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TCSE1 Words Flashcards

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1
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morose

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sad

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pedantic

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annoying by correcting small errors

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caustic

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saying something harsh

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derisive

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saying something harsh

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accolades

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awards

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supplications

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humble requests

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gaffes

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errors

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jocular

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jolly

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profligate

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extravagant

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choleric

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irritable

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antecede

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precede

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augur

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predict

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venerate

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admire

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invectives

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angry speech

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elocutions

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style of public speaking

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surmises

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assumes

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capricious

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quickly changing

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mercurial

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quickly changing

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blandishment

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flattering words

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cajolery

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persuading by flattering

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obloquies

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abusive criticisms

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prolixity

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excessive use of words

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minatory

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threatening

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palliative

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soothing

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evanescent

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fleeting

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cursory

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hasty

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perfunctory

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hasty

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ascetic

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simple

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austere

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simple

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macabre

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deathly

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spurious

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false

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flippant

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disrespectful

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conversant

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familiar and knowledgable

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extemporization

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improvisation

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interloping

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intruding

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compendium

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published collection of works

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salubrious

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healthy

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chary

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cautious

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remonstrances

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protests

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expostulations

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protests

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