Vocabulary-4 Flashcards by Dominique Slezak | Brainscape

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Ephemeral

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Adj

Short-lived

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Disparage

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Verb

To belittle someone or something

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Compliant

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Adj

Submissive; goes with the flow

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Prosaic

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Adj

Dull

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Profuse

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Adj

Extravagant and flowing

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Expedient

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Adj

Advantageous without necessarily being right or proper

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Fastidious

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Adj

Difficult to please

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Belligerent

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Adj

Hostile

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Astute

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Adj

Shrewd; keen in judgement

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Languish

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Verb

Become weak it depressed

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Censure

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Noun

Condemn severely for having done something bad

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Stagnation

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Noun

Motionless; inactivity

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Mitigate

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Verb

Moderate the effect

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Reprehensible

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Adj

Deserving of rebuke(punishment)

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Engender

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Verb

To produce

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