week 11 Flashcards by elaine lopez | Brainscape

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inundate

A

to flood

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fruitless

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useless

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poignant

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moving, painful to the feelings

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garbled

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confused, mixed up

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sanguine

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optimistic

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to feather ones nest

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grow rich by taking advantage of circumstances inappropriately or often times illegally

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phlegmatic

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calm, hard to rouse to action

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corroborate

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confirm, support

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comprehensive

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thorough

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zealous
(overzealous)

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enthusiastic
(too much)

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coerce

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to force

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elapse

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to pass by
(slip)

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meticulous

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careful, attention to detail

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domicile

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home

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lax

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careless, negligent, lazy

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sporadic

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occasional

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rash

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too hasty, reckless

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conjecture

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guess based on some evidence

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obviate

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do away with, eliminate, make no longer necessary

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lurid

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sensational, scandalous, shocking

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quip

A

joke

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windfall

A

unexpected substantial financial gain