Vocab Word Groupings Flashcards by Selena Rodriguez | Brainscape

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Clement

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merciful- generous

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Largess

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generously giving money- generous

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Magnanimous

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generously forgiving- generous

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Unstinting

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giving without restraint- generous

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Inexorable

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relentless- stubborn

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Intransigent

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uncompromising- stubborn

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Untoward

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unfavorable- stubborn

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Renitent

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resistant to physical pressure- stubborn

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Refractory

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stubborn- stubborn

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Recalcitrant

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disobedient- stubborn

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Din

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unpleasant loud noise- harsh sounding

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Raucous

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distrubing harsh noise- harsh sounding

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Strident

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harsh sharp noise- harsh sounding

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Callow

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inexperienced- young

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Indolent

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lazy- lazy

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Inert

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inactive- lazy

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Lackadaisical

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apathetic- lazy

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Languid

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lazy and peaceful- lazy

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Lassitude

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lack of energy- lazy

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Phlegmatic

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unemotional- lazy

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Quiescent

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inactivity- lazy

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Torpid

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sluggish- sluggish

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Antithetic

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sharply contrasting- hostile

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Truculent

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quick to argue- hostile

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Churlish

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rude- hostile

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Curmudgeon

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bad tempered- hostile

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Irascible

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irritable- hostile

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Malevolent

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malicious- hostile

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Propitiate

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gain favor- pacify

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Acclaim

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praise- praise

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Accolade

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granting praise- praise

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Aggrandize

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make greater in power- praise

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Encomium

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speech of praise- praise

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Partisan

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strong supporter- favoring

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Tendentious

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promoting- favoring

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Doctrinaire

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inflexibly attached to a practice without practicality- favoring

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Abhorrence

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loathing- hatred

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Anathema

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curse- hatred

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Detestation

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loathing- hatred

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Odium

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widespread hatred- hatred

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Malice

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desire to do evil- hatred

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Rancor

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resentful- hatred

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Dither

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indecisive- hesitate

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Countenance

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support- assist

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Perspicacious

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shrewd insight- smart

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Vitiate

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corrupt- weaken

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Ascetic

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self-discipline- disciplined

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Recondite

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abstruse- difficult to understand

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Compendious

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concise- terse

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Curt

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brief- terse

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Pithy

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concise- terse

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Succinct

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brief and clear- terse

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Taciturn

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saying little- terse

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Apocryphal

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doubtful truth- falsehood

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Candar

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rumor- falsehood

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Dissemble

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conceal true motives- falsehhood

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Duplicity

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hypocrisy- falsehood

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Equivovate

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ambiguous truth- falsehood

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Ersatz

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inferior substitute- falsehood

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Fallacious

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based on a fallacy- falsehood

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Prevaricate

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evade- falsehood

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Specious

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misleading- falsehood

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Bombastic

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boasting with large talk- overblown

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Circumlocution

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too wordy, vague- wordy

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Grandiloquent

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extravagant in language- overblown

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Periphrastic

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indirect and wordy- wordy

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Prolix

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lengthy- wordy

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Turgid

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inflated language- overblown