Week 1 Extras Flashcards

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Insinuate

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Suggest or hint in an indirect way

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Circumscribe

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Restrict something within limits

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Indulged

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Allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of

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Underscore

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To emphasize something

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Refute

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To prove wrong

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Penchant

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Strong liking for something/doing something

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Voracious

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Wanting or eating a lot of food

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Pretentious

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Attempting to impress than actually is

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Frivolous

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Not having serious purpose or value

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Petulance

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Being childishly sulky or bad-tempered

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Prodigious

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Unnatural or abnormal

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Bent

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A strong inclination or interest

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Detractor

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Someone who negatively criticizes something

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Emblem

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Something symbolic of an object/idea

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Debilitated

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Weakened

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Unstinting

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Given freely or generously

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Onerous

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Troublesome or burdensome

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Indulged

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Gratified

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Usurped

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Seized by force

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Expropriation

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Transfer of property

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Reparation

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Payment or compensation for damages