1 Flashcards by Erin Kim | Brainscape

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staid

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boring

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insatiable

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voracious, gluttonous, ravenous

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voracious

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insatiable, ravenous, gluttonous, greedy

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ravenous

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gluttonous, insatiable

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eminent

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lionized, distinguished

2. conspicuous, obvious

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lionized

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eminent, affluential

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conspicuous

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sheer, eminent

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bumbling

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incept, bungling

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maladroit

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bumbling, oafish

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oafish

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bumbling, clodhopping

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clodhopping

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inept, bungling

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debonair

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chivalrous, sophisticated

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gallant

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chivalrous, gracious

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ethos

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spirit, atmosphere

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disposition

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nature, inclination

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disparate

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different

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obscure

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1 unclear

2 conceal, hide

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underscore

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emphasize

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tumultuous

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1 clamorous, vociferous, vehement, boisterous, loud

2 tempestuous, volatile, intense

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temperance

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sobriety, teetotal, abstinence

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providential

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opportune, auspicious, welcome

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dispassionate

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detached, unemotional

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precarious

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uncertain, unpredictable

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relentless

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tenacious

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tempestuous

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blustery, squally, gusty, stormy,

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squally

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tempestuous

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gusty

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tempestuous

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blustery

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tempestuous

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sobriety

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temperance

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felicitous

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fortunate, auspicious, propitious

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propitious

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auspicious, providential, opportune

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parlous

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(precarious so) bad, awful

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exacerbated

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worsen

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ameliorated

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improve, amend

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ascertained

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find out and discover so fathom

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diagnosed

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recognized

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overlooked

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neglect, disregard, pass over

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trifling

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trivial, insipid, unimportant

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insipid

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unimaginative, blend so trivial/trifling

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nugatory

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trifling, trivial