sr eng list 3 Flashcards by Kathryn Twitchell

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arbitrary

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based on preference

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austere

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plain, harsh. severe

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banal

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overused, lacking originality

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censure

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to criticize severely

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condescend

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to do something considered beneath you.

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depravity

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moral corruption

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dispassionate

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objective unemotional

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dogmatic

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stubborn

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dubious

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doubtful skeptical

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expedite

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to speed up

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extol

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to praise lavishly

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facilitate

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to make easier

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fallacious

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misleading deceptive

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fervor

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intense emotion passion

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flagrant

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bold obvious

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frivolous

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lacking seriousness shallow foolish

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heresy

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any opinion that varies with established beliefs

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indulgent

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lenient tolerant forgiving

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infamous

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notorious disreputable

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insipid

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dull tasteless uninteresting

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intangible

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airy elusive

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ironic

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unexpected

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pragmatic

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practical

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redundant

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repetitive

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reticent

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hesitant

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scanty

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barely adequate deficient

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static

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not moving fixed or stationary condition

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solicit

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to entreat respectfully request entice

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taciturn

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terse silent

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temper

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to moderate