Set 4 Flashcards by Glaiza Julian | Brainscape

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Eradicate

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v. eliminate, destroy

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Baneful

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adj. harmful, destructive, deadly

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Exacerbate

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v. worsen, aggravate, intensify

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Innocuous

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adj. harmless, inoffensive

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Insidious

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adj. sinister, menacing, ominous

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Machination

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n. Scheme or plot

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Pernicious

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adj. evil, destructive, harmful

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Rancor

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n. resentment, bitterness, malice

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Vitiate

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v. make defective/inefficient

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Vulgar

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adj. rude, crude offensive

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Callous

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adj. insensitive, heartless

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Effrontery

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adj. impudence, insolence, nerve

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Indignant

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adj. angry, resentful

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Malice

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n. hatred, ill will

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Nefarious

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adj. evil, immoral

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Precarious

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adj. risky, unstable, uncertain

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Disrepute

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n. disgrace, discredit, notoriety.

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Degenerate

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adj. immoral, corrupt; v. deteriorate

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Accost

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v. approach aggressively, confront

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Imminent

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adj. approaching, about to occur