Vocab B Flashcards by Slaine Suffering | Brainscape

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capitulate

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surrender, make terms

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foist

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pass off slyly, pass as genuine

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tacit

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understood, implied, not stated

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chicanery

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trickery, underhandedness

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facet

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one side or view of person or situation

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legerdemain

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sleight of hand, deceptive adroitness

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turpitude

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vileness, evil wickedness

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vituperation

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blame, abuse

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delineation

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sketch, description in words

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opprobrium

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scorn, insult

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Machiavellian

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governed by opportunity, not principled

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vacillate

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hesitate, fluctuate

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belated

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late, delayed

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imperturbable

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calm, steady, serene

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cant

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insincere or almost meaningless talk

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elucidate

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to make clear

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umbrage

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resentment, offense

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vilify

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malign, slander

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magnanimous

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generous, noble

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facile

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easily accomplished or attained

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extol

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praise highly

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vitiate

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destroy the use or value

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vapid

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uninteresting, dull

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lassitude

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weariness, weakness

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proffer

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offer for acceptance

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spate

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rush, flood

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shibboleth

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pet phrase, slogan

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raucous

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harsh, shrill

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pall

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cease to please, become dull

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ennui

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boredom

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artifice

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strategy, trickery

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blase

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indifferent, not responsive to excitement

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quandary

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doubt, dilemma

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expediant

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advisable, fit

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requisite

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requirement

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capricious

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fanciful, whimsical

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expurgate

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remove objectionable parts or passages

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begrudge

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to be resentful or reluctant

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artless

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innocent, naive

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manifest

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requirement

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capricious

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fanciful, whimsical

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largess

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gift, gratuity, liberality

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pariah

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social outcast

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vestige

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trace, evidence

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pragmatic

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practical, based on experience

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subservient

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servile, obsequious

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unctuous

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affectedly emotional

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benevolent

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kindly, charitable

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iniquity

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injustice, wickedness

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excoriate

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criticize severly

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diminiutive

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tiny, small

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dulcet

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sweet or melodious to the ear

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deluge

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to flood

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deprecate

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express disapproval

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plantiff

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the complaining party, in law

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canard

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a made-up sensational story