Quarter 1 Flashcards by Jaelyn Pickett | Brainscape

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Florid

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Ornate

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Nuance

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A subtle difference

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Impudence

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Insolence

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Bairn

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Child

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Deification

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Treat like a god

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Prevarication

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Lie

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Vociferous

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Outspoken

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Ascetic

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Abstinent

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Absolution

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Forgiveness

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Apothecary

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Seller of medicine

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Coterminous

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Sharing borders

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Enclave

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Territory surrounded by other territories

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Sleuth

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Detective

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Tryst

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Romantic rendezvous

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Semantics

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The meaning of something, the details behind something

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Gyre

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Spiral or whirl

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Exculpatory

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Free from blame

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Atomization

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Separate

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Propitious

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Favorable

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Churlish

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Rude

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Cogently

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Logically

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Redress

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Rectify

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Succor

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Help

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Plutocracy

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Governed by wealth

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Unguents

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Lubrication

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Numinous

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Spiritual

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Ribald

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Risqué

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Prostrated

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Lay

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Ebullience

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Exuberant

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Redouble

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Make greater

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Octogenarian

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80-89 years old

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Culpability (N)

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Blame , fault

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Impervious

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Unaffected

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Fortuitous

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By chance

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Thrombosis

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Blood clotting

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Vitriolic(adj)

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Filled with bitter

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Salubrious

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Health giving

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Sequestered

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Isolated/hidden

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Intrinsic

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Essential

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Lanyard

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Key chain

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Rakish

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Dashing

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Entrepreneur

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Business starter

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Piquant

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Tangy

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Ruminate

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Think deeply

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Pallor

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Pale

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Malign

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Evil

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Carpe diem

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Seize the day

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Synthesis

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Combination

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Synchronic

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Concerned with something

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Solicitous

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Showing concern

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Caprices

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Sudden change of behaviors

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Encomiums

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Speech or writing of praise

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Rigmarole

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Lengthy process

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Bilious

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Nauseas

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Harried

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Persistently Harass

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Qualm

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Uneasy doubt

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Hoary

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Grayish white

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Inauspicious

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Unpromising

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Coup de grace

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Final blow

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Abrogated

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Evade

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Castigate

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Reprimand

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Anon

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Soon

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Equivocate

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Use fancy words to avoid a topic

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Augurs

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Foreshadow good or bad

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Pernicious

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Harmful effect

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Callow

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Immature

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Ague

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Fever/shiver

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Valediction

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Wave goodbye

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Incumbent

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Holding office