Week 2 Flashcards by Jennifer Ban | Brainscape

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Cantankerous

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Bad-tempered

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Gregarious

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Fond of company

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Hallow

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Greatly revered or respected

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Unequivocal

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Leaving no doubt

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Transience

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Fact of lasting a short amount of time

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Evanescence

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Dissipate (like vapor)

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Demeaning

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Cause of losing dignity and respect of others

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Sanction

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Give official permission or approval

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Despotic

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Tyrannical

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Condone

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Accept and allow to continue

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Sanguine

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Optimistic or positive (in bad situations)

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Clandestine

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Kept or done secretively

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Illicit

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Forbidden by law

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Conscientious

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Wishing to do what is right

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Diminutive

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Extremely small

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Lofty

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Of imposing height

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Mutability

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Liable or subject to change

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Florid

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Having red or flushed complexion

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Luminous

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Producing light

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Contemporaneous

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Existing/occurring at same time period