Vocab Master List 08 Flashcards by Eric Stevens | Brainscape

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effrontery

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impudent boldness; audacity

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censure

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vehement (passionate) disapproval

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felicitous

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well-suited for the occasion

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deleterious

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injurious to health

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supine

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passive

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fervent

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enthusiasm

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myriad

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countless, infinite

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veritable

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genuine

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probity

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integrity

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stripple

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cover with dots

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excoriate

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to denounce; chafe

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prodigal

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wasteful

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venerate

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to treat with respect

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obdurate

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stubborn

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maudlin

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foolishly sentimental

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cryptic

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mystifying

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eviscerate

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to remove something significant

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scrupulous

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principled

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obstreperous

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unruly

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subsume

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to include

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dawdler

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slow person who falls behind others

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simper

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to smile in a silly, self-conscious way

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renege (re-nig)

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to go back on one’s word

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imperious

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dictatorial

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lugubrious

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gloomy or mournful

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panoply

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impressive array

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disported

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amused

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spurn

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scorn (reject with disdain)

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chicanery

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subterfuge (use trickery to evade)

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arbitrator

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mediator

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veracity

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truthfulness

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reproach

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to blame

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evince

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to prove

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dilettante

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person who dabbles

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adulterate

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to debase (reduce in quality or value) or make impure

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eclectic

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choosing from various sources

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subvert

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undermine, overthrow

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remonstrate

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to disapprove

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sate

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satisfy

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laud

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to praise

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abet

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to encourage

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supercilious

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contemptuous

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exultant

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jubilant

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nadir

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lowest point

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quiescent

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quiet; still

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astringent

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constrictive

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contrite

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showing remorse

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tautology

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needless repetition of an idea

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supplicant

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person who begs

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parse

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to break down into components