Week 36 Flashcards by Chyna Charles | Brainscape

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Genre

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A certain form or style in painting or literature

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Candid

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Frank, open, honest

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Unsavory

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Disagreeable, offensive, morally bad

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Degrade

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Make contemptible, lower

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Venial

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Pardonable, forgivable

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Epitome

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A person or thing that embodies or represents the best

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Dexterity

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Mental or physical skill

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Grotesque

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Distasteful, repulsive

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Compassion

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Sympathetic feeling, kindness

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Repugnant

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Strange, bizarre, fantastic

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Acme

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Peak, pinnacle, zenith

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Copious

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Ample, abundant, plentiful

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Vehemently

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Violently, eagerly, passionately

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Depict

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Describe clearly, picture, portray

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Naive

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Unworldly, unsophisticated

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Perfidious

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Treacherous, false

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Covet

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Want, envy, wish

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Ingratiate

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Win confidence, charm

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Penury

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Poverty

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Ignominious

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Humiliating, disgraceful