Word List 7 Flashcards by Christy Ro | Brainscape

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archetype

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classic example of

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clemency

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mercy

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disinterested

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unbiased

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flout

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defy; reject

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ingénue

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naive, unsophisticated person

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mendacious

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given to lying

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paucity

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shortage

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protean

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changeable

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sophomoric

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juvenile; immature

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venal

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corrupt; can be bribed

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disparage

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criticize, belittle

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ingrate

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an ungrateful person

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mercenary

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concerned only with money

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peccadillo

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minor weakness; trivial offense

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soporific

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inducing sleep

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veneer

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surface coating

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disparity

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an inequality

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fly-by-night

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unreliable; disreputable

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inimical

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hostile

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pedant

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persons who insists on strict adherence to rules or narrow learning

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venerate

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revere, worship

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artifice

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deception, trickery

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coalesce

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come together; merge

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dispassionate

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neutral; objective

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forensic

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concerned with argument or debate (esp. for legal evidence)

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provincial

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unsophisticated; narrow-minded

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specious

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false

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venial

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minor; unimportant

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artisan

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craftsman

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disseminating

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circulating; broadcasting; spreading (information)

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fortitude

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bravery

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innocuous

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harmless; inoffensive

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peerless

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without equal

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prudent

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cautious; wise

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veracity

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truthfulness

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ascetic

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without luxuries; severely simple

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diurnal

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active in daytime

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fortuitous

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happening by chance

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pejorative

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derogatory

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puerile

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childish

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assiduous

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thorough, diligent

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cogent

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lucid; well-argued

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fractious

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irritable; difficult to control

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inscrutable

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mysterious; impenetrable

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mettle

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courage, bravery, valor

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pellucid

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transparently clear

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punctilious

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paying attention to small details

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spurious

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false

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assuage

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to calm

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cogitate

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to think over something; ponder

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insentient

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unfeeling

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milieu

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environment

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purloin

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steal

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dogmatic

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having stubbornly held opinions

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insipid

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dull, bland, boring

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penury

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poverty

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pusillanimous

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cowardly

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staid

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dull; sober; serious

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vestigial

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not developed

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asylum

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place of refuge or safety

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collate

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arrange in order

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dolt

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stupid person

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misanthrope

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hater of the rest of mankind

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vignette

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small sketch