Vocab List #5 Flashcards by kami stuckey | Brainscape

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perjorative

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describing words or phrases that speak negatively of someone

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fractious

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quarrelsome; unruly

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enmity

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mutual hatred or ill-will

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mundane

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ordinary

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ominous

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threatening

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naïve

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lacking sophistication

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frank

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open and straight forward

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conflagration

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a widespread fire

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comprehensive

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large in content

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idealize

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to consider perfect

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hypothetical

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existing only in assumption or spectulation

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lexicon

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a word book describing language with definitions

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cogent

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convincing or reasonable

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exculpate

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to free from guilt or blame

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Harbinger

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something that indicates whats to come

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