Vocabulary 1.07.13 Flashcards by Lizel Lizaso | Brainscape

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Venerable

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Commanding respect

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Iniquity

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Sin

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Indecorous

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Improper

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Ostentatious

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Intended to attract notice; showy

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Sagacious

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shrewd; perceptive

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Vagary

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Unpredictable occurrence

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Tremulous

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Trembling

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Waggery

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Mischievous humor

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Impertinent

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Now showing proper respect

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Obstinacy

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Stubborness

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Blithe

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Carefree

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Connate

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Existing naturally

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Chaos

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Disorder of matter

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Aversion

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Object arousing intense dislike

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Suffrage

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Vote or voting

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Divines

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Clergy

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Radiant

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Shining brightly

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Tumultuous

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Rough; stormy

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Bastions

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Fortifications

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Parsimony

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Stinginess

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Extort

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Obtain by threat or violence

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Userers

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Money lenders who charge very high interest

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Avarice

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Greed

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Importunate

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Insistent

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Munificent

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Generous

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Equivocal

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Having more than one possible interpretation

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Appellation

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Name or title

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Dilapidated

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Disrepair

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Sublime

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Noble; majestic

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Superflous

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Excessive; not necessary

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Evitable

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Avoidable; preventable

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Magnanimity

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Generousity

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Posterity

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All succeeding generations

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Alacracity

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Speed