Vocabulary Sixteen Flashcards by Ksk Jsis | Brainscape

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savoir faire

A

knowledge of just what to do

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predilection

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inclination to like or choose something

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malediction

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a curse

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guise

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a pretense; a false or deceiving appearance

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factious

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cross, irritable

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amulet

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a good luck charm

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beneficent

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doing good, kind

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conflagration

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a raging fire

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draught (draft)

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a drink

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litigation

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a lawsuit

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penury

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extreme poverty

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rabble

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a mob

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salient

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noticeable, outstanding

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taciturn

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silent, not inclined to talk

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upbraid

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to rebuke

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turbid

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clouded, muddled

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wax

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to grow, to increase

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wane

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to decrease, to get smaller

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expedite

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to speed up or make easy

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coup d’état

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sudden, violent, or illegal overthrow of a government