other words Flashcards

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denizen

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inhabitant

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felicitous

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well chosen / suited

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ostensibly

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apparently

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ostentatious

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haughty

to impress or attract noise

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veracity

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truth

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Renaissance

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revival

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soporific

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inducing sleep

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surly

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irritable

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stoic

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endure pain without feeling

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guileless

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innocent ; honest

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tenable

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able to be maintained defended against attack

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aridity

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no rain

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seditious

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inciting rebellion

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munificent

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very generous

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supercilious

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haughty

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gregarious

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fond of company

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abstemious

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not eating

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acrid

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sharp; bitterly pungent

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acrimony

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bitter

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aloof

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apart…not friendly

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antediluvian

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ancient

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apocryphal

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not true

made up

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apprehension

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fear

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arable

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good to grow crops

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ascetic

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self discipline

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atrophy

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waste away

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bleak

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cold or cheerless

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carping

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finding fault

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concede

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admit; yield

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conciliatory

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soothing

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conflagration

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fire

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vanquish

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defeat

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tawdry

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meretricious

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sordid

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dirty contempt

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timorous

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timid

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excised

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tax

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conflagration

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fire

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concordance

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alphabetical list of words in a text

agreement

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aberration

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a deviation from the norm

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whereby

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by which

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finagle

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obtain by devious or dishonest means

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Winnow

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remove from a group until only the best ones are left

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anguished

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pain/suffering

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apocryphal

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made up

45
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recant

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to say you don’t believe something anymore…..

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despot

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ruler w/ absolute cruel power

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affront

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offend

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blithe

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cheerful indifference

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bleak

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dreary

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indelible

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can’t be erased

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fastidious

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careful with details

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bohemian

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unconventional

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deplorable

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deserving condemnation

shockingly bad

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immaculate

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perfect, clean

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prevaricated

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speak or act evasively (escapingly)

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trite

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overused

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terse

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brief

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raconteur

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skilled storyteller

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fluid

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capable of changing

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vacillate

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Indecisive

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speculate

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form a theory or conjecture

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exorbitant

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unreasonably high

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intractable

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hard to control or deal with

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meager

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lacking in quality or quantity

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lofty

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proud, aloof, self-important