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List 9 Flashcards

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Execrable

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Loathsome, detestable

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Exculpate

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To free from guilt or blame, exonerate

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Exigent

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Urgent, critical

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Impassive

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Stoic, not susceptible to suffering

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Imperious

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Commanding, domineering

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Impertinent

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Rude, insolent

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Pejorative

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Derogatory, uncomplimentary

Tree hugger is a pejorative term for an environmentalist.

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Pellucid

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Easily intelligible, clear

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Penurious

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Miserly, stingy

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Sanctimonious

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Giving a hypocritical appearance of piety

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