Part 12 Flashcards by xavier Ramirez

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Diatribe

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Bitter criticism

-Noun

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Inhibition

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Restraint

-Noun

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Fortuitous

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Accidental

-Adjective

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Incoherent

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Disjointed

-Adjective

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Ilk

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Kind, sort

-Noun

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To wear ones heart on ones sleeve

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To make ones feelings evident

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Prestigious

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Illustrious

-Adjective

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Placard

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Poster

-Noun

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Integral

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Essential

-Adjective

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Remuneration

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Reward, pay

-Noun

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Nominal

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Slight

-Adjective

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To wash dirty linen in public

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To openly discuss private affairs

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Expunge

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Erase

-Verb

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Flamboyant

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Showy, colorful

-Adjective

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Anathema

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Something greatly detested

-Noun

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Schism

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Split

-Noun

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Utopia

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Place of perfection

-Noun

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To save face

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To avoid disgrace

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Timorous

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Fearful

-Adjective

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Truncated

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Cut short

-Adjective

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Jaunty

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Sprightly, gay

-Adjective

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Fractious

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Quarrelsome

-Adjective

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Ostentatious

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Showy

-Adjective

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Indian summer

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Warm autumn weather