8.14.14 Flashcards by Meeka Halperin | Brainscape

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surly

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bad tempered, unfriendly

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exploit

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to make full use of and benefit from

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remiss

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negligent

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tempestuous

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someone with strong emotions

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doting

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excessively fond of someone

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repast

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meal

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omnipotent

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all-powerfulness, supremacy

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omniscient

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all-knowing

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desuetude

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state of disuse

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hamper

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to hinder

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misanthrope

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hater of mankind, cynic

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puissant

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powerful

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hallowed

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holy, blessed

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sanguine

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optimistic

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bellicose

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belligerent

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hawkish

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aggressive

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high-handed

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domineering, overbearing

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pith

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main point

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peccadilloes

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minor faults or sins

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deride

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to expect contempt

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vituperate

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scold, upbraid

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incendiary

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combustible, flammable

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parry

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to evade

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virescent

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to become green

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risible

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laughable

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arch

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mischievous, teasing

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sagacious

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wise

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verdant

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new, experienced

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deposed

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forced out of power (kings, dictators…)

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dulcet

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sweet, soothing, mellow

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motley

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miscellaneous

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nostrum

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medicine, panacea

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bifurcate

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to split, forked, branched

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aphorism

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short saying

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deification

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being treated like a god

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obloquy

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vilification

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pedantry

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excessive concern with minor details and rules

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pulchritude

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beauty

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quiescent

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period of inactivity or dormancy