Test 8 Flashcards by Jayvee Parin | Brainscape

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Alacrity

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speed and eagerness

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Amiable

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friendly; lovable

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Apathetic

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lacking energy or interest

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Bypasses

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avoids; finds a way around

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Capricious

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whimsical; changeable

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Censures

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blames

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Conciliatory

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seeking compromise

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Convergence

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coming together

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Cumulative

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building up

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Deferment

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putting off

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Deliberation

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careful thought

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Delineates

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outlines

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Derelict

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rundown; abandoned

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Discrepancy

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inconsistency

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Embittered

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full of bitter feelings

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Encroaching

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trespassing

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Eradicate

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wipe out

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Exacerbates

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makes worse

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Exasperation

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frustration and annoyance

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Exorbitant

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excessive

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Flabbergasted

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shocked; speechless

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Foil for

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person that shows another to advantage

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Frugal

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economical

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Glacial

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icy; unfriendly

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Grimy

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dirty

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Inconsequential

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unimportant

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Indiscernible

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not easy to see

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Infusion

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influx

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Integrity

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honesty

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Jaded

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tired; bored

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Juxtaposition

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placing two thing nest to each other

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Lithe

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flexible

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Miffed

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annoyed

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Mitigator

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moderator

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Modicum

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tiny amount

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Negate

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wipe out

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Nondescript

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having no special qualities; ordinary

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Penurious

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miserly

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Phlegmatic

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calm; imperturbable

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Razing

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cutting down

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Recrimination

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blame

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Reprieve

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let off (at least temporarily)

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Rousing

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stirring

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Salvageable

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can be saved

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Scouring

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cleaning thoroughly; thorough searching

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Secluded

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lonely; isolated

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Solace

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comfort

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Squelch

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suppress; crush

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Stifling

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suppressing

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Surfeit

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excess

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Tangential

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off the point; irrelevant

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Temper

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moderate

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Tremulous

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hesitant

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Unyielding

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not giving up

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Vigilant

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wary; watchful

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Waning

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declining

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Warped

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twisted; distorted

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Wary

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cautious

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Wrath

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anger