

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hegemony

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domination over others (esp. countries)

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vituperate

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to berate

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extol

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to praise

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transient

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ephemeral

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execrable

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detestable; loathsome

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replete (with)

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full (of)

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wizened

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dried + shrunken; wrinkled

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tantamount (to)

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equivalent (to)

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staid

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restrained; proper

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zephyr

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a gentle breeze

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verdant

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green; lush

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decry

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criticize openly

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stolid

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stoic

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inure

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to cause someone to get used to something; toughen

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palliate

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to lessen in severity; improve