Vocab 10 Flashcards by JOYCE ZHENG | Brainscape

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guile

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sneakiness

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incessant

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constant

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deter

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stop or prevent

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infamous

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nutorious

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depravity

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moral corruption

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migitate

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reduce or lessen

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reprehensible

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very bad

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analgesic

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pain relieving

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fortuitous

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happening by chance

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adulation

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love or admiration

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acrimonious

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biting

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fallacious

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illogical

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desiccate

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dry up

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sagacious

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smart/wise/ intelligent

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apocryphal

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adultful origin

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guillible

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easily fooled

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astute

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smart/ intelligent

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atrophied

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waste away through lack of use

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cryptic

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mysterious puzzleing

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scrupulous

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moral

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respite

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break/ pause/ rest

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virtuoso

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accomplished person

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willful

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stubborn

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paucity

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lack of/ scarcity

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rescinded

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take back formally

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immured

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walled up/ closed up/ enclosed

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pungnacious

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liking to…fight/argue

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censure

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extreme critisim

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clandestine

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secret