100 Words, set 4 Flashcards by Shaheer Rizwan | Brainscape

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serendipity

A

happy accident

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paradox

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contradictory

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juxtapose

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place side by side for contrast

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paucity

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scarcity/lacking

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dearth

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scarcity/lacking

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pithy

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concise

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placate

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pacify/concilliate

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placatory

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pacify

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portend

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forshadow

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presage

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forshadow

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prognosticate

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forshadow

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portent

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omen

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portentous

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ominous/omen

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potentate

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powerful ruler

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ostentatcious

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showy

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affected

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showy

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ancestor

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progenitor

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avant-garde

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forerunner

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forebear

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to refrain

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eschew

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avoid/refrain

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propinquity

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nearess/kinship

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proximity

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nearness

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qualms

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misgivings

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querelous

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whining/complaining/fretful

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rancor

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biterness/hatred

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raucous

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harsh/shrill

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recalcitrant

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stubborn

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obstinate

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intransigent/stubborn

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reprove

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rebuke/criticize sharply

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reprimand

A

criticize

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upbraid

A

criticize

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chide

A

criticize

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revile

A

criticize

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reprehend

A

criticize

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accost

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approach agressively

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rescind

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cancell

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rigor

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severity

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stringent

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severe

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sagacious

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wise

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savant

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wise/learned

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polymath

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smart/learned

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sardonic

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disdainful/mocking

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simulate

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feign

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mimetic/mimic

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feign

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sluggard

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lazy

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sporadic

A

occuring irregularly

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soporific

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inducing sleep

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superficial

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shallow/trivial

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picayune

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petty/worthless