Week 1 Demo Flashcards by James tan | Brainscape

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Distraught

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Mentally confused, crazed

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Dregs

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Worthless part

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Brash

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impudent; boldly rude

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Clandestine

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Secret, undercover

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Inane

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Foolish

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Solace

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Easing of Grief

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Elicit

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To draw Forth

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Admonish

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To warn

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Promulgate

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to make known officially

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Pernicious

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Harmful, causing injury

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Duplicity

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Cunning, Trickery

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Construe

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To understand, to interpret

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Inexorable

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Inflexible

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Duress

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Compulsion, Force

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Impunity

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Freedom from Punishment

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Laceration

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Jagged Wound

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Rampant

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Widespread, Going unchecked

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Castigate

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To correct by punishing

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Pugnacious

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Querrelsome

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Egregious

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Remarkably Bad

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Acrimonious

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Bitter

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Paucity

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Scarcity, Shortage

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Flagrant

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Glaringly Bad

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Sordid

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Dirty or Base

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Alacrity

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Briskness, lively action