Randomized 3 - Aug 25 Flashcards

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seditious

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rebellious

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contentious

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touchy

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3
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concession

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compromise

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4
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appease

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please

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5
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turpitude

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immorality

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6
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approbation

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would tend to make someone more confident

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7
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apprehensive

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anxious, fearful

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drab

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dull

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9
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billous

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angry, irritable

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10
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attrocious

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exceptionally bad

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11
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turpitude

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immorality

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12
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guile

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cunning

deceitful (use of clever, usually dishonest methods to achieve sth)

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13
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obviate

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remove

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14
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renounce

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to give up something, disown it

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elude

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to avoid (to dodge, to flee) in deceitful way

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16
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discursive

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lengthy

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sardonic

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scornful , sarcastic

disdainfully, skeptically humorous

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18
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saturnine

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melancholy, sad

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19
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magnamity

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generosity

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20
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clemency

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mercy, compassion

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21
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austerity

22
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fastidious

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finicky, picky
attention to little details
she dressed with fastidious care.

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extirpated

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demolished

24
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tenet

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principle, belief

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effusive, ebullient
showing a lot of emotion
26
sinister
sense of evil
27
succinct
brief, to the point
28
castigate
scold
29
vindicate
to prove right
30
exonerate
to clear from blame
31
prolific
fertile
32
exculpatory
tidak terlibat
33
profligate
wasteful
34
erroneous
incorrect
35
acerbic
harsh
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boisterous
rowdy, unruly, noisy, energetic | a group of boisterous lads
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belied
contradicted
38
tempestuous
irrational | for weather, storm, etc
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reticent
reluctant
40
apt
leaning toward
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deletrious
harmful
42
judicious
good judgment
43
zeal
enthusiasm to do sth
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irascible
irritable
45
lackadaisical
apathetic, careless
46
soporific
sleep inducing
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pedantic
overly focused on details and rules
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demanted
wild, irrational
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inchoate
undeveloped, idea/plan
50
incorrigable
hopeless
51
torpor
state of sleepiness
52
exuberance
state of being very happy, energetic, filled with energy and enthusiasm