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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reprimand
criticize
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upbraid
criticize
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chide
criticize
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revile
criticize
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reprehend
criticize
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accost
approach agressively
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rescind
cancell
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rigor
severity
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stringent
severe
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sagacious
wise
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savant
wise/learned
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polymath
smart/learned
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sardonic
disdainful/mocking
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simulate
feign
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mimetic/mimic
feign
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sluggard
lazy
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sporadic
occuring irregularly
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soporific
inducing sleep
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superficial
shallow/trivial
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