Random Words 21 Flashcards by Kenton Butcher | Brainscape

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Placate

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Verb: to pacify, to sooth, to calm

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Corrugated

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Adj: ruffled

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Tactile

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Adj: concerned with the sense of touch

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Abjure

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Verb: to renounce

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Blandishment

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Noun: words used to coax

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Feckless

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Adj: feeble, helpless

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Meretricious

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Adj: falsely attractive

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Augury

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Noun: prediction

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Penchant

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Noun: predilection, inclination

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Repine

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Verb: to fret, to be discontented

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Diaphanous

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Adj: transparent, thin and delicate

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Recondite

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Adj: obscure

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Stygian

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Adj: very dark

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Caret

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Noun: punctuation mark signifying omission

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Extirpate

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Verb: to exterminate completely

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