brand new 2/25 Flashcards
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restive
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impatient, uneasy, or restless
2
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redress
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relief from wrong or injury
3
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stentorian
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extremely loud
4
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requite
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to return or repay
5
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supplant
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to replace (another) by force; to take the place of
6
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syncophant
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a self-serving flatterer; a yes-man
7
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proclivity
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a natural inclination or predisposition
8
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sobriquet
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nickname
9
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prevaricate
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to lie or deviate from the truth
10
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probity
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complete honesty and integrity
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repose
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relaxation; leisure
12
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rejoinder
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response
13
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mirth
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frivolity; gaiety; laughter
14
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sully
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to tarnish; to taint
15
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specious
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deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious