List D Flashcards by Arlo Hill | Brainscape

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defile

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to debase; mar; sully

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rectitude

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uprightness; extreme morality

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inimical (to)

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hostile (to) a person or idea

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ostensible

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appearing to be; supposed

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undulate

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to move in waves

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manifold

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diverse; varied

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hapless

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unlucky

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umbrage

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offense; resentment

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platitude

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meaningless cliché

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turgid

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physically swollen OR overly stylized

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turpitude

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moral corruption

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dither

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to act indecisive

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temerity

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audacity

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inveterate

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stubbornly habitual; incurable (“inveterate liar”)

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licentious

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lacking moral restraint

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viscous

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thick; syrupy

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wanton

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lewd; lustful

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pejorative

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insulting; derogatory

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perfunctory

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without enthusiasm; dutiful

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maelstrom

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a destructive whirlpool

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invective

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angry verbal attack

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vex

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to annoy

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insidious

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harmful yet appealing or seductive

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effulgent

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radiant, splendorous

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juxtaposition

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placing two things next to each other to compare

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legerdemain

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slight of hand

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imperious

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commanding, domineering

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scurrilous

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defamatory; libelous

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feral

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wild

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conflagration

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a great fire

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sacrosanct

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holy

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timorous

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timid

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fetid

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having a foul odor

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demure

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quiet, modest, reserved

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serendipity

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good luck

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pariah

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an outcast

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limpid

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clear; lucid

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penurious

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miserly; stingy

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vicissitudes

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the ups and downs (of life, fortune)

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primeval

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ancient; primordeal