Words Flashcards by Paige Dixon | Brainscape

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Abrogate

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Repeal

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Abjure

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Renounce

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Abstemious

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Self indulgent

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Acumen

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Make good judgement s

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Antebellum

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Before war

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Auspicious:

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Conductive to sucess

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Belie

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Give notion

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Bellicose

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Williningness to fight

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Bowdlerize

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Remove material, improper

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Chicanery

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Trickery to achieve political financial

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Chromosome

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Form of DNA

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Churlish

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Rude in a mean spirited

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Circumlocution

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Talking around point

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Circumnavigate

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Sail all the way around

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Deciduous

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Failing maturity

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Deleterious

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Causing harm or damage

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Diffident

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Shy lack of self confidence

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Enervate

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Feeling drained

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Enfranchise

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The right to vote

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Epiphany

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Sudden realization

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Equinox

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Equator passes

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Euro

A

A dollar

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Evanscent

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Passing out of sight

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Expurgate

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Unsuitable form

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Facetious

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Treating serious issues with humor

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Fatuous

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Silly and pointles