Vocab Week 9 Flashcards by Kora Nrasa | Brainscape

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Aspersion

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a curse, expression of ill-will

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Harrowing

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greatly distressing, vexing

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Ignominious

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humiliating, disgracing

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Illicit

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forbidden, not permitted

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Impertinent

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rude, insolent

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Impetuous

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rash; hastily done

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Incessant

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unending

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Indefatigable

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incapable of defeat, failure, decay

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Indigent

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very poor, impoverished

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Indignation

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anger sparked by something unjust or unfair

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Innate

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inborn, native, inherent

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Innocuous

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harmless, inoffensive

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Insolent

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rude, arrogant, overbearing

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Insipid

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bland; boring; tasteless

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Judicious

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having or exercising sound judgment

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Laconic

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terse in speech or writing, using very few words

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Linchpin

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something that holds separate parts together

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Magnanimous

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noble, generous

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Malleable

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capable of being shaped or transformed

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Maudlin

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weakly sentimental