Vocab Words Flashcards by Grace Levine | Brainscape

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Abhor

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HATE

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Aberration

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Something that differs from the norm

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Acquiesce

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To agree without complaint

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Alacrity

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Eagerness and speed

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Amiable

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Friendly and kind

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Appease (think of how Mr Laney is when he runs over a cat)

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To calm, satisfy

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Arcane

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Secret

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Avarice

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Excessive greed

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Brazen

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Excessively bold

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Brusque

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Short, abrupt, dismissive

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Cajole

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To persuade, urge, coax

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Callous

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Hard, cold, unfeeling

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Candor

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Honesty

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Chide

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To scold

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Circumspect

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Cautious

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Clandestine

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Secret

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Coerce

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To make someone do something through threat

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Coherent

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Logically consistent

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Complacency

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Self-satisfied ignorance of danger

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Confidant

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A person entrusted with secrets

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Connive

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To plot

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Cumulative

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Increasing

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Debase

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To lower in self esteem

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Decry

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To criticize

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Deferential

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Showing respect for another authority

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Demure

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Quiet, modest, reserved

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Deride

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To laugh at mockingly

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Despot

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One who has total power and rules brutally

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Diligent

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Hardworking

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Elated

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Overjoyed

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Eloquent

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Expressive, articulate, moving

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Embezzle

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To steal money from falsifying records

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Empathy

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Sensitivity to another’s feelings

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Enmity

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HATRED

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Erudite (what is the faction famous for)

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Smart

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Extol

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To praise

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Fabricate

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Make up

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Feral

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Wild, savage

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Flabbergasted

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Astounded

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Forsake

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To give up

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Fractious

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Troublesome

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Furtive

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Secretive, sly

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Gluttony

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Over indulgence

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Gratuitous

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Uncalled for

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Haughty

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Disdainfully proud

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Hypocrisy

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Pretending to believe what one does not

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Impeccable

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Exemplary, flawless

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Impertinent

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Rude

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Implacable

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Incapable of being appeased

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Impudent

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Casually rude