More Words July 22-25 Flashcards by Jeff qiu | Brainscape

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Deficient

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Lacking, incomplete

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Expropriation

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Takeover, appropriation, confiscation

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Prosperous

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Successful, thriving, triumphant

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Ineptitude

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Being inappropriate

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Amenity

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An agreeable way or manner

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Conducive

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Helpful; contributive

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Indigenous

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Native

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Hospitable

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Friendly, welcoming, cordial, amiable

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Coerce

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Compel, force,

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Coax

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Persuade, cajole, wheedle, blandish

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Tribute

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Contribution, donation

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Apprehension

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Anticipation of adversity or misfortune, suspicious or fear of future trouble or evil

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Pernicious

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Harmful

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Culminate

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Top, end- their marriage culminated their long friendship.

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Sumptuously

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Luxuriously, lavish

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Splendid

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Gorgeous, magnificent

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Adorn

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To decorate

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Imitate

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Copy, follow

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Vanquish

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Conquer, defeat

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Retinue

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Body guard, follower

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Atrocity

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Cruel,brutal

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Renege

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Break rule of play

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Encompass

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Surround, include, encircle

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Intrepid

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Fearless

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Consolidate

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To unite

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Melancholy

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Sad, gloomy

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Vociferous

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Noisy, shouting

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Propagate

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Produce

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Disdain

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To look upon or treat with contempt, despise, scorn

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Despise

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Distaste, disgust

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Scorn

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Contempt, disdain

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Secular

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Not religious

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Ascendancy

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Governing, control

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Obsolete

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Discontinued, extinct,

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Harbinger

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Anything that foreshadow a future event

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Vantage

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Superiority

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Cleric

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Priest, minister

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Errand

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Job, task, assignment

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Congregation

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Gathering

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Incredulous

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Not easy to trust

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Flock

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Gather

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Blithely

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Happy, joy; without thought or regard

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Cynical

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Skeptical

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Futile

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Useless

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Expunge

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Delete

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Constellation

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A group or configuration of ideas

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Impetus

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Momentum, thrust, driving force

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Plumb

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To discover

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Attest

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Swear, testify

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Horrendous

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Extremely scary , horrified

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Inexplicable

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Unexplainable

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Demeanor

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Conduct, behavior

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Depict

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Portray, describe. Represent delineate

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Interlude

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Intermission interval interim respite

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Staggered

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Cannot believe

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Dereliction

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Abandon,