Vocab 11 Flashcards by Evan Kelly | Brainscape

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Gossamer

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Thin
Gauzy
Silky

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Frangible

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Fragile

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Adamantine

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Stubborn

Adamant

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Extolled

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Sing the praise of

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Assiduous

Assiduity

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Hard-working

Diligence

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Austere

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Severe in manner
Grim/barren
Refraining/abstinent

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Denouement

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The end result

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Modish

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Fashionable

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Philistine

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Coarse
Boot
Barbarian

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Quiescence

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Repose

Calm

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Irascibility

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Temper
Acerbity
Anger

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Acrimony

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Nasty behavior

Nasty speech

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Redress

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Help/compensation

Change/rectify

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Forbearance

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Endurance

Experience

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Enmity

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Hatred

Animosity

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Recursive

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Repeated

Returning back

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Actuate

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Start a function or action

Motivate

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Anathemize

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Damn

Excommunicate

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Redound

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Be deflected

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Lugubrious

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Dismal
Melancholy
Mournful
Sorrowful