Vocab Master List 13 Flashcards by Eric Stevens | Brainscape

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inundate

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deluge (to flood)

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reticent

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reserved

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prattle

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mindless talk

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bucolic

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characteristic of rural areas

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sumptuous

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costly

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delve

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deeply search through

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ensconce

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to establish oneself

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fledgling

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inexperienced

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anathema

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a person or thing detested

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pied

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multicolored

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strident

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loud and harsh

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bathetic

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sudden switches in tone from elevated to banal

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deign

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condescend

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quixotic

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impractically idealistic

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squalid

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sordid (filthy)

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variegated

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varied in appearance or color

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jejune

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uninteresting

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superfluous

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excessive

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ameliorate

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to improve

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malign

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slander

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wily

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deceptive

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nostrum

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remedy

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abrasion

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scraping

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propensity

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inclination

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untenable

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indefensible

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galvanize

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to stimulate into activity

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reparation

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the making of amends

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neologism

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a new word

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deride

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to mock

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reprobate

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a depraved, wicked person

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predilection

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talent

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impugn

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challenge

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predicate

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to proclaim

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dissonance

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disagreement

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perennial

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enduring

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quell

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suppress

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sanction

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authoritative approval

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abnegate

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to reject

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fallacy

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wrong idea

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expiate

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atone

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puissance (pyoo-uh-suhns)

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power

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derogated

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detracted from

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amenable

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open to advice

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gossamer

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delicate

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brevity

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briefness

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burgeon

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to flourish

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impetuous

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impulsive

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vestige

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a remnant

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culpable

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blameworthy

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underwrite

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insure