PT2 Flashcards by Rithika Charles | Brainscape

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piquant

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provocative, striking

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earnest

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serious and sincere

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querulous

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whiny

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meritorious

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admirable

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recreant

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cowardly

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fastidious

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carefully

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dilatorily

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causing delay

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economize

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save money

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astringent

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puckery sensation

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punctilious

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finicky

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circuitous

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indirect

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prosaic

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lacking poetic beauty

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buffeting

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strike against forcefully

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vituperating

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speaking abusively

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insurgent

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rebellious

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impecunious

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penniless

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noisome

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rotten

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trite

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cliché

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magnanimity

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generous

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sumptuous

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luxurious

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bucolic

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rural, idyllic

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pastoral

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rural, idyllic

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compendious

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concise

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laconic

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concise

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antediluvian

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antiquated

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lugubrious

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melancholy