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Word Smart 5th Edition > Quick Quiz #8 > Flashcards

Quick Quiz #8 Flashcards

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Propriety

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Good manners

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Prosaic

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Dull

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Proscribe

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Prohibit

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Proselytize

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Convert

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Protagonist

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Leading character

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Protract

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Prolong

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Provident

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Frugal

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Provincial

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Narrow in outlook

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Provisional

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Conditional

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Proximity

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Nearness

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Prudent

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Careful

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Purported

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Rumored

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Putative

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Commonly accepted

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Qualify

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Modify or restrict

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Qualitative

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Having to do with quality

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Quantitative

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Having to do with quantity

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Querulous

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Complaining

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Quixotic

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Foolishly romantic

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Ramification

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Consequence

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Rancor

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Bitter resentment

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Rapacious

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Greedy

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Rebuke

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Criticize sharply

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Rebut

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Contradict

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Recalcitrant

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Stubbornly defiant

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Recant

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Publicly deny

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Reciprocal

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Mutual

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Reclusive

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Hermitlike

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Recondite

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Hard to understand

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Recrimination

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Bitter counteraccusation

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Redolent

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Fragrant

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Redundant

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Unnecessarily repetitive

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Refute

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Prove to be false

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Reiterate

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Say again

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Relegate

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Banish

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Relinquish

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Surrender

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Remonstrate

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Argue against

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Renaissance

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Rebirth

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Renounce

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Disown

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Reparation

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Paying back

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Repercussion

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Consequence

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Replenish

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Fill again

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Replete

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Completely filled

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Reprehensible

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Worthy of blame

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Reprisal

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Act of revenge

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Reproach

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Scold

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Reprove

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Criticize mildly

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Repudiate

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Reject

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Requisite

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Necessary

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Resolute

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Determined

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Respite

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Period of rest

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Reticent

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Restrained

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Revere

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Honor

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Rhetoric

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Formal writing or speaking

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Rigorous

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Strict

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Robust

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Vigorous

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Rogue

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Scoundrel

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Rudimentary

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Basic

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Ruminate

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Contemplate

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Rustic

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Rural

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Saccharine

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Sweet

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Sacrilege

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Blasphemy

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Sacrosanct

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Sacred

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Sagacious

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Discerning

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Sage

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Wise

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Salient

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Sticking out

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Salutary

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Healthful

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Sanctimonious

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Pretending to be devout

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Sanguine

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Cheerful

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Sardonic

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Mocking

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Scintillate

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Sparkle

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Scrupulous

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Strict

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Scrutinize

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Examine very carefully

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Secular

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Having nothing to do with religion

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Sedition

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Treason

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Segregate

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Separate

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Sensory

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Having to do with the senses

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Sensual

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Devoted to pleasure

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Sensuous

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Delighting the senses

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Sentient

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Conscious

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Sequester

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Set apart

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Serendipity

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Accidental good fortune

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Servile

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Submissive

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Singular

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Unique

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Sinister

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Wicked

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Slavish

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Extremely subservient

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Sloth

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Laziness

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Sobriety

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State of being sober

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Solicitous

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Eager and attentive

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Solvent

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Not bankrupt

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Insolvent

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Broke

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Soporific

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Sleep-inducing

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Sordid

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Vile

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Spawn

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Bring forth

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Specious

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Deceptively plausible

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Sporadic

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Stopping and starting

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Spurious

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False

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Squalor

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Wretched

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Squander

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Waste

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Stagnation

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Inactivity

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Static

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Stationary

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