Test Words 14 Flashcards by Anil Saddat | Brainscape

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Bifurcate

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branched, forked

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Dissemble

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disguise or conceal ones intentions

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Flouts

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Openly disregard, mock

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Expended

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Spend or use up

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Seditious

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Inciting people to rebel against authority

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Adventitious

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Accidental, unplanned

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Beneficent

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Generous or doing good

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Mortification

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Great embarassment or shame

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Rectitude

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Morally correct behviour

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Missive

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A long official letter

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Screed

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A long tedious writing

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Tome

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Denoting a segment or section

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Disquietude

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Uneasiness and anxiety

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Presage

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predict

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Portend

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Sign of warning

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Facile

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superficial, also effortless achievement

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Doughty

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Brave and persistent

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Cadge

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Ask for or obtain

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Mendicate

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To beg

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Monocoque

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Integral to the body

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Parietal

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Residence in college or university

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Retrench

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Reduce cost and spending in response to economic difficulty

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Coruscating

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Flashing and sparkling

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Consonant

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in agreement with

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Grating

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Shred, unpleasant sound

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Rousing

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Excite, wake up

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Allay

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Diminish or put to rest

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Iridescent

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Showing luminous colors

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Pavonine

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like a peacock

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Inflection

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conjugation, rythm or curvature

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Salve

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Soothe

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Affliction

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Something that cause pain or suffering

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Elated

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Estatically happy

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Thewed

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Muscular

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Sinewy

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Muscular

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Atrophied

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wasted away, lose vigor

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Effusive

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Expressing feelings of gratitude

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Agronomist

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Expert in agriculture

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Dour

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Gloomy

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Buoyant

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Cheerful, optimistic

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Maladaptive

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Not providing adequete adjustment to the situation