Vocab Flashcards by Ryan Ralston | Brainscape

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amorphous

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Without shape

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aspersion

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Bad remark

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libertine

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One who lacks morals

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prig

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Obnoxiously impressive set of moral values

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truculent

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Brutal; fierce

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abridged

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Shortened

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coalition

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Group of cooperating forces

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axiom

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Statement of belief

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acolyte

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Loyal follower

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artifice

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Trickery

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blithe

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Happy

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obtuse

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Blunt

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opaque

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Unintelligible

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provisional

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Temporary

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windfall

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Large amount of good fortune

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hedonist

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Devotes life to pleasure

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indecipherable

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Illegible

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epigraph

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Lines of text set apart from other words

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epigram

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Clever, witty saying

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epitaph

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Inscription on gravestone

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assuage

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To relieve

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dictum

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Policy; belief

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taciturn

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Quiet

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malevolent

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Evil

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nebulous

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Cloudy

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iniquities

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Sins; flaws

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fractious

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Irritable

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libel

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Writing

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slander

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Speaking

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besmirch

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To speak ill of someone

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invective

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Naughty, inappropriate language

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unobtrusive

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Not getting in the way

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litigants

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People involved in a court case

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mortification

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Great embarrassment or shame

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diversion

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An instance of turning something aside from its course