Practice Sets 1-4 Flashcards by Jeffrey Ma | Brainscape

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Recitation

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Speak

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Elucidation

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Explanation

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Obfuscation

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Confusion

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Malapropism

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Misuse of words

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Conducive

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Helpful

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Tepid

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Lacking in force

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Emaciated

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Starve

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Kismet

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Luck

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Imbroglio

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Confusion

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Bemuse

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Confuse

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Excoriate

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Denounce

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Furtive

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Secret

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Felicitous

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Expressive

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Poignant

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Expressive

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Stentorian

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Powerful sound

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Vociferous

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Loud

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Garrulous

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Wordy

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Imbibe

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Drinking

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Apprehension

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Anxiety

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Trepidation

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Fear

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Dispassion

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Lack of concern

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Sinecure

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Job lacking work

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Exploit

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Make unethical

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Confound

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Confuse/defeat

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Arcane

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Obscure

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Trifling

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Unimportant

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Vernacular

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Everyday language

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Didactic

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Excessively instructive

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Innocuous

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Harmless

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Nonchalant

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Appear unconcerned

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Malevolent

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Evil

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Incorrigible

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Uncorrectable

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Revile

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Denounce

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Florid

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Ornate

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Indelible

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Permanent

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Addle

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Confuse

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Hasty

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Quick

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Unequivocal

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Inflexible

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Absolute

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Certain

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Diffident

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Shy

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Iniquitous

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Unfair

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Unrighteous

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Unfair

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Fickle

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Changing

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Volatile

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Changing

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Burgeoning

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Growing

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Dogmatic

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Opinionated

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Forlorn

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Sad/lonely

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Brazen

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Shameless

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Inert

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Unreactive

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Revile

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Hated/despise

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Belie

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Contradict

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Fervor

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Passionate

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Dehumanized

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Dried up

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Hiatus

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Pause

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Wither

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Dried up

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Ambivalent

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Neutral

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Revere

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Respect

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Expurgated

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Censorship

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Edifying

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Morally instructed

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Neoglism

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New

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Inchoate

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Undeveloped

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Obstinate

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Refuses

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Cerebral

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Intelligent

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Banal

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Boring

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Articulate

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Give shape

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Decorate

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Alter

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Tolerate

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Put up with

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Borne

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Put up with

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Cosseted

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Pamper

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Dandled

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Pamper

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Craven

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Cowardly

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Timid

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Cowardly

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Contrive

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Create

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Abhorred

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Hated

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Provincial

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