Magoosh Words Flashcards by Daisy Noriega | Brainscape

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fastidious

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overly focused on details

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trenchant

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comments that could be offensive

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poignant

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touching and emotional

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disposed

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inclined

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pauper

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poor person

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miser

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rich but still lives poorly

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curmudgeon

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grumpy

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unseemly

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inappropriate

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brusque

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rude

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polemical

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empassioned

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ostentatious

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vulgar

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desultory

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rambling, unplanned

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exaltation

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adoration

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churlish

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rude, unmannered

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sychophantic

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kissing up

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congenial

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friendly

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garrulous

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talkative

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tactless

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not behaved well in social settings

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admonish

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warn/caution

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parsimonious

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stingy/not giving

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fledgling

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begginning

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revelry/carousing

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fun!

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hackneyed

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unoriginal

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mercurial

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suddenly shifting moods

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tumult

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chaotic

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torpor

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lazy

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halycon

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gentle

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straitened

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poverty

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sartorial

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relating to clothing

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inchoate

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barely formed

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cavil and carp

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criticize

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dote

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fond

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grovel

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submissive

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temerity

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lack of caution

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scant

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limited

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scrupulous

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a lot of

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derisive

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expressing ridicule

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cursory

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hasty

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contrivance

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artificial manner

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terse

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abrupt and brief in words

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“Conciliatory”

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ready to negotiate

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“munificent,”

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generous

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sardonic

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sarcastic

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dessicate

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dry, dehyrdrate

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pedant

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perfectionist with education

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vascillate

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sway between options (oscillate)

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adulterate

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degrade

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capricious

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moody, unpredictable

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engender

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produce, cause, give rise to (provoke)

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loquacious

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talkative

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pragmatic

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practical

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volatile

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change rapidly and unpredictabley, turbulent

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corraborate

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confirm

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ephemeral

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brief (transient)

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propriety

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decorum, respectable

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enervate

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exhaust

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ingenuous

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innocent, naive

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misanthrope

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ya hate people.

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venerate

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respect

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deride

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ridicule

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obdurate

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refusing to change opinion, obstinate, intransigent

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bolster

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reinforce (support or strengthen)

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dissonance

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lack of congruity, discord

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garrulous

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talkative

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ostentatious

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pretentious, wealthy

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prevaricate

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avoid telling truth by not directly answering (perjure, beguile)