Test 4 Flashcards by Jayvee Parin | Brainscape

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Advocate

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support

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Ambiguous

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vague

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Animosity

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hostility; hatred

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Boorishness

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rudeness; ill-mannered behavior

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Censure

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blame; criticize

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Concord

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agreement

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Conflagration

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big fire

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Consecrated

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dedicated; made holy

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Consummate

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supremely good

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Contagious

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passed on through touch; infectious

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Cursory

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superficial

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Dalliance

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non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something

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Deleterious

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harmful

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Disparaging

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critical

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Dubious

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doubtful

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Equitable

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fair and equal

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Eulogy

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praise

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Fastidious

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very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)

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Fidelity

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faithfulness; loyalty

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Formidable

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inspiring awe

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Futile

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useless; waste of time and effort

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Futility

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uselessness

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Holistic

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whole; entire (Holistic viewpoint = seeing things as a whole)

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Idiosyncratic

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quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual

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Ineffable

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can?t be expressed in words

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Infelicity

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unsuitability; inappropriateness

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Integrity

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honor; honesty

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Intermittent

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on and off; not continuous

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Judicious

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fair; wise

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Legitimate

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to make legal; give approval to

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Mercenary

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seeking money above all else

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Meticulous

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thorough; taking care of details

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Petulant

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sulky

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Polarized

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divided into two extremes

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Pragmatism

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practicality

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Presumptive

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presumed

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Propensity

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tendency; leaning? predilection

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Prosaic

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ordinary

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Quelled

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suppressed

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Regressive

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moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)

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Remiss

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neglectful

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Rhetoric

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persuasive language

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Sedulous

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thorough; eager

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Sermonized

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gave moral lecture

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Shroud

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a cover for dead body, 2. to cover

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Steadfastness

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loyalty; firmness of purpose

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Temporize

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put off; procrastinate

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Treacly

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too sweet; over sentimental

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Vacillated

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wavered; hesitated

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Vindication

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proving right

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Vindictive

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seeking revenge