More Vocab II Flashcards by Yakira McKay | Brainscape

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fitfully

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unpredictably, “on & off”

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nascent

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emerging

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tentative

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hesitant, indecisive, not confirmed”

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prescient

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having knowledge

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vainglory

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excessive or unjustified pride

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munificence

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generosity

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beneficence

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generosity

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coterie

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a tightly bound group of people working for a common goal

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largesse

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generosity with finances

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sycophants

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flatters; suckups

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recidivists

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people who return to bad behavior

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diffidence

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shyness, lacking confidence

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asphyxiation

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suffocating

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convalescence

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recovery, especially after an illness

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rectitude

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having high moral standards

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flippancy

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Lack of respect or seriousness

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contrition

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remorse

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soporific

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sleep-inducing; hypnotic

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somniferous

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sleep inducing

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analeptic

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drug that increase energy

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intoxicant

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any substance that reduces physical and mental control

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husbanded

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conserved, ‘put aside’

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bastion

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stronghold” or “fortification

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obsolescent

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regressive” or “outdated.

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antiquated

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regressive” or “outdated.

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neoteric

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new, fresh, novel

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byzantine

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devious and complex

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tortuous

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complicated; twisted

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taciturn

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quiet

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tremulous

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fearful; hesitant

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timorous

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fearful; hesitant

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convoluted

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complicated, twisted