V-37,38 Flashcards

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deleterious

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harmful / dangerous / toxic

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iconoclast

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a person who criticizes cherished believes / destroys religious idols

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buttress

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to support / strengthen

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chivalrous

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polite / honest / courteous

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coerce

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to forcefully persuade someone to do something

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colossal

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extremely large / enormous

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commodious

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spacious / capacious

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celerity

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swiftness / speed

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exculpate

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to free someone of the blame

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onus

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duty / responsibility

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callow

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immature / inexperienced

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amass

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to gather / accumulate

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precarious

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insecure / dangerously likely to fall

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lofty

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high / tall

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precedent

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previous incident regarded as an example or guide

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execrable

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very bad / atrocious / awful

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salubrious

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healthy