vocabulary 101-150 Flashcards by Malin Dos Santos | Brainscape

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malleable

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mouldable

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malevolent

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malicious

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lurid

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shocking or frightening

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loathe

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hate very much

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livid

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furious

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lithe

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flexible, graceful

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lethargic

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laziness, slow

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laconic

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few word, brief, kortfattad

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juxtapose

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compare side by side

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ostensible

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seeming to be

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ostentatious

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flashy, skrytsam

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ominous

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sinister, bad

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obloquy

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Strong public condemnation

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obliterate

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to completely wipe out

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nefarious

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wicked action, heinous(?)

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nascent

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young, developing

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myriad

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so many

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moribund

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dying

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miscreant

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A person who has done something wrong or awful

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pernicious

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harmful effect

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perfunctory

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uninterested

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perfidious

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untrustworthy, disloyal

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penury

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extreme poverty

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penchant

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soft spot, weakness for something

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paucity

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shortage, lack of

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parsimonious

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stingy, cheap, snål

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paroxysm

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A sudden attack or outburst of emotions

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overt

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apparent, obvious, clear

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ostracize

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frysa ut, exclude someone

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remuneration

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compensation for service

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rebuke

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sharp disapproval

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rapacious

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greedy

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promulgate

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promote, announce

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profligate

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recklessly extravagant , slösare

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proffer

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offer something by putting it out

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prescient

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having or showing knowledge of events before they take place

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poignant

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saddening

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plethora

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an excessive amount of something

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perdue

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being out of sight, hiding

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unconscionable

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unethical, unreasonable

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ubiquitous

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something that is present everywhere

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trenchant

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something having shape edge

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tortuous

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full of twists and turns

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sultry

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attractive

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succint

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laconic, concise, kortfattad

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scurrilous

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scandalous claims, derogatory

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sanguine

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optimistic

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risible

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amusing, ridiculous

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repertoire

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stock, a collection

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ingratiate

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sucking up to someone