Week 2 Flashcards by Ian Suzuki | Brainscape

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provincial

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narrow-minded; rustic

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impunity

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exemption from punishment or penalty

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equanimity

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calmness; imperturbability

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alacrity

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cheerful eagerness; sprightliness

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fortitude

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strength of mind that allows one to endure pain or adversity with courage

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galvanize

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to arouse awareness or action

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rebuke

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scold, castigate; upbraid

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sanguine

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hopeful

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dire

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warning of disaster; urgent; grave

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tenuous

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thin, insubstantial; flimsy

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florid

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heavily embellished; flowery

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raucous

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boisterous, disorderly

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eclectic

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drawn from different sources

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indigenous

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native, aborigine

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pedestrian

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commonplace

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bereavement

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grief; mourning the death of another

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animosity

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enmity; bitter hostility

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elucidate

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to make clear

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pugnacity

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aggressiveness

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gullible

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easily deceived or duped

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posterity

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future generations

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eloquence

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fluid and persuasive discourse

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misanthrope

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one who hates mankind

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nocturnal

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occuring at night

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cerebral

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pertaining to the brain

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reteticent

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disinclined to speak out

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zealot

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fanatic

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ardent

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passionate

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officious

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excessively forward in offering service or advice

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superfluous

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unnecessary

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impetuous

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impulsive

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disparage

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belittle

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vindicate

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to clear of blame

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veneer

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thin layer of material used to cover an inferior material

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embellish

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to decorate

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transcend

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to rise above, surpass; exceed

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apprehension

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fearfulness

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disquite

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to make uneasy

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exemplary

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admirable, ideal

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trite

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overused, lacking in originality

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pliancy

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receptive to change

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shroud

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to cover with a cloth; a burial cloth

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torpid

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sluggish

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belligerent

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aggressively hostile, warklike