vocabulary 51-100 Flashcards by Malin Dos Santos | Brainscape

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eschew

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abstain from, deliberately avoid using

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epitome

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perfect example

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ennui

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feeling of boredom, dissatisfaction

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eminent

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famous or respected

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elicit

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Induce, develop, draw out reaction

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egregious

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outstandingly bad

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efficacy

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effectiveness , benefit

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edifice

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large / massive building

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duress

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tvång, forcing someone to do things

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disseminate

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spread something widely

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fatuous

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foolish

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fastidious

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attentive to detail

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fallacious

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incorrect

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extortion

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blackmail

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extol

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to praise

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expunge

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eliminate or remove completely

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exonerate

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clear name of , clear of accusation

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exacerbate

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To worsen a situation

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evanescent

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disappearing out of sight, memory or existence

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euphemism

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polite term, softening term

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guile

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deceitful , falsk

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gregarious

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a social person

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gesticulate

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speak with hands, hand movements

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germane

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relevant

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garrulous

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Excessively talkative

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fulsome

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too much flattery

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fraught

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A situation filled with, full of

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fortuitous

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happen by chance and not intention

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foist

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To impose unwelcome person or thing on someone

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flagrant

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obvious

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indolent

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slow and lazy person

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impunity

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Immunity

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importune

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To harass someone

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impeccable

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perfect

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ignominious

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humiliating, shameful

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hyperbole

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exaggeration

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histrionics

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attention-seeking dramatics

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heinous

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an awful act

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gullible

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naive

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guise

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disguise

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jaunty

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self confident, nonchalant

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itinerant

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travelling, wanderer

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inveigh

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hostile against something

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inundate

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To overwhelm someone with things that need to be dealt with

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intrepid

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fearless

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internecine

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mutually destructive

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insatiable

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impossible to satisfy

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inexorable

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unstoppable

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inebriated

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intoxicated

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maudlin

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sentimental, emotional