List 3 Flashcards by Sonali Patel | Brainscape

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credible

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believable, plausible

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cred

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believe

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credulous

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gullible,trusting

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creed

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statement of belief or principle

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anthropo

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man

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anthropology

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the study of “man”

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misanthrope

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person who hates people

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philanthropist

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love of humanity; generosity to worthy causes

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fid

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faith

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fidelity

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loyalty, faithfulness

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confidant

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someone who can be trusted

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diffidence

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lack of confidence or faith in oneself

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gen

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race; birth; kind

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genre

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type, class, category

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engender

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to produce, cause, bring about

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generic

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general, non specific

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genesis

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origin; creation; beginning

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ingenuous

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straightforward, open; naive and unsophisticated

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vert, vers

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turn

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revert

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to go back, regress, backslide

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divert

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to turn attention away from

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versatile

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adaptable, all purpose

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adversarial

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antagonistic, competitive

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idiosyncrasy

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a peculiar personal trait

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immaterial

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not important, inconsequential

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impediment

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barrier, obstacle; speech disorder

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indomitable

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unconquerable, fearless

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inept

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clumsy, awkward

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innate

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natural to something; inborn

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jaded

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tired and bored by over exposure

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lampoon

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to attack with satire, to mock

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lethargy

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indifference, inactivity, laziness

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licentious

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immoral; unrestrained by society

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ludicrous

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laughable, ridiculous

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mandatory

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necessary, required

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marginal

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barely sufficient

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melancholy

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sadness, depression

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mundane

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commonplace, worldly

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negligent

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careless, inattentive

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oblique

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indirect, misleading, evasive

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opportune

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appropriate, fitting, will timed

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ostensible

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apparent, as it would seem

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penitent

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expressing sorrow for sins or offenses, repentant

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pious

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dedicated, devout, religious