World Lit Flashcards by Brandon Lopez | Brainscape

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Obstinate

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Stubborn

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Culpable

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Deserving blame/ guilty

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Abrade

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Scape/ erode

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Harbinger

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An indication something is coming

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Placate

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To make less hostile / pacify

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Morose

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Bad temper

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Languid

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Faint or weak

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Amiable

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Pleasing / friendly

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Reproach

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Express disapproval

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Superfluous

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Unnecessary

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Unscathed

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Without injury or harm

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Palate

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Sense of taste

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Appeasement

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The action of making amends

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Emphatic

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Emphasis

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Demurely

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Shy

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Profusely

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Large amounts / great degree

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Multifarious

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Many and various types

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Gaunt

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Skinny/weak

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Saccharine

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Sweet or sugary

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Abasement

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Humiliation

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Curt

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Blunt

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Sojourn

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Temporary stay

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Surmise

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Assume/ suppose

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Penance

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Self or voluntary punishment

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Vexation

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Frustration

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Ascertain

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Discover

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Impassively

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No emotion

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Perfunctory

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Small effort

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Harangue

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Lecture that’s long and aggressive

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Coyly

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Shyly

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Insurgent

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Rebellious

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Discernibly

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Noticeable

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Contentiously

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Likely to cause an argument

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Surreptitious

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Kept secret because it isn’t approved of

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Credence

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Belief in

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Raze

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To destroy

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Allay

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Reduce or ease

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Cretinous

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Idiotic

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Rancor

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Hatred

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Piety

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Devoted

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Blithely

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Cheerful

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Glower

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Angry look

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Taut

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Pulled tight

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Ruefully

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Expressing regret in a humerous way

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Sovereignty

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Supreme power

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Ubiquitous

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Found everywhere

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Impetus

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Motivation or drive

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Relinquish

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Give up voluntarily

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Plaintive

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Sounding sad

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Implacably

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Relentless