Word List 4-1-2 Flashcards by Elizabeth Ulicny | Brainscape

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lack of clarity; wavering; being undecided

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ambivalence

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bad tempered; quarrelsome

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cantankerous

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uncomplimentary

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derogatory

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to serve as a good example

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exemplify

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having no money

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impecunious

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clear

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lucid

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highly decorated

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ornate

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steep slope

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precipice

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health giving

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salubrious

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shirker, someone absent without permission

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truant

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able to walk around ( used of hospital patients )

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ambulatory

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spacious

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capacious

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to damage or pollute a holy place

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desecrate

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copmlete and thorough

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exhaustive

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wicked; profane

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impious

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ridiculous; silly

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ludicrous

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conventional

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orthodox

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done in a hurry

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precipitous

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something which teaches you a lesson; beneficial

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salutary

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cut short

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truncate