51-75 Flashcards by Blank Blank

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Diminutive

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Very small

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Trivial

Minutiae

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Minor, everyday details

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Exhort

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To strongly encourage

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Antipathy
Animosity
Rancor

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Strong dislike

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Digress

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Depart from a subject

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Tenacious

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Showing great determination

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Indulgent

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Overly tolerant

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Polarize

Divisive

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To break into opposing factions

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Nebulous

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Vague; lacking a fully developed form

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Analogy

Analogous

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A similarity or likeness

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Fleeting

Ephemeral

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Very brief; short lived

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Penchant

Predilection

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A preference for something; an inclination

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Capricious

Mercurial

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Fickle; constantly shifting moods

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Boorish
Uncouth
Crass

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Vulgar; crude

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Indignant

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Outrage at something that is unjust

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Innuendo

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A veiled reference

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Thwart

Stymie

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To stop; frustrate

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Adroit
Deft
Adept
Dexterous

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Skillful

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Admonish

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To earnestly caution

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Incontrovertible

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Indisputable; beyond doubt

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Voracious

Ravenous

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A huge appetite; cannot be satisfied; insatiable

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Callous

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Insensitive

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Intrepid

Undaunted

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Fearless; courageous

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Nonchalent

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Casual indifference

Convoluted

Twisted; intricate