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Magoosh Fill The Blanks 1 Flashcards

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Picayune

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Petty

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Besotted

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Very drunk

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Officious

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Intrusive in an offensive way

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Perfidy

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An act of deliberate betrayal/ whistle blowing

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Malapropism

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Confusion of one word with another word that is similar

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Inanity

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Total lack of meaning

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Predilection

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Strong liking

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Humdrum/insipid

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Dull and lacking

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Gaudy

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Too colourful

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Destitute

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Completely lacking

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Exorbitant

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Unreasonably high

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Erastz

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Phony or not real or not genuine

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Screed

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Abusive rant

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Vindictive

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Strong desire for revenge

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Peripatetic

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Traveling by foot

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Incumbent

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Responsible

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Inexorable

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Impossible to stop

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Promulgate

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To state or announce

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Proscribe

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Command against

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Fallacious

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A belief based on false reasoning

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Eclectic

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Compromised of a variety of styles

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Overweening

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Arrogant

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Levity

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Treat a serious matter as a joke

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Flippant

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Not showing a serious or respectable attitude

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Solicitous

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Showing interest

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Qualms

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Uneasy feeling of doubt or worry about an action

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Juggernaut

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Overwhelming force

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Querulous

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Complaining in an annoying manner or whining

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Effrontery

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Impertinent or insolent behaviour

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Chauvinist

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A person who believes in the superiority of his group

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Furtive

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Attempting to avoid attention

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Inochate

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Only partly in existence

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Pith

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Most important part of something

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Travesty

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Absurd representation of smtg or a mockery

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Moribund

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Being on a point of death

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Pollyanaish syn: sanguine

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Extremely optimistic

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Admonitory

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Grieving or warn ir reprimand

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Cupidity

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Greed for money

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Preclude

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Prevent from happening

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Debonair

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Charming stylish

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Venial

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Easily excused or forgiven

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Vituperate

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Criticize harshly

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Maunder

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Speak rapidly or wander aimlessly

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Piquant

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Having a pungent smell

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Aprocryphal

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A story of questionable authenticity

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Obsolete

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No longer produced or used

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Apostate

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A person who abandoned a religious belief or cause

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Respite

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A pause from doing smtg

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Flummox

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To be a mystery

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Ephemeral

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Lasting a very short time

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Dogmatic

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Highly opinionated

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Apethetic

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No interest

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Miscreant

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A person who breaks laws

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Mawking

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Overly sentimental to a point thar it’s disgusting

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Panache

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Distinctive or showy elegance

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Esoteric

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Likely to be understood only by few ppl or a group (esoteric lecture)

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Bucolic

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Relating to pleasant aspects of countryside

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Torpor

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Inactivity resultibg from lethargy or lack of vigor

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Saturnine

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Gloomy

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Gainsay

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Deny or contradict

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