Week 10 Flashcards by Erin O'Connell | Brainscape

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*insidious

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secretly causing harm

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heinous

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extremely wicked

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pernicious

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having a slow, destructive effect

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repugnant

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distasteful

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recoil

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to pull back; to flinch

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grotesque

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ugly, sometimes in an amusing way

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NR sid/sed

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sit

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NR hein/hain

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hate

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NR nic/nec

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kill

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NR pug

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fight

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appalled

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shocked

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aversion

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deep dislike

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mortified

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outraged; deeply embarrassed

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*abhorrent

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disgusting; hateful

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malevolent

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evil

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trepidation

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fearful anticipation

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NR pal

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pale, shroud

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NR vers

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turn

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NR mort

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death

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NR hor

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horror

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NR mal

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bad

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unctuous

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flattering in an off-putting way

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antipathy

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hatred

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odious

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very unpleasant

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repulse

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to repel

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anathema

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something one bitterly opposes

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acrimonious

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bitter

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NR unct

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oily

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NR path

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feeling

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NR pul/pel

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push

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NR acri

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bitter

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loathe

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to despise

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*revile

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to repudiate (refuse to accept or be associated with); to insult

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loath

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reluctant

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internecine

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destructive internal struggle

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antithesis

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opposite belief

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noisome

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harmful; foul smelling

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NR vile

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repulsive

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NR inter

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between

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NR thesis

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idea