Word List 9 Flashcards by Christy Ro | Brainscape

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bane

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troublesome influence

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irascible

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easily angered

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perpetuated

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caused to continue

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rancor

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resentment; animosity; bad feeling

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voluble

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talkative

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bard

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poet

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edifice

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building; structure; construction

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germane

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relevant

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ire

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anger

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munificent

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generous, charitable

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perpetuity

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eternity

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bastion

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fortress, stronghold

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conflagration

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big fire

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efface

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wipe out; remove all trace of

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germinal

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just growing; not developed; immature

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mutinous

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very rebellious

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ratify

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approve, consent

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subpoena

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summons to court

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voracious

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ravenous

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confound

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confuse

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effigy

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a model of a person

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perspicacious

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insightful; sharp; wise

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effusive

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gushing; demonstrative

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navigable

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suitable for sailing

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perspicacity

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insight

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raze

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destroy, demolish

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subterfuge

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a trick

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wane

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grow less

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beguile

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mislead; lure

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congenital

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present from birth

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egalitarianism

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belief in equality

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irreproachable

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perfect

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nebulous

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vague

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pertinent

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relevant

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belabor

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explain in unnecessary detail

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egregious

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outstandingly, obviously bad

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grate

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to annoy or aggravate

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nefarious

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wicked; immoral

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peruse

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read carefully

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subversive

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rebellious; revolutionary

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wax

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to increase

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beleaguer

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besiege; attack

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consecrate

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dedicate

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egress

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exit

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itinerant

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nomadic; wandering from place to place

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pervasive

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spreading everywhere

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recapitulate

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summarize

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waylay

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accost; stop; approach; hinder

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belie

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contradict

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gratuitous

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unwarranted

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jaded

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tired; bored; worn out

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petrify

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terrify; turn to stone

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suffragist

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someone who campaigns for voting rights

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elucidate

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make clear

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gravity

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seriousness

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neologism

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newly coined word

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petulant

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sulky; peevish

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recluse

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someone who cuts himself off from life

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supercilious

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proud and haughty

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whelp

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young dog