Second 50 Flashcards by irina glatman | Brainscape

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Illusive

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Decieving

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Deprecate

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To protest against

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Exacerbate

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To worsen

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Obscure

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Dark and unclear

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Incoherent

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Illogical

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Capricious

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Hard to please

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Pivotal

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Vital, inportant

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Debacle

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Downfall

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Deluge

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A flood

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Deferential

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Courteous (wants to please others)

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Munificent

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Generous

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Exorbitant

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Excessive (too much

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Imperious

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Bossy

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Convivial

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Festive, jovial (lively) viv = life

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Callous

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Hardened, unfeeling

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Inordinate

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Unrestrained

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Stringent

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Binding

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Furtive

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Sneaky

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Meticulous

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Excessively carefull

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Vigilant

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Watchful

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Monolithic

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Uniform, following the same customs

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Copious

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Plentiful

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Acrimonious

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Caustic ; stinging

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Didactic

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Teaching

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Sporadic

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Occurring irregularly

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Jaded

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Tiring, fatigued

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Avid

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Greedy

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Raucous

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Harsh, shrill (ex noise)

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Swarthy

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Dark, dusky

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Cordial

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Gracious

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Arboretum

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Place where different tree varieties are exhibited

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Discursive

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Digression

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Exonerate

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To clear from blame

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Timorous

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Fearful

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Rancourous

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Hateful, bitter

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Abet

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To aid and encourage

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Ebb

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Recede, lessen

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Pugnacious

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Likes to fight (pug = fight)

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Vainglorious

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Excessively conceited

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Pernicious

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Causing harm or ruin

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Repudiate

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To reject with disapproval or condemnation

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Delineate

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To portray, to depict, to show

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Enmity

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A feeling of hatred, ill will

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Vehement

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Strongly emotional; intense or passionste

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Comprehensive

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Thorough, all inclusive

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Objective

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Unbiased, without feeling

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Qualify

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To limit (secondary definition)

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Erudite

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Characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly

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Abbreviate

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Shorten, abridge

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Abstinence

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Act of refraining from