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sda Flashcards

1
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Prudent

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sensible

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concur

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agree, approve

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pique

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peak interest, offend, stimulate

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nepotism

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hiring relatives

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5
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wince

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squirm

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6
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bandied

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exchange, tossed around

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towdry

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gaudy, tacky, cheap, vulgar

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terse

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short, brief, to the point

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hiatus

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pause, interruption, gap

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admonition

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warning

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broach

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mention

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canny

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shrewd, astute, sharp

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13
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tantalizing

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torment, tease, torture

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vex

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annoy, irate, anger

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15
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omen

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sign, forewarning, portent

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16
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mope

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broad, sulk, languish

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frolic

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play, amuse oneself, romp

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contaminate

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pollute, taint, infect, spoil

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communique

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message

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jest

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joke, gag, funny remark

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fervor

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passion, zeal, vehemence

22
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perceptive

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insightful, disturbing, sensitive

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abode

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residence, dwelling, domicile, home

24
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supress

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overwhelm, subdue, inhibit, stiffe

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hypocrisy

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pretence, duplicity, deceit, insincerity

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inept

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bungling, incompetent

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abhor

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detest, hate

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impetuous

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rash, impulsive

29
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virulent

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abrasive, malicious, venomous

30
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construe

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interpret, understand

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overture

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introduction, opening, prelude

32
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unpretentious

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simple, modest, unaffected

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lewd

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vulgar, crude, smutty, dirty

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impromptu

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spontaneous, unplanned

35
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paltry

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insignificant, meager, trivial

36
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erudite

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knowledgeable, scholarly

37
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vacillate

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hesitate, waver, flactuate

38
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contentious

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quarrelsome, argumentative, confrontational

39
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intuition

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instinct, gut feeling, sixth sense

40
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lambaste

41
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latent

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potential, dormant

42
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moratorium

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suspension

43
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abstemious

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temperate, abstinent

44
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elicit

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extract, evoke, provoke

45
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facetious

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flippant, frivolous, whimsical

46
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adage

47
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superficial

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shallow, surface level, trivial

48
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ritualistic

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traditional, ceremonial

49
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rambunctious

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boisterous, rowdy, wild

50
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quarry

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