Random Words 29 Flashcards by Kenton Butcher | Brainscape

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Malign

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Verb: to slander

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Abeyance

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Noun: state of inactivity, disuse

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Foment

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Verb: to stir up

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Somatic

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Adj: concerned with the body

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Stinting

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Verb: holding back, limiting supply of

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Desultory

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Adj: aimless

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Hegemony

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Noun: political domination

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Discrete

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Adj: separate, discontinuous (not to be confused with discreet)

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Fulminate

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Verb: to attack loudly with words

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Hawser

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Noun: thick rope

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Jibe

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Verb: to agree with

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Cloture

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Noun: procedure for ending a debate by voting

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Dissemble

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Verb: to avoid the truth

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Carrion

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Noun: the rotting flesh of dead animals

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Pundit

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Noun: expert

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