Set 4 Flashcards by ana zanal | Brainscape

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baneful

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harmful, destructive, deadly

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eradicate

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eliminate, destroy

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exacerbate

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worsen, aggravate, intensify

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innocuous

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harmless, inoffensive

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insidious

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sinister, menacing, ominous

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machination

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scheme, plot

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pernicious

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evil, destructive, harmful

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rancor

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resentment, bitterness, malice

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vitiate

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make defective/ inefficient

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vulgar

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rude, crude, offensive

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callous

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insensitive, heartless

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effrontery

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insolence, impudence, nerve

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indignant

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angry, resentful

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malice

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hatred, ill will

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nefarious

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evil, immoral

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precarious

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risky, unstable, uncertain

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disrepute

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disgrace, discredit, notoriety

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degenerate

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n. immoral, corrupt; v. deteriorate

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accost

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approach aggressively, confront

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imminent

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approaching, about to occur