New words Flashcards by Josh Tobin | Brainscape

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Insipid

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Dull

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Phlegmatic

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Sluggish, slow

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Zealot

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Fanatic

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Congenial

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Friendly

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Preclude

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Prevent

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Pithy

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Brief

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Avow

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Declare Openly

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Approbation

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Approval

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Desultory

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Unorganized

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Garish

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Showy

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Precipitous

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Acting rashly

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Licentious

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Lewd, lustful

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Lithe

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Flexible

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Ineffable

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Cannot be expressed in words

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Propitious

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Favorable

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Petulant

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Easily annoyed

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Perturb

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Bother

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Seditious

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Trying to overthrow the government

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Copious

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A large amount

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Garrulous

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Talkative

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Clandestine

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Secret

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Miser

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Person who hoards money

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Lugubrious

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Sad

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Laconic

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Silent

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Enmity

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Hatred

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Prodigious

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Large

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Predilection

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Strong inclination

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Proclivity

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Strong inclination

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Odium

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Hatred

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Circumlocution

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Roundabout expression

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Penitent

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Sorry for sin

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Contrite

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Sorry for sin

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Ebb

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Recede

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Qualified

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Restricted or limited

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Untenable

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Indefensible

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Inveterate

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Habitual

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Cogent

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Convincing

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Exhort

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Urge

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Satiated

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Full

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Querulous

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Constantly complaining

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Gratuitous, gratis

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Free

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Scintillating

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Sparkling

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Stolid

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Unemotional

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Aplomb

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Poise

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Cull

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Take out

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Winnow

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Take out

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Catharsis

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Release of tension

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Myopic

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Do not see the whole picture

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Strident

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Harsh

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Stringent

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Severe

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Chagrin

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Injured - pride

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Bohemian

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Unconventional

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Nepotism

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Favoritism

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Sinecure

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A position with no responsibility

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Ire

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Anger

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Doleful

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Sad

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Fetter

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Chain

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Shackle

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Chain

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Manacle

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Chain

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Aggregate

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Accumulate

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Deluge

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Flood

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Inundate

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Flood

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Neophyte

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Beginner, novice

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Profusion

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Large amount

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Prolix

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Wordy

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Decry

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Blame noisily

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Penury

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Poverty

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Collusion

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Conspiring in illegal acts

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Tepid

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Warm

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Choleric

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Ill tempered