Random Words 14 Flashcards by Kenton Butcher | Brainscape

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Peccadillo

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Noun: trivial offense, minor weakness

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Inimical

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Adj: harmful, hostile

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Venerate

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Verb: to revere, to worship

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Artifice

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Noun: deception, trickery

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Dispassionate

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Adj: neutral, objective

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Provincial

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Adj: unsophisticated, narrow minded

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Venial

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Adj: minor, unimportant

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Veracity

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Noun: habitual truthfulness

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Ascetic

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Adj: without luxuries, very simple

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Diurnal

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Adj: active in daytime

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Pejorative

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Adj: derogatory

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Puerile

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Adj: childish

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Verbose

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Adj: talkative, long-winded

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Fractious

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Adj: difficult to control, irritable

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Inscrutable

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Adj: mysterious, impenetrable, difficult to understand

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