Set 19 Flashcards

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Nefarious

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Evil, immoral

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Accost

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Approach aggressively, confront

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Bereavement

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Grief, sorrow, mourning

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Effrontery

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Insolence, impudence, nerve

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Desolate

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Isolated, alone, depressed

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Pernicious

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Evil, destructive, harmful

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Hermit

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Loner, reclusive

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Lament

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Show grief for, mourn

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Lugubrious

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Looking or sounding sad

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Melancholy

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Sad, depressed, gloomy

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Morose

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Gloomy, miserable, depressed

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Morbid

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Unhealthy, gruesome, morose

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Solemn

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Serious and sober, grave, stern

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Sullen

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Gloomy, morose, sad

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Repeal

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To cancel, withdraw, annul

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Abrasive

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Showing little concern for peoples feelings, harsh

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Repudiate

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Reject, deny

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Rescind

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Repeal, Cancel, withdraw

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Caustic

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Sarcastic in a critical or bitter way, abrasive

19
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Pungent

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Having a sharp and caustic quality, abrasive, having a strong smell

20
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Acrimony

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Bitterness, hostility, animosity

21
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Corrosive

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Abrasive, damaging

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Confound

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To confuse, baffle, surprise

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Convoluted

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Complicated, hard to follow

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Inane

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Silly, ridiculous, absurd

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Scathing

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Harshly critical

26
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Contention

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Heated disagreement, assertion