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Week 6 Flashcards

1
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abase

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disgrace

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abate

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reduce

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abridge

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shorten

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agnostic

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one who doubts the existence of God

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alleviate

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relieve

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ally

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friend, comrade

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amalgamate

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consolidate

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anemic

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listless

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aphorism

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adage

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apogee

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apex

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apothegm

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witty aphorism

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arcane

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mysterious

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augur

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foretell

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auspicious

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favorable

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bellicose

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aggressive

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belligerent

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hostile

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boistrous

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loud, noisy

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cacophonous

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harsh sounding

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19
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cadre

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a group of revolutionary military activists

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20
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callous

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uncaring

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21
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calumny

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slander

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22
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cavalier

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carefree, arrogant

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23
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charlatan

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fake, phony

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24
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clandestine

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secret, hidden

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25
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clemency

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mercy, mildness

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26
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commensurate

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proportionate

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27
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condescending

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patronizing

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corpulent

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obese

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29
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cull

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collect, select

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30
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cupidity

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avarice, greed

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demure

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modest, shy

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32
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desiccated

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dull, dried out

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33
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despondent

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dejected

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34
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dexterous

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skilled

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35
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dirge

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funeral hymn

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36
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disconsolate

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hopelessly sad

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37
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discreet

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prudent, careful

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discrete

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separate, distinct

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39
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disingenuous

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crafty, clever

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40
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disinterested

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impartial, uninvolved

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draconian

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ruthless, harsh

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42
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duress

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coercion

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43
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ecstatic

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excited, joyful

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44
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elation

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exhilaration

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45
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elucidate

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explain, explicate

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46
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expedient

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useful, advantageous

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47
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exuberant

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joyous, extravagent

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exultant

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triumphant

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49
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feral

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wild

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50
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flaunt

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show off

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fledgling

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novice, beginner

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flout

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disregard

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forbearance

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tolerance

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formication

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the sensation of ants or snakes crawling on the skin

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gossamer

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sheer, light

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gullible

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naive, easily fooled

57
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hedonism

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epicurianism

58
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humane

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kindly, merciful

59
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idiosyncrasy

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eccentricity

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impecunious

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poor, penniless

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incumbent

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holding a specified office

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iniquity

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wickedness, sin

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intransigent

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uncompromising

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jargon

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technical terminology

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jovial

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joyous, happy

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kindle

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ignite

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lacerate

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cut, tear

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lame-duck

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weakling

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languor

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oppressive quiet

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lavish

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extravagent

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lethargy

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indifferent inactivity

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macabre

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gruesome, ghastly

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Machiavellian

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cunning, calculating

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meander

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wander aimlessly

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mellifluous

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smooth and sweet

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menagerie

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collection of wild animals kept in captivity

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minuscule

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tiny

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misanthrope

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one who hates mankind

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moribund

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dying

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natal

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relating to birth

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necromancy

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black magic

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nefarious

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infamously wrecked

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noxious

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corrupting

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obstreperous

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noisily and stubbornly defiant

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officious

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meddling

86
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orifice

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opening, vent

87
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ostracism

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banishment

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penchant

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preference

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pernicious

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deadly, harmful

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perspicacious

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shrewd, discerning

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perspicuous

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easy to understand

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poignant

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emotionally moving, touching

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profane

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vulgar

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prolific

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fruitful, fertile

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puissant

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powerful, mighty

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putrid

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vile, rotten

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qualm

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uneasy or disturbed feeling

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querolous

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peevish, grumbling

99
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quixotic

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impractically idealistic and romantic

100
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recant

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withdraw a former statement

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redolent

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aromatic, suggestive

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redundant

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unnecessary, wordy

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regal

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majestic, imperial

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regale

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entertain, delight

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relic

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artifact, momento

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scintillate

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flash, sparkle

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sedentary

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sitting, not moving

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sinecure

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a position with little work and good pay

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sinister

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ominous

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somnolent

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drowsy, sleepy

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Spartan

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simple, austere

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sycophant

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toady, parasite

113
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table

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postpone

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tantalize

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tempt, tease

115
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tenet

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opinion, doctrine

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turgid

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bloated, swollen

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uninterested

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without an interest

118
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usury

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the practice of lending money and charging interest at an excessive rate

119
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vehement

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impassioned

120
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visceral

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instinctive

121
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vitriolic

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bitterly scathing, caustic

122
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warble

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sing

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whimsical

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carefree, erratic

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willful

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stubborn, deliberate

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zest

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gusto

SAT Baer Morrissey Vocab (5 decks)

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