Unit one Flashcards by Allie Vanneman | Brainscape

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ephermal

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short lived

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auspicious

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promising success

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effrontery

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shameless, nerve

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egregious

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extraordinary bad

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ameliorate

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to make better

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indolent

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lazy

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parsimonious

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stingy/cheap

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reticent

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inclined to be silent or secretive

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tractable

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easily led or taught

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exhort

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urge with words

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inane

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lacking significance or sense

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assidious

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showing great persistence

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acquiesce

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to agree, express agreement or give in

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surreptitous

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marked by secrecy and caution

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incorrigible

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being corrected or reformed

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taciturn

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habitually reserved and uncommunicative

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impetuous

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acting or done quickly without thought or care

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proclivity

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natural inclination, tendency to choose, think, or do something regularly

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precocious

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talented at a young age