List F Flashcards

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Adept

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Skilled

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Acolyte

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A follower of an important person

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Adjudicator

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A person who settles conflicts

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Admire

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Regard with respect

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Adroitness

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Cleverness skillfull

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Affable

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Friendly easy to talk

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Aground

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On the bottom of shallow water

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Alarmist

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A person who scares others

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Alibi

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Excuse

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Alluding

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Call indirectly

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Amenable

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Agreeable

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Anguished

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Experiencing mental/physical pain

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Antecedent

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Something that happened before

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Aplomb

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Self confidence Especially in demanding situations

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Apoplectic

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Extremely angry

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Appalled

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Great dismay

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Approbated

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Approve formally

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Apropos

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Appropriate

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Arrest

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Seize someone with legal authority

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Atypical

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Abnormal

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Auspicious

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Favorable

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Autobiographical

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Dealing with the writers own life

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Autocrat

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Dictator

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Baleful

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Threatening harm

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Beleaguer

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Harass

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Bombastic

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High sounding but with little meaning

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Carping

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Critical

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Caustic

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Sarcastic in a bitter way ; critical

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Chagrin

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Embarrassment