Vocab Flashcards by Kelly Gair | Brainscape

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penury

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poverty

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lucre

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wealth

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avarice

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greed

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prodigally

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wastefully

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recalcitrant

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stubborn

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abjure

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renounce or repudiate, to deny

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abnegation

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denial

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adumbration

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foreshadowing or image of things to come

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aggrandizement

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an increase in wealth, power, or rank

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incendiary

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setting something on fire; something that is harmfully provocative

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evinced

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made evident

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manifest

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apparent

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dubious

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doubtful

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demur

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shy away from

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relish

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to strongly like something

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hasten

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to hurry to do something

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rakish

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jaunty or dashing; sporty; stylish

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convivality

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friendliness or agreeableness

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temerity

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rashness or recklessness

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apathy

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indifference

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boon

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benefit

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robust

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strong

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lax

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not strong

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craven

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cowardly

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brash

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confident and aggressive in a rude way

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sanguine

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optimistic or positive

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inefficacy

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inability to produce a desired result

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japery

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mockery

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inveterate

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well established over a long time

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prudent

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showing care and thought for the future, wise

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quagmire

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a bad situation that is difficult to escape

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onerous

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hard to deal with or burdensome

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ephemeral

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short-lived

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recompensed

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compensate

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culpable

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blameworthy

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usurp

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seize, take over by force

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cede

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relinquish something

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preeminent

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more important, better than others

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preternatural

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unusual, not realistic

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raillery

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mockery or ridicule

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paucity

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few

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plenum

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fullness