13-18 Flashcards

(47 cards)

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Antipathy

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Strong dislike

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Advocate

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Promote

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Emancipate

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To free

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Idiosyncrasy

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A personal habit

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Imminent

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Likely to occur

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impede

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to slow down

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inclusive

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complete

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jurisdiction

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control

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preposterous

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ridiculous

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austere

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very plain

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esoteric

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difficult to understand

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facsimile

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an accurate copy

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grotesque

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strange looking

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mesmerize

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to distort

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metamorphosis

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change in form

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notorious

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regarded negatively.

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perfunctory

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uninterested

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provocative

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attention getting

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travesty

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a joking, disrespectful imitation

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connoisseur

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conspiracy

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contrite

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distraught

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germane

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lucid
easy to understand
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plight
unfortunate situation
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superficially
slightly
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symmetrical
balance
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verbose
wordy
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adept
skillful
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encompass
include
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entrepreneur
a business investor
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eradicate
to erase
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homogenous
same throughly
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presumptuous
too forward
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sordid
ugly
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standardize
to make the same
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stint
a length of time
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stringent
demanding
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exhort
to urge
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flamboyant
flashy
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foible
minor fault
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innocuous
without bad effect
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magnanimous
forgiving
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masochist
someone who enjoy being hurts
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meticulous
very careful
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rancor
deep hospitality