List E Flashcards by Arlo Hill | Brainscape

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morass

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a swampy bog; a quagmire

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restive

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unruly

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mawkish

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overly sentimental

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pithy

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concise + meaningful; to the point

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fatuous

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silly; pointless

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zenith

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the highest point; culmination

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contusion

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a bruise

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edict

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a formal pronouncement

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duress

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coercion

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exacerbate

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to make worse

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corpulence

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obesity

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wily

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tricky; deceptive

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insurgent

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an opposition fighter; rebel

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subjugate

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force to submit

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enervate

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(mentally or morally)

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compunction

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scruples; feelings of guilt

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mores

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conventions; customs

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debauch

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to corrupt morally

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contentious

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controversial OR argumentative

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connive

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to plot; conspire

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incumbent

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morally necessary OR someone currently holding office

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equanimity

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composure; cool-headedness

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vociferous

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vehement or clamorous

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commensurate

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equivalent; corresponding

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preponderance

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having the greater number; predominance

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gourmand

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a person devoted to food and drink

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emollient

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(adj) soothing; (n) a soothing substance

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embezzlement

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illegal appropriation of funds; theft

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cognisant

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aware

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yoke

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to hitch together (such as two oxen)

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contravene

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to violate (a law, etc.)

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caucus

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a meeting of a (legislative or political) body

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discomfit

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embarrass; make someone uneasy

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cavort

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to frolic

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foil

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hinder; prevent (a plan)

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noisome

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stinky

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presage

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to predict; to herald

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divisive

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tending to cause disagreement; controversial

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debacle

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a fiasco

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debacle

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to censor