List Four: Set One Flashcards by Lyric Moore | Brainscape

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Ambivalence

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lack of clarity; wavering; being undecided

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Cantankerous

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bad-tempered; quarrelsome

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Derogatory

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uncomplimentary

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Exemplify

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to serve as a good example

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Impecunious

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having no money

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Lucid

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clear

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Ornate

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highly decorated

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Precipice

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steep slope

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Salubrious

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health-giving

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Truant

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shirker; someone absent without permission

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Ambulatory

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able to walk around (used of hospital patients)

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Capacious

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spacious

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Desecrate

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to damage or pollute a holy place

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Exhaustive

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complete and thorough

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Impious

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wicked; profane

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Ludicrous

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ridiculous; silly

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Orthodox

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conventional

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Precipitous

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done in a hurry

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Salutary

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something which teaches you a lesson; beneficial

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Truncate

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cut short