week 12 Flashcards by elaine lopez | Brainscape

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prestigious

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illustrious

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placard

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poster

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integral

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essential

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remuneration

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pay

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nominal

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slight

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diatribe

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bitter criticism

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inhibition

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physiological restraint

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fortuitous

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accidental
good accidental

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incoherent

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disjointed

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ilk

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kind, sort
used negatively

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expunge

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erase

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flamboyant

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showy, colorful

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anathema

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something greatly detested/hated

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schism

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split

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utopia

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place of perfection

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to save face

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to avoid disgrace

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timorous

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fearful

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truncated

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cut short

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jaunty

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sprightly, gay
(happy gay)

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fractious

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quarrelsome

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ostentatious

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showy
(a show off)