List 20 Flashcards by Hemant Dixit | Brainscape

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fetter

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chain; shackle

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diaphanous

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sheer; transparent

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luminous

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shining; issuing light

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ephemeral

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short-lived; fleeting

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pedantic

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showing off learning

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ostentatious

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showy; pretentious

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dwindle

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shrink; reduce

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occlude

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shut; close

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diffidence

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shyness

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cynical

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skeptical or distrustful of human motives

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soporific

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sleep-causing

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somnambulist

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sleep walker

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sloth

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slow moving tree dwelling mammal

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clique

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small, exclusive group

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rebuff

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snub; beat back

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gregarious

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sociable

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besmirch

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soil; defile

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scapegoat

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someone who bears the blame for others

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spendthrift

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someone who wastes money

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paradox

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something apparently contradictory in nature