Set 2 Flashcards by Alexa Abary | Brainscape

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blatant

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obvious

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creditable

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praiseworthy

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ensconce

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establish or settle (someone) in a comfortable place

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hasten

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hurry; accelerate; rush

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laceration

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a cut

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obdurate

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stubborn

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plausible

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can be believed; reasonable

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reprieve

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a respite; postponement of sentence

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tawdry

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of little value; gaudy

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abstain

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desist; go without; withdraw

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blighted

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damaged; destroyed

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credulous

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gullible; ready to believe anything

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enshroud

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cover

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haughtiness

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arrogance; pride

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lachrymose

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tearful; sad

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obfuscate

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deliberately make something difficult to understand

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plethora

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an excess

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repudiate

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refuse to accept or be associated to

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tedium

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boredom; state of being tedious

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abstemious

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self denying; refraining from indulging

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blithe

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free-spirited; carefree

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crepuscular

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active at dawn and dusk;

resembling or relating to dawn or twilight

zoology: animal appearing or active in twilight

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enunciation

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clear pronunciation; accent; articulation

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headstrong

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stubborn; willful

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lackluster

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dull; monotonous; bland

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pliable

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flexible; not stubborn

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rescind

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retract; repeal

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temper

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to moderate; to soften

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abstruse

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difficult to understand; obscure

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blunderbuss

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ancient weapon

clumsy person

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cringe

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recoil; flinch; shy away

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envenom

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cause bitterness and bad feeling