vocab 17 Flashcards by Annie Li | Brainscape

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abate

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lessen, reduce

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contempt

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disrespect

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cosmopolitan

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international, multircial

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elicit

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bring out, extract

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felicitous

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well chosen, pleasing

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interminable

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endless

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jollity

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being cheerful, cheerful activity

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odious

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unpleasant

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parody

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imitation of something

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parsimony

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unwillingness to spend money

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penury

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extreme poverty

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platitude

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cliche statement

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pliable

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flexible, easily influenced

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profligate

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wasteful

extravagent person

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pugnacious

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quick to argue, aggressive

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stealthy

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secretive

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supercilious

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arrogant

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vociferous

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passionate, outspoken

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voluminous

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full, big

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vulgarity

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rudeness