synonyms 12/13 Flashcards by yariliz flores | Brainscape

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abortive

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fruitless, premature

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bruit

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blazon, broadcast

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contumelious

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insultingly, scurrilous

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dictum

A

maxim, aphorism

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ensconce

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lodge, nestled

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inconoclastic

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irreverant

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in medias res

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middle

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internecine

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slaughter, murderous

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maladroit

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inept, awkward, clumsy

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maudlin

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mushy, sentimental

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modulate

A

adapt

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portentous

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foreboding

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prescience

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foreknowledge, foresight

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quid pro quo

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trade

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salubrious

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invigorating

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saturnalism

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debauched

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touchstone

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benchmark

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traumatic

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jolting

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vitiate

A

degrade, undermine

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waggish

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jocular