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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concession

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compromise

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appease

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please

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turpitude

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immorality

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approbation

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would tend to make someone more confident

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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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billous

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angry, irritable

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attrocious

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exceptionally bad

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turpitude

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immorality

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guile

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cunning

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

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obviate

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remove

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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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discursive

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lengthy

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sardonic

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scornful , sarcastic

disdainfully, skeptically humorous

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saturnine

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melancholy, sad

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magnamity

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generosity

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clemency

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mercy, compassion

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austerity

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leniency

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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

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tenet

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principle, belief

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effusive, ebullient

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showing a lot of emotion

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sinister

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sense of evil

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succinct

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brief, to the point

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castigate

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scold

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vindicate

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to prove right

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exonerate

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to clear from blame

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prolific

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fertile

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exculpatory

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tidak terlibat

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profligate

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wasteful

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erroneous

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incorrect

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acerbic

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harsh

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boisterous

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rowdy, unruly, noisy, energetic

a group of boisterous lads

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belied

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contradicted

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tempestuous

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irrational

for weather, storm, etc

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reticent

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reluctant

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apt

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leaning toward

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deletrious

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harmful

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judicious

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good judgment

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zeal

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enthusiasm to do sth

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irascible

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irritable

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lackadaisical

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apathetic, careless

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soporific

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sleep inducing

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pedantic

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overly focused on details and rules

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demanted

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wild, irrational

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inchoate

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undeveloped, idea/plan

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incorrigable

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hopeless

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torpor

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state of sleepiness

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exuberance

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state of being very happy, energetic, filled with energy and enthusiasm