Semester 2 Words Flashcards

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Hubris

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Excessive pride

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Panacea

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Cure-all

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Autonomy

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Self governing

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Tacit

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Not spoken but understood

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Diffident

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Shy

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Sanguine

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Cheerful

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Garrulous

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Talkative ; Excessive speech

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Ubiquitous

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Being everywhere at once

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Exacerbate

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To worsen

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Innocuous

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Not meant to be harmful

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Superfluous

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Unnecessary

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Esoteric

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Hard to Understand

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13
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Petulant

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Ill Tempered

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Quell

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Put an end to

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Malign

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Slander

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Usurp

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To take possession over

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Fervent

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Expressing great warmth

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Egregious

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Extremely bad

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Indignant

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Expressing anger due to unjust facts

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Belligerent

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War-like behavior

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Cacophony

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Harsh mix of sounds

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Dearth

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Lacking

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Insidious

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Treacherous