Word List 12 Flashcards by Heather Succar | Brainscape

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cosmopolitan

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sophisticated

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countenance

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face

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countenance

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approve, tolerate

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countermand

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cancel, revoke

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counterpart

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a thing that completes another

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coup

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highly successful action

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couple

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join, unite

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covenant

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agreement

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covert

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secret, hidden

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craftiness

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slyness, trickiness

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credence

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belief

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credibility

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believability

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credo

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creedd

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credulity

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belief on slight evidence , gullibility,

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creed

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system of religious or ethical belief

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criterion

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standard used in judging

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crux

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crucial point

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cryptic

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mysterious, hidden, secret

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culminate

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attain highest point

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culpable

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deserving blame

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cumulative

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growing by addition

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cursory

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casual, hastily done

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curtail

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shorten reduce

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cynical

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skeptical or distrustful of human motives

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daunt

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intimidate

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dauntless

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bold

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dawdle

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loiter, waste time

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deadlock

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standstill, stalemate

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dearth

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scarcity

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debacle

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sudden downfall, complete disaster

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debilitate

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weaken, enfeeble

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debunk

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expose as false, exaggerated, worthless

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decadence

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decay

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decelerate

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slow down

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decimate

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kill, usually one out of ten

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decipher

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interpret secret code

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decorum

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propriety, orderliness

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decoy

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lure or bait

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decrepit

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worn out by age

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decry

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express strong approval of

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deductible

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derived by reasoning

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deface

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mar, disfigure

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defame

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hharm someones reputation

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default

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failure to act,

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defeatist

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attitude off one who is ready to accept defeat as a natural outcome

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defection

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desertion

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defer

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delay until later, exempt temporarily

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defer

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give in respectfully

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deference

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courteous regard or another’s wishes, respect owed to a superior

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defiance

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refusal to yield, resistance