Word List 7 Flashcards by Christy Ro

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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

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

provincial

unsophisticated; narrow-minded

specious

false

venial

minor; unimportant

artisan

craftsman

disseminating

circulating; broadcasting; spreading (information)

fortitude

bravery

innocuous

harmless; inoffensive

peerless

without equal

prudent

cautious; wise

veracity

truthfulness

ascetic

without luxuries; severely simple

diurnal

active in daytime

fortuitous

happening by chance

pejorative

derogatory

puerile

childish

assiduous

thorough, diligent

cogent

lucid; well-argued

fractious

irritable; difficult to control

inscrutable

mysterious; impenetrable

mettle

courage, bravery, valor

pellucid

transparently clear

punctilious

paying attention to small details

spurious

false

assuage

to calm

cogitate

to think over something; ponder

insentient

unfeeling

milieu

environment

purloin

steal

dogmatic

having stubbornly held opinions

insipid

dull, bland, boring

penury

poverty

pusillanimous

cowardly

staid

dull; sober; serious

vestigial

not developed

asylum

place of refuge or safety

collate

arrange in order

dolt

stupid person

misanthrope

hater of the rest of mankind

vignette

small sketch