Vocab Day 2 Flashcards by Samuel Omwoyo | Brainscape

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Adulterate

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Corrupt

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Advocate

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Strong champion of a cause

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Aggrandize

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Inflate your influence/self worth around others

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Alacrity

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Eagerly

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Ambivalent

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Mixed

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Ameliorate

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Reduce

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Amenable

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Open to a certain idea

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Anachronistic

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Of the wrong era

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Audacious

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Courageous

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Avaricious

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Greedy

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Banal

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Unoriginal

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Benign

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Harmless

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Brazen

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Shameless
Although in some contexts it may mean courageous

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Calumny

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Slander

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Candid

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Direct
Honest

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Castigate

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Reprimand

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Caustic

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Derisive
Bitter

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Construe

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Interpret

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Contrite

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Remorseful

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Convoluted

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Involved
Complicated
Complex

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Covet

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Desire

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Craven

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Cowardly

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Decorum

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Propriety

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Deft

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Skilled

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Demur

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Object

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Derivative

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Trite
Vapid
Banal

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Dessicate

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Dried out

Q

Diatribe

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Bitter speech

Q

Incredulous

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Doubt
Hard to believe

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Ingenuous

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Naive