Wordly Wise List #14 Flashcards by Colette Ann Kramer | Brainscape

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baleful

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full of hate

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demise

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death; transfer

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euphoria

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feeling of well-being

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futile

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useless

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hackneyed

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overused

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latent

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hidden

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malingerer

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person who pretends to be ill

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obese

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fat

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pithy

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brief and meaningful; soft inner tissue of the stem

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silo

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tower for storing fodder

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surreptitious

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stealthy

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testimony

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statement made under oath

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tonic

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medicine that restores vitality

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tourniquet

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tight bandage designed to reduce bleeding

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tractable

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easily-managed

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uncouth

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crude