Third 50 Flashcards by irina glatman | Brainscape

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Adversity

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Misfortune

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Aesthetic

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Having to do with beauty

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Amicable

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Friendly

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Anachronistic

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Not in the correct historical time period.

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Anecdote

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Short often funny account of an event

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Anonymous

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Nameless

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Antagonist

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Opponent

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Arid

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Extremely dry

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Assiduous

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Hard-working

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Asylum

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Sanctuary, safe place

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Benevolent

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Friendly, helpful

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Camaraderie

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Trust among friends

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Censure

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To criticize harshly

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Circuitous

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InDirect, roundabout

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Clairvoyant

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Able to see the future

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Collaborate

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To work together

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Compassion

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Sympathy

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Compromise

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To settle differences

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Condescending

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Patronizing, demeaning others

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Conditional

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Provisional, contingent, depending on the condition

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Conformist

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One who follows customs

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Congregation

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A group of people

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Convergence

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Joining of parts

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Deleterious

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Harmful

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Demagogue

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Leader who appeals to emotions of his people

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Digression

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Straying from main point

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Diligent

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Hard-working, assiduous

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Discredit

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Dishonor, disgrace

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Disdain

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To regard with scorn

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Divergent

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Variant, moving apart

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Empathy

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Sharing of feelings

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Emulate

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To follow an example

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Enervating

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Tiring, weakening

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Enhance

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, Improve, augment

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Ephemeral

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Momentary, fleeting

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Evanescent

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Short lived (as an image)

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Exasperation

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Irritation, frustration

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Exemplary

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Outstanding

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Extenuating

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Guilt diminishing, lessening, or reducing

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Florid

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Flushed, ornate

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Fortuitous

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Lucky

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Frugal

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Thrifty, economically conservative

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Hackneyed

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Overused, cliche

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Haughty

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Arrogant, condescending

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Hedonist

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Pleasure seeker

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Hypothesis

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Theory requiring proof

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Impetuous

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Rash, impulsive

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Impute

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To attribute to someone

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Incompatible

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Unable to work together

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Inconsequential

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Trivial