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Old Wordsto Remember Flashcards

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Nefarious

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Evil, immoral

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Accost

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Approach aggressively, to confront

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Disrepute

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Disgrace, discredit, notoriety

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Pernicious

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Evil, destructive, harmful

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Abridge

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Shorten, condense

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Nominal

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Insignificant, trivial

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Precipitous

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Steep, abrupt, sudden

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Ominous

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Giving the impression that something bad is going to happen; threatening

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Undermine

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Challenge, sabotage, erode

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Erode

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To wear away, be destroyed

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Terse

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Brief, abrupt

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Congruent

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Same shape and size

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Haughty

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Arrogant, conceited, proud

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Hubris

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Arrogance, excessive pride

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Supercilious

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Arrogant, pompous

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Pompous

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Selfish, arrogant

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Surreptitious

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Doing something secretly

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Officious

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Bossy, self important, overly eager in offering unwanted help

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Immutable

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Incontrovertible, Unchangeable

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Tenable

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Defensible, plausible, believable

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Garrulous

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Talkative

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Diatribe

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Tirade, verbal attack

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Dispel

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Dismiss, make disappear

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Diaphanous

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Translucent

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Incisive

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Clear, insightful

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Induction

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Drawing a conclusion based on evidence

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Inveterate

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Habitual

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Portentous

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Pompous, ominous

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Empirical

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Based on observation/evidence

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Pragmatic

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Practical, sensible, logical

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Supple

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Flexible, bending, lithe

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Aggregate

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To combine

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Aberration

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Deviation, anomaly

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Acrid

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Bitter, pungent, caustic, harsh, abrasive

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Perfunctory

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Cursory, hasty, brief

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Felicitous

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Fortunate, blessed

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Ostensible

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Apparent, supposed

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Obsequious

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Excessively respectful

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Perfidy

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Treachery, disloyalty, duplicity

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Vivid

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Clear, producing strong emotions/images in the mind

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Prudence, prudent

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Careful, watchful

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Precarious

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Dangerous, unstable, insecure

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Insightful

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High level of understanding; perceptive

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Vacillate

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Wavering, unsure about

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Flagrant

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Showy, obvious, notorious, scandalous

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Abhor

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Hate, detest

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Ardor

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Passionate; enthusiasm

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