Words 200-230 Flashcards by nicole rozanski | Brainscape

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Amiable

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Friendly

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Lethargy

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Laziness, sluggishness, indifference

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Trepidation

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Fear, apprehension

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Desecrate

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To pollute a holy place

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Sycophant

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One who sucks up to others

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Tenet

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A principle held as true

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Tenacious

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Persistent holding to a belief

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Furtive

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Secretive

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Supercilious

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Haughty, patronizing

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Verbose

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Wordy, overly talkative

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Hackneyed

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Banal, overused, trite (a cliché)

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Amass

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To accumulate

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Vehement

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Urgent, passionate

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Assuage

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To soothe, to pacify, to ease of pain of, to relieve

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Prodigious

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Extraordinary, enormous

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Torpor

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Sluggishness, inactivity, apathy

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Innocuous

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Harmless, banal

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Pedestrian

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Common, ordinary, banal (secondary meaning)

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Subtle

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Not obvious, able to make fine distinctions, ingenious

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Prudent

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Careful, having foresight

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Retract

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To take back, withdraw, pull back

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Facilitate

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To make easier

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Diffident

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Timid, lacking in self confidence

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Nullify

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To make unimportant

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Impetuous

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Characterized by sudden energy or emotion

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Mercurial

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quick and changeable mood

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Prerogative

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An exclusive right, advantage

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Salubrious

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Promoting health or welfare

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Arbiter

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One who decides a disputed matter

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Anomaly

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A deviation from a rule or from expectation