List Five: Set Four Flashcards by Lyric Moore | Brainscape

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Antagonistic

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opposed; hostile; aggressive

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Chary

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wary of; cautious about; reluctant to give

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Dilatory

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slow; falling behind with one’s work

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Fanaticism

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passion; excessive devotion

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Indigenous

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native to a particular area

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Malleable

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flexible; can be shaped

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Paramount

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of supreme importance

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Prodigal

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wasteful; extravagant

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Sequester

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isolate

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Upbraid

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scold; tell off; reprimand

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Antediluvian

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outdated; prehistoric; very old-fashioned

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Chastises

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punishes

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Dilemma

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puzzling situation

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Fastidious

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overly particular; finicky

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Indolence

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laziness

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Mallet

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wooden hammer; 2. stick used for polo

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Parasite

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scrounger; 2. animal which takes digested food from another

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Prodigious

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very large

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Serendipity

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fortunate coincidence; unsought discovery

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Uproarious

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hilarious; hysterical; very funny