Vocab Master List 16 Flashcards by Eric Stevens | Brainscape

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onerous

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burdensome

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exigent

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urgent

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arabesque

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ornament

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statute

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law

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proxy

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one who acts on behalf of another

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recalcitrant

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not obedient

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execrate

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to curse (cast evil upon)

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arduous

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difficult

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guileless

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honest

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agog

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amazed

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apocryphal

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false authority

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esoteric

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secret

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usury

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lending money at high interest rates

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dogmatic

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arrogantly opinionated

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filial

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child-parent relations

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fracas

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fight

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minutiae

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small details

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ardent

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devoted (fervent)

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sagacious

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shrewd

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cabal

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a secret group seeking to overturn something

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disparity

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different or unequal

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mendacious

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untruthful

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wean

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to withdraw from an object

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desultory

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disconnected

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umbrage

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annoyance

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bereft

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deprived

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interregnum

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a pause

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complicit

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involved with but not directly responsible for a moral wrong

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salacious

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lecherous (lustful)

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cogent

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convincing

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contiguous

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in contact

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anodyne

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something that relieves pain

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impinge

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to make an impression

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opaque

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impenetrable to light

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didactic

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instructive

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bromide

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a boring person

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pine

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to deeply yearn

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discordant

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disagreeing, incongruous

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probative

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prove something

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markedly

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significantly

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enervate

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weaken

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torpor

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sluggish

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belfry

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a bell tower

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perfidious

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treacherous

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sinewy

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vigorous

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somniferous

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inducing sleep

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solicitous

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thoughtful

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flaccid

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flabby

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opprobrium

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infamy

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dearth

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scarcity