Flashcards in 100 Words, set 4 Deck (49)
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serendipity
happy accident
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paradox
contradictory
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juxtapose
place side by side for contrast
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paucity
scarcity/lacking
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dearth
scarcity/lacking
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pithy
concise
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placate
pacify/concilliate
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placatory
pacify
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portend
forshadow
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presage
forshadow
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prognosticate
forshadow
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portent
omen
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portentous
ominous/omen
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potentate
powerful ruler
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ostentatcious
showy
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affected
showy
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ancestor
progenitor
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avant-garde
forerunner
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forebear
to refrain
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eschew
avoid/refrain
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propinquity
nearess/kinship
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proximity
nearness
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qualms
misgivings
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querelous
whining/complaining/fretful
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rancor
biterness/hatred
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raucous
harsh/shrill
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recalcitrant
stubborn
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obstinate
intransigent/stubborn
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reprove
rebuke/criticize sharply
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