the wave english vocab Flashcards by Anw Muqdad | Brainscape

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atrocities

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brutal acts

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dexterity

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agility

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documentary

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dramatic film of an actual event

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espoused

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adopted a cause

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heinous

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abominable; hateful

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perpetual

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continuing forever

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psychopath

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person with a serious mental disorder

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shard

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fragment

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intrigued

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fascinated

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exasperation

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annoyance

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wistful

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desirous

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offended

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insulted

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engrossed

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absorbed

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incessant

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continuous

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mesmerize

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hypnotize

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accentuate

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emphasize

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Eerie

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weird

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exhilarating

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uplifting

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astute

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aware

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pretense

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appearance

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contagious

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infectious, catching.

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intimidate

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frighten

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unison

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together as one

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detrimental

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hurtful, devastating

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ecstatic

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excited

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enhance

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improve

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glib

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fake

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immature

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young, juvenile

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petty

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not important

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resolute

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certain

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skeptical

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unconvinced

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adamant

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firm

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trivial

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insignificant

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utopian

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perfect

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symptom

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sign, reason

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wrath

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anger

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abuse

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mistreatment

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disrupt

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upset

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immense

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huge

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obsession

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a fixed idea

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agitation

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emotional disturbance

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ego

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the sense of self

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incidence

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occurrence

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overwhelming

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irresistible; overpowering

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biased

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prejudice

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fascist

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dictator

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inflict

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cause; impose

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recoil

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to draw back in horror

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compliance

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command

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ghetto

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section where jews lived

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jeopardy

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risk

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sarcasm

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cutting remark

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brigade

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group

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somber

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serious/ sadi

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incredulous

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disbelieving

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trance

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daze

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murmur

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talk softly

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usurp

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take over